Become a Social Value pro with Academy
Through our Social Value Academy, access quality content to support with acquiring basic knowledge about Social Value and what it is. The Academy can help you and your team to become better at applying Social Value concepts to win more bids, better evaluate bid submissions and also generate great new ideas on where Social Value can be harnessed from as well as the best way to approach and demonstrate it.
What you'll learn with Academy
Build basic Social Value knowledge
Understand the history and context of the Social Value movement, the jargon and learn what makes Social Value different to concepts like CSR, ESG and sustainability.
Understand the history and context of the Social Value movement, the jargon and learn what makes Social Value different to concepts like CSR, ESG and sustainability.
Win more bids
Enable your procurement teams to be conscious of how Social Value impacts bids and ensure your bids are not lost due to errors in projected values or lack of knowledge about quantifying Social Value.
Enable your procurement teams to be conscious of how Social Value impacts bids and ensure your bids are not lost due to errors in projected values or lack of knowledge about quantifying Social Value.
Better evaluate inbound bids
Ensure you select the right bids and learn how to identify the best ones as well as verify a bidder’s Social Value response and its adherence to your requirements.
Ensure you select the right bids and learn how to identify the best ones as well as verify a bidder’s Social Value response and its adherence to your requirements.
How it works
Academy is a complete solution that supports you to not just understand Social Value, but also measure it and ensure your assets, initiatives and supply chain choices deliver value that support your business, brand, reputation and community.
- Learn what Social Value is and why it is important to your organisation and employees
- Understand how to select the best suppliers or buyers that support your brand and reputation goals
- Ensure your suppliers or buyers provide the correct evidence for the correct reporting of Social Value they deliver to your business
- Enhance brand and reputation by showing to your investors and community how you measure track and report on Social Value
- Come up with new innovative ways to measure and to harness Social Value from new areas of the business
Academy is a complete solution that supports you to not just understand Social Value, but also measure it and ensure your assets, initiatives and supply chain choices deliver value that support your business, brand, reputation and community.
- Learn what Social Value is and why it is important to your organisation and employees
- Understand how to select the best suppliers or buyers that support your brand and reputation goals
- Ensure your suppliers or buyers provide the correct evidence for the correct reporting of Social Value they deliver to your business
- Enhance brand and reputation by showing to your investors and community how you measure track and report on Social Value
- Come up with new innovative ways to measure and to harness Social Value from new areas of the business
Insights
Insight
Made in Hackney: A plant-based, community-driven approach to food access
Operating at the intersection of food insecurity, health, climate change, and community cohesion, Made in Hackney has built a unique model for delivering Social Value.
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Build your Social Value foundations: Expert tips on getting started
At the 2023 Social Value conference, a panel of experts answered the all-important question: Where do you start with Social Value?
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Social Value People
Carol Glenn
from Solihull Council
Carol Glenn from Solihull Council sat down with us to talk about Social Value and the council’s award-winning process which has delivered over £11.6m of social value to date.
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Unlocking the power of radical collaboration: What is 'place-based' social value?
Guy Battle discusses the key steps to delivering a place-based social value strategy while looking at the efforts of the Durham County Council.
Ready to get started?
Book a demo with a member of our team to see the Social Value Portal in action and find out how to maximise the good you do.