The Social Value Act has transformed public sector procurement and is about to do the same for planning and development. Read our Technical Briefing Note that we completed for the British Council of Offices recently to understand how social value can support you in getting
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Back in August our CEO, Guy Battle, took part in Sunfest, Sunbelt Rentals UK's virtual festival, to discuss the new ‘Social Contract’ and how we can build back better, greener and fairer. You can watch his presentation in the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfrzcZ0VDE0&feature=youtu.be Transcript I'd like you to take
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AECOM is one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies within the built environment, employing over 6000 people in UK and around 56000 globally. Recently we sat down with two representatives from AECOM’s UK and Ireland division, Carmen Harris, social value lead and head of corporate responsibility,
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Our chief executive, Guy Battle, reflects on what we’ve learned over these past 3 months of webinars and what you can look forward to when we return in September. And so our summer season of webinars draws to a close for the holidays. It’s been frenetic,
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In our webinar session on social value for SMEs back in June, we announced that we would be publishing a collection of step by step guides for Buyers, SMEs and VCSEs. These easy-to-read guides include: 7 simple steps for utilising social value the lastest TOMs
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On Thursday, July 30th our first Climate Emergency webinar explored how the UK can plot a recovery path from COVID-19 that is both green and fair. We aim to develop this as a series if there is appetite to do so. From what we can
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The pressure is also on business leaders to state social purpose and prove it. The UN Sustainable Development Goals provided added incentive to tell the world what you are fixing in the world to support humankind. The Edelman Research Barometer reports that 71 percent of
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On the 22nd of July we broadcasted our second in a series of North West Social Value Portal events, as part of the 2020 'Time to Act' agenda Continuing from the National Social Value Conference in January, these localised North West events aim to put a spotlight
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The BRE Trust is an independent charity with a focus on research and education in the built environment. With several subsidiaries dedicated to the standards and certification in sustainability, the organisation has been aiming to establish a more environmentally conscious construction sector through carbon emission
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Unlocking social value in new development could add an additional £15bn per year in social value for communities across the UK and the planning process is key to achieving this as discussed in a webinar held by the Social value Portal on the 14th of
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