We have released a new practice note! Our new practice note has been created in partnership with NEC and the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). This practice note highlights the importance of social value, particularly social value in UK public sector contracts. "We are
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Guy Battle discusses how the pandemic has shown the power of the collective and how we can harness that community spirit to make real change and create social value, so we can build back fairer and greener. Incredible to think that over 21 months ago,
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Article by Guy Battle, Chief Executive, Social Value Portal and Phoebe Dennis, Social Value Planning Advisor It’s clear to see that social value should sit at the heart of our planning system. There’s no doubt it can provide a major opportunity to secure the broader aims
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Guy Battle, CEO of Social Value Portal explains a number of frequently asked questions from corporate clients about their intent, needs and journey towards measuring social value. Guy delves into the intent around progressive procurement and how it can shift your business focus to drive social
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Social Value Portal's Head of Data & Analytics Nathan Goode explores community wealth-building through the 'Preston Model', and reviews the new book Paint Your Town Red, and how it can be used to create your own social value blueprint. The Preston Model Over the past couple of
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Article by Chris Beales Real estate is crucial in creating positive sustainability outcomes for a local community, here are three ways an in-use asset can enhance its social value delivery. 1 - Understand local need Understanding local needs help activities and interventions that generate social value to go
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Guy Battle, CEO at Social Value Portal explains the notable updates within the recently released PPN05/21 and why bodies within the public and private sectors should sit up and listen. Last week saw the release of yet another Procurement Policy Note - PPN05/21: National Procurement Policy
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Guy Battle, CEO of Social Value Portal shares a number of frequently asked questions from corporates about their intent and needs, and their journey towards measuring social value. How do we use social value as a way of articulating and proving purpose? It seems that everyone is
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Article by Chris Beales Targeted policies, data systems and improvement plans are three ways a social value measurement framework can help sustainability reporting Interest in sustainability and ESG information continues to soar. Whether its investors wanting more detail on how their capital is delivering good as well
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As the Queen delivered her most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament yesterday, Social Value Portal CEO Guy Battle identifies some key takeaways for public procurers and suppliers that show how we can expect to level up our communities and help them to recover and
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