whatimpact engaged with over 150 organisations and social value professionals in the second half of 2023 to learn about the work of social value management-related job titles and the challenges they face. We learnt about their daily challenges, the resources they need and their ideas to improve the ‘social value’ industry. This led whatimpact to
Work experience opportunities generate important social value to our society. Students at secondary school, college and sixth form are traditionally getting to know work life through shadowing someone, visiting a workplace or completing a work placement, in person or online. New virtual approaches to engage with students are on the rise, and these can tackle
If you are an NHS contractor or part of a supply network, social value is increasingly something to take seriously. The NHS’s focus for 2024 is social value, in all contract work, enhanced by the new Procurement Act. Social value is not straightforward: it requires effort, dedication, careful planning, efficient action, and capable reporting.
Government’s drive for social value has created new company collaboration opportunities for charities, social enterprises and local initiatives. The private sector is increasingly investing in environmental and social value for ESG requirements, employee engagement and building a sustainable legacy. Social value is an umbrella concept for social, economic and environmental value, and since 2021 it
How attractive is your charity or social enterprise to CSR partners? Are you missing out on the opportunities of the Social Value Act? How can you get the right kind of donations and volunteers from companies? At whatimpact we deal with these questions of matchmaking between companies and charities / social enterprises on daily basis.
A social value plan is playing an increasingly important role in government contracts and has become the winning factor when bidding for tenders. PPN 06/20 requirements for explicit, locally relevant and contract-specific social value are now over two years old. During this period, many local authorities and central government organisations have received unrealistic social value