Social value
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Social value needs to be a vital part of planning and procurement reform
Embedding social value into the heart of the planning and procurement process was a key theme at the latest Infrastructure Intelligence webinar. -
A green recovery means ditching our obsession with cheapness
Post-Covid there is an opportunity to shift towards value-based decisions to ensure a better future for construction, society and the environment. -
Infrastructure falling short of social value potential, research claims
Social value creation needs to be core to the infrastructure investment case and delivered throughout a project. -
New toolkit signals shift towards value-based decision model
New ‘value toolkit’ will help accelerate decision making, drive value and support the government’s ‘Project Speed’ ambitions. -
Amey doubles social enterprise spend in 2018
New figures reveal that Amey doubled its social enterprise spend to over £2m last year. -
Social value-led procurement driving higher economic growth, says report
An increasing focus on social value is likely to change public procurement, says a new report from Social Enterprise UK. -
Social value tool signs up Network Rail
Network Rail teams up with Impact Reporting to help analyse the organisation’s social value efforts. -
Bringing lasting community benefit into business case planning
The Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot is an example of a project that will deliver measurable benefits to local citizens.