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At last year’s Social Value Conference, we asked the question: How do we start to build a Social Value Economy? ​

Download a copy of the 2nd annual Social Value in Construction Report, produced in collaboration with SCAPE.

Right now, a huge amount of social value funds are sitting on the table, untouched. The way things stand, communities are missing out on up to £30 billion of social benefits – all because developers are not being asked to factor social value into the planning applications.

Social Value Portal launches a guide for design teams on maximising social value in design, including social value action plans.

Social Value Portal, NEC and IWFM have released a new practice note highlighting the importance of social value. Read more.

Sometimes, it really helps to know how well everyone else is doing. This is certainly the case for social value. If one construction firm can generate a certain amount through their work, this could set a social value benchmark that other firms can aspire to. It can be motivating, to say the least.

We’ve all got good intentions, haven’t we? But it’s very easy to start out on a project, only to realise that what we promised to deliver is harder than we thought. On the other hand, it’s also tricky to make sure that someone really is delivering what they said they would. This is all very true of social value contract management.

Targeted policies, data systems and improvement plans are three ways Social Value Portal can help you with sustainability reporting.

Discover what impact the West Princes Street Gardens rejuvenation project had from Social Value Portal.

Research into Canadian organisations that are involved in social value or ‘social purchasing’, as it is known in Canada.

A paper following on from the Social Value Roundtable 2014, sponsored by Hazel Blears MP and Chris White MP, summarising progress on the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.