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We were delighted to collaborate with the Lower Thames Crossing team to host an engaging 'Listen and Learn' session focused on social value, inclusion, and diversity in infrastructure delivery. The event brought together industry leaders from both Tarmac and the Lower Thames Crossing to share insights, best practices, and our collective vision for creating lasting positive impacts on communities and the environment. Key highlights included: - A deep dive into the Lower Thames Crossing’s social value strategy, led by Natalie Bonnick MCIPS, Lawrence Vasu - Chartered MCIPD, and Lauren Edmunds. - An introduction to Tarmac’s refreshed Social Value Policy, presented by Charlotte Hobster, outlining our renewed commitments and focus areas for 2025. - A Q&A session where we explored opportunities to collaborate on skills development, influence social value delivery, and maximise the long-term benefits of this transformative project. As Natalie Bonnick MCIPS from Lower Thames Crossing emphasised: "Our local communities are at the heart of what we do, and we will ensure to work in partnership with them throughout the entire project. So, it’s brilliant that we have this opportunity to work very closely with Tarmac and the wider supply chain to ensure we deliver the Lower Thames Crossing in the best way, not just ensuring that our project is delivered with minimal carbon impact but also making it beneficial for our local communities." Tarmac's National Business Development Director, Alex Wright, added: "The Lower Thames Crossing is a project of generational significance that will have a profound impact on the area, not only in terms of operations but also economically, by enhancing connectivity and efficiency, as well as benefiting the local community. Its focus on social value gives us the opportunity to make a meaningful difference." Thank you to our presenters, Natalie Bonnick MCIPS, Victoria King, Lauren Edmunds, Lawrence Vasu - Chartered MCIPD, Louise Houston, Charlotte Hobster, Alex Wright and Andrew Rowley, and to all who joined us for the Listen and Learn session. Together, we’re building infrastructure that benefits everyone.

💡 To start 2025 on the right foot, we thought it is the perfect opportunity to re-share our eGuide “Maximising Social Value for Local Authorities”. This free resource is designed to help public sector professionals integrate social value into their everyday operations — ensuring that public spending delivers not just essential services but also broader benefits that strengthen communities, promote equity, and enhance quality of life. Our guide provides practical strategies and best practices for embedding social value from project inception through to evaluation, with a focus on creating wider social, economic, and environmental benefits. By focusing on social value, local authorities can make meaningful progress on community well-being, sustainability, and social equity — ultimately contributing to long-term community resilience. The eGuide explores key topics: 📖 A brief history of social value and East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s journey: Learn about the evolution of social value and how our partnership successfully integrated these principles 🤝 Embedding social value into organisational culture: Discover how to gain organisational buy-in and ensure shared responsibility for social value across your team 🛠️ Planning for social value from project inception: Use impact questions to embed social value at the very start of your projects 📊 Social value principles and guidance: Gain a deeper understanding of social value proxies and how they help measure and demonstrate impact 🎉 The Social Value Engine – 10 years of social value creation: Explore how the Social Value Engine has been driving measurable impact over the last decade 👉 Are you ready to maximise the social value of your local authority? Scroll through the eGuide below or download it on our website: https://lnkd.in/gVkMs9rm #SocialValue #LocalAuthorities #PublicSector #eGuide #SocialValueEngine

Public sector colleagues looking to increase your social value and improve commissioning & procurement systems: This is excellent - do take a read 💎⭐️🎯 This software platform meets international standards in impact measurement and reporting, accredited by Social Value International Such good work 🤩

A really useful guide for local authorities/councils & the public sector, around Social Value and how it can help them demonstrate impact and community benefits! #socialvalue #impact Northern Ireland Local Government Association Northern Ireland Office

We are delighted to share highlights of what we have been up to April to June this year and some of the things that are happening in the next couple of months! Roots to Change is a community interest company based in London with over 20 years of experience in both the private and social sectors. We celebrated our 2nd anniversary as an incorporated entity in March this year with a little get together in Suzette’s Café in Battersea London! Roots to Change offers bespoke, collaborative services based on the specific needs of the organisation and can support in the following key areas: 👉 Research 👉 Strategy Development 👉 Project & Event Management Support 👉 Training & Capacity Building 👉 Facilitation & Engagement 👉 Independent Impact Evaluations & Reviews We also facilitate community-led programmes like The Big Reshape and the research study that informed it. A portion of the income generated through offering our services is put towards funding activities of The Big Reshape and other community-led programmes. This is to reduce our reliance on grant funding. Get in touch to discuss how we might collaborate or how we might support your organisation. #rootstochange #research #strategydevelopment #projectmanagementsupport #eventmanagementsupport #training #capacitybuilding #facilitation #communityengagement #evaluation #impact #reviews #positivechange #thebigreshape

When working on complex social issues with lots of uncertainty – how can we design, test and scale policies to have the desired social impact? Over the last few months, we've been grappling with this. We've been developing our approach, tools and techniques. We're calling this process policy blueprinting and will use it to address large-scale policy challenges and systemic issues. Find out more about policy blueprinting here ⬇️

We are delighted to share highlights of what we have been up to January to March this year and some of the things that are happening in the next couple of months! Roots to Change is a community interest company based in London with over 20 years of experience in both the private and social sectors. We celebrated our 2nd anniversary as an incorporated entity in March this year with a little get together in Suzette’s Café! Roots to Change offers bespoke, collaborative services based on the specific needs of the organisation and can support in the following key areas: 👉 Research 👉 Strategy Development 👉 Project & Event Management Support 👉 Training & Capacity Building 👉 Facilitation & Engagement 👉 Independent Impact Evaluations & Reviews We also facilitate community-led programmes like The Big Reshape and the research study that informed it. A portion of the income generated through offering our services is put towards funding activities of The Big Reshape and other community-led programmes. This is to reduce our reliance on grant funding. Get in touch to discuss how we might collaborate or how we might support your organisation. #rootstochange #research #strategydevelopment #projectmanagementsupport #eventmanagementsupport #training #capacitybuilding #facilitation #communityengagement #evaluation #impact #reviews #positivechange #thebigreshape

🚀 A Fantastic Start to 2025 for the Constructing Excellence Midlands Social Value Theme Group!! A huge thank you from Chairs Sue Woollett and Natasha Heritage to everyone who joined the Social Value Theme Group Meeting on Monday, January 20th. (Shazad Ahmad, Ellie Hicks, Cheryl Brown, Dan Heffernan, Jo Mann, Jayne Anderson). It was fantastic to meet face-to-face and start the year with such energy, collaboration, and thought-provoking discussions. Here’s what was covered: 🌟 Defining Impactful Social Value We delved into what social value truly means and explored how to ensure it’s impactful—more than just a tick-box exercise. 📋 Theme Group 2025 Goals By this time next year, we aim to: Create and test innovative methods for recording and monitoring social value. Develop a proposal that benefits both the construction sector and the wider world. 💡 Exciting Initiative for SMEs and Social Enterprises We’ve agreed to focus on an initiative targeting SMEs and Social Enterprises, aimed at empowering them with knowledge and leaving a positive local impact. 🗓️ Next Steps We’ll work collaboratively to plan and deliver this initiative. Upcoming sessions include: 2nd April (Online): Case studies and planning 3rd July (Face-to-Face): Reporting, measuring, and initiative planning 9th October (Online): Engaging with education 📢 Get Involved! If you're a CE Midlands member and you’d like to be part of this group and help shape this initiative, please get in touch. If you're not yet a member find the link to join in the comments ⬇️ Let’s make 2025 a year of meaningful impact!

Much creative thinking at the first of our Big Conversation events in our Community Wealth Building - learning with experts on the ground. https://lnkd.in/erjDrDmF. Thank you from me and my colleague Makena Lohr to all those experts who have shared their stories and contributed. This week our theme was Environment with powerful recommendations on how to improve transport, energy and the places where we work and live. There were explicit calls to action around measuring social value alongside profits. Every new development needs to demonstrate net benefit - more local employment, cleaner air, better public services - the stuff that gives life and energy directly into our communities. At a time when every news item talks about 'economic growth', our experts are working hard to persuade politicians and policy makers to ensure real benefits in terms of the kinds of wealth communities want and need - healthier places to work and live. The purpose driven enterprises and community groups are leading the way in community wealth building in Oxfordshire and want easier access to business support and longer term funding so less energy is spent chasing and reporting and more on action. Our theme this time was Environment and there can be no economic growth without impacting the environment we all depend on. These conversation aim to support council officers and anchor institutions work with our vibrant voluntary and social enterprise partners to ensure new developments are creating positive impacts for people, local communities and planet. Katherine Chesson Alison Grunewald Jake Swinhoe, Tila from Bridge Street Garden Banbury, Cherwell Collective, CIC, Robin Rogers, James Cater Emily Urquhart Our Bus Bartons Ltd SUSTAINABLE WANTAGE LIMITED Ariane Crampton

A great insight into the work going on at British Land from Senior Social Impact Manager Nicola Roberts. I always think it’s fascinating to get individual takes on a business mission – Nicola’s passion really shines through in this article.    British Land is doing a fantastic job of driving social value through their three pillars of education, employment and affordable space. A great example of how much you can achieve when you take time to match up what you can offer with what communities around you need. “Social value is not a buzzword, it is embedded in our business ethos, and we recognise that our campuses cannot thrive without the communities around them.” – this is when social value works. https://lnkd.in/escXAyhp #SocialValue #SocialImpact #Property #BusinessValues