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ESG and community investment webinar
by Thames Menteth-Wheelwright, Communications Officer - on 10/11/2020On 5 November the Centre for Excellence in Community Investment hosted a webinar on ESG and community investment. Speakers from across the social housing sector came together to discuss the challenges facing housing associations as they seek to demonstrate the social impact of their community investment work.
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by Jo Oliveira, Unboxed - on 10/11/2020How can social housing organisations use the principles and practices of resident-centred approaches to improve repairs and maintenance? That’s the question that Unboxed, a service design and digital product development agency, will be discussing with a limited number of delegates at a HACT-hosted workshop on 19 November.
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by Thames Menteth-Wheelwright, Communications Officer - on 05/11/2020The Covid-19 pandemic has posed many news challenges to housing providers. Not least has been the question of how to know which local areas will be the most vulnerable to the impacts of the pandemic, and where to target resources to have the most meaningful impact.
Comments: 0The value of community investment for ESG in social housing
by Andrew van Doorn - on 29/10/2020With Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) becoming an increasingly important issue within housing associations, the spotlight is falling on the role community investment plays in realising the social element of ESG.
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by Andrew van Doorn - on 21/10/2020Over the past seven months, social housing organisations have played a significant role in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has included providing practical support to their residents and linking them to the other services available locally. Now in the grip of a second wave of the pandemic, it will be critical for social housing providers to be bold in their approach.
Comments: 0From theory to practice: part 2
by Rob Wray, Chief Innovation Officer - on 19/10/2020“We know that data standards are the right idea. The issue is how to make them work in practice.”
Comments: 0From theory to practice: part 1
by Rob Wray, Chief Innovation Officer - on 19/10/2020Over the last three years, HACT has continuously stressed the importance of data standards in social housing – if you’ve seen me speak at conferences, whether IRL or online during this time, you will no doubt have heard me talk about them.
Comments: 0Understanding resilience in a post-Covid context
by Frances Harkin - on 16/10/2020HACT is seeking to work with a consortium of partners to begin to develop a conceptual model of resilience and quantify its impact of the sector.
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by Michael McLaughlin, Social Insight Lead - on 13/10/2020During August and September, I was involved with a new initiative at HACT. Along with our partner, OSCRE, we wanted to provide social housing organisations with a learning programme that would improve data literacy across social housing organisations.
Comments: 0The value of partnerships
by Rob Sugden, Head of Communities - on 28/09/2020One of the recurring themes we’ve heard about over the past six months has been how partnership working has flourished within communities. Whether it’s individuals getting together in mutual aid groups or health officials working in partnership with housing and local government staff, partnerships have come to the fore.
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