We are delighted to announce a strategic partnership between whatimpact.com National Social Value Marketplace® and Social Value Quality Mark® (SVQM) — bringing together the gold standard of social value accreditation with the leading technology platform for VCSE partnership brokerage.
Why This Matters
SVQM accreditation is the UK’s national standard for social value. It provides independent assurance of businesses that benefit society, recognising organisations that hold their VCSE partnerships at the heart of their approach. These partnerships allow companies to:
- Enhance employment practices and improve workforce diversity
- Deliver meaningful environmental projects across multiple locations
- Strengthen communities by contributing skills, products, services, and financial resources
- Demonstrate alignment to the Public Procurement Act, which prioritises local focus and VCSE collaboration
Such partnerships are not only vital for compliance but are also central to building resilient, sustainable, and fair societies.
What This Partnership Delivers
Through this collaboration, whatimpact adds significant value to SVQM-accredited companies by:
- Supporting SVQM with special insight into company-VCSE partnerships
- Offering special access to whatimpact National Social Value Marketplace services that help companies manage partnerships, volunteering, and associated reporting more efficiently
- Enabling accredited companies to demonstrate measurable impact, with their use of whatimpact’s system recognised as part of the SVQM journey from Bronze to Platinum accreditation
Tiia Sammallahti, CEO of whatimpact, said:
“We are thrilled to work with SVQM CIC to strengthen how companies not only commit to social value but also operationalise it. By embedding digital, AI-powered tools into their journey, organisations can scale their impact with confidence and transparency.”
Richard Dickins, Managing Director of SVQM CIC, added:
“SVQM accreditation sets a benchmark for excellence — but it is partnerships like this that make social value truly actionable. With whatimpact, accredited companies gain access to proven tools and training that help them achieve meaningful, sustainable change.”
Supporting Local Authorities
This partnership also supports Local Authorities aiming for Impact Assured Certification. Authorities will be introduced to whatimpact as a marketplace and brokerage platform they can offer to suppliers, ensuring:
- More sustainable procurement practices
- Stronger local supplier connectivity
- Clear understanding of outcomes through whatimpact’s partnership reporting tool
Together, SVQM and whatimpact are driving a national movement for strategic social value creation — combining trusted accreditation with operational excellence to ensure companies move beyond compliance into genuine, impactful action.
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