Certified Suppliers creating $4.41 of economic and social value for every dollar of revenue. Supply Nation also outperforms its Global-Link peers – Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC), Minority Supplier Development United Kingdom (MSDUK), South African Supplier Development Council (SASDC) and Minority Supplier Development China (MSD China). The organization’s impressive work has influenced Indigenous procure- ment initiatives the world over, including those at CCAB and the Australian Government. INDIGENOUS PROCUREMENT POLICY In July 2015, the Australian Government launched its revised Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP), which enables government buyers to purchase directly from Indigenous small to medium enterprises for contracts of any size and value via the Indigenous business exemption. This means that Australian Indigenous businesses don’t have to complete costly tender processes, which gives them a significant advantage. The IPP consists of three key parts. The first is a target of three per cent of new domestic contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses by the end of the 2020 budget year, with annual interim targets to drive and track performance. The second is a mandatory set-aside of contracts for Indigenous businesses that applies to all contracts in remote areas, regard- less of value, and all other domestic contracts valued between $80,000 and $200,000. To satisfy the set-aside, government buyers must first search Supply Nation’s Indigenous business directory for a business to deliver such contracts. The final element of the IPP stipulates mandatory minimum requirements for contracts delivered in Australia valued at $7.5 million or more, where the majority of goods or services fall into one of eight specified industries: 1.  Building, construction and maintenance services; 2.  Transportation, storage and mail services; 3.  Education and training services; 4.  Industrial cleaning services; 5.  Farming and fishing and forestry and wildlife contracting services; 6.  Editorial and design and graphic and fine art services; 7.  Travel and food and lodging and entertainment services; and 8.  Politics and civic affairs services. For such contracts, either a contract- based or organization-based require- ment applies. The contract-based requirement is to achieve at least four per cent Indigenous employment and/or supplier use, on average, over the term of the contract. The organizational-based requirement is to achieve three per cent Indigenous employment and/or supplier use across the organization, on average, over the term of the contract. Not only has the IPP set ambitious targets, it is surpassing them. In GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT ACCOUNTING SERVICES | CONSULTING SERVICES | PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES INDIGENOUSMANAGEMENT.CA INDIGENOUS OWNED AND CONTROLLED COMPANY HELPING CANADIAN FIRST NATIONS BECOME INDEPENDENT MOOSE CREE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Moose Cree Group of Companies Limited Partnership developed out of the desire to promote economic growth and build a sustainable future for the people of Moose Cree First Nation. We are comprised of 7 Limited Partnerships that are firmly established in the forestry, construction, air service, and tourism sectors. Our company is always looking for opportunities for further growth as we work towards the continued success of the Moose Cree First Nation. Moose Cree Group of Companies LP P.O. Box 2109 HWY 652 Lot 728 Cochrane, Ontario P0L 1C0 www.mcgclp.ca 32 A CCAB PUBLICATION 2018