This is a 6 part blog series on strategising, planning, budgeting, and implementing social value. The aim is to present the key principles of efficient, meaningful and commercially viable social value delivery. Budgeting and governance can be the most logistically challenging elements of social value but strategic planning and understanding the responsibility of different roles
In the UK, there are over 85,000 prisoners, with around 50,000 of them being between 20 and 40 years old, a prime working age. However, only 4% of prisoners secure employment within six weeks of their release, contributing to high reoffending rates. Companies have the opportunity to create significant social impact by partnering with charities
We at whatimpact.com hope you enjoyed the summer and are looking forward to the busy Autumn period. Social value in public sector procurement has now been a mandatory requirement for several years and the new Procurement Act coming into action next month will enhance it even further. whatimpact has launched three white papers, over three
As coding has become higher in demand, IAMTHECODE works to create social value through the development of skills in young people across the world. Tiia chats with Lady Mariéme Jemme about her inspiration behind creating the IAMTHECODE FOUNDATION. The episode explores the need for digital education and Lady Mariéme’s project to enable one million young
Summertime is the season to spend holiday days recharging and relaxing. However, those weeks spent at work, when business might be slower in general, can be extremely beneficial for strategising and finding time to do a little ‘audit’ on practices and processes. Autumn time till Christmas is one of the busiest seasons to bid for
Background In October 2023, we at whatimpact launched an extensive research report ‘Social Value Manager 1.0’, which focused on the key challenges that sustainability and social value managers face when managing and reporting on social value. Based on the research conducted for the report, it became clear that one of the biggest operational challenges that