Ausinland has a strong commitment to meeting its environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibilities. In conjunction with CRCHI, Ausinland and its cooperative partners, such as Buya and Maxibor, are working closely with DLCM, a leading Indigenous owned business assisting organisations create sustainable, meaningful, and culturally appropriate pathways for Indigenous and socially diverse people, communities and businesses. 

This cooperative relationship is helping incorporate our responsibilities relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation into our strategic business goals through: 

• Building relationships with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and businesses 
• Developing and implementing focused projects and initiatives that support economic inclusion 
• Improving access to procurement opportunities for social enterprises and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses 

Ausinland is closely aligned with DLCM enabling the expertise of Charleene Mundine and her team to be seamlessly integrated with the services provided by Ausinland. 

DLCM provides services including: 

• Procurement – Supporting clients with the development of Indigenous and social inclusion: frameworks, contract management, bid submission, and auditing. 
• Research – Measuring the impact your Indigenous and social inclusion strategies across your organisation and projects. 
• Training – Supporting both our team and clients to be in the best position to achieve success. 
• Community and Stakeholder Engagement – As the only IAP2 certified Indigenous enterprise, DLCM prides itself on being able to provide a culturally safe community and stakeholder engagement process based on the guiding principles of IAP2 and local communities’ cultural heritage. 

To read about DLCM and how they can assist in developing and implementing good practice Aboriginal and social procurement policies and processes.