Thank you to everyone who attended our 2 day social value conference and of course, A huge thank you to our partner Northern Housing Consortium to our sponsor Sovereign Network Group
With 8 sessions over two days, it was our biggest and best conference yet, but don’t worry if you missed it, we have all the sessions to rewatch below along with all the resources mentioned throughout the conference.
This is all about believing that we can be different. And this is also about hope. At the moment in the work that we do, in our communities, we’ve got to hold on to that hope. We’ve got to engage with tenants and communities, in the things that actually make them feel hopeful.”
Andrew van Doorn OBE
Whether you are just starting out, looking at a culture change or expanding your local impact, our team of experts are available for a quick chat to propose the best next steps for your needs. Get in touch and arrange a time that suits you for an initial 15 minute free consultation.
Access all the resources referenced during the conference. If you need any help with implementing any of the learnings you can always contact our social value team.
Be the first to know when the new suite of values are available and how to get involved.
Register for our upcoming webinar to launch a Social Value Assurance White Paper, or to be the first to access.
If you are yet to see our Social Value Insight tool in action then now is the perfect time, we can also share our latest tool Local Data Insight and how they can work together to help you deliver your goals.
We spoke with Peabody’s Head of Strategic Partnerships and Funding Andrea Purslow, and their Social Value Lead Corin Menuge about using HACT’s person-centred approach to better understand and quantify the social impact of their procurement activities.
Some of the most common questions we hear when considering social value in procurement
Open to housing associations - a great opportunity to learn more about our latest initiative in resident engagement!
All the sessions are available to watch again and presentations are available to download. If you have any questions or comments from the conference, please get in touch.
The panel consider the challenges, opportunities and way forward for social value, sharing insights about current policy and business drivers to social value creation.
The session is chaired by Andrew Cooper, SNG
Speakers include Mary-Kathryn Adams, Simetrica-Jacobs, Graham Edgell, Morgan Sindell Group, Rod Brasington, Prosper & Alistair Merchant, Consortium Procurement.
You can view Rod Brasington’s presentation here
Delivering meaningful social value has the potential to create lasting transformational change in our communities, from procurement, strategic planning, regeneration and beyond.
Chaired by Connie Jennings, whg
Presentations from:
Corin Menuge, Peabody
Tom Beardmore, Mount Anvil
Angela Corner, Thirteen Group
Hear how better assurance of impact metrics and reporting is required to drive this forward.
Chaired by Michael McLaughlin, HACT
Presentations from:
William Hughes, Mazars
Anna Haskins, The Good Economy
Deborah Williams, SNG
Challenges and good practice examples of how to bring deliver internal cultural change around social value, as well as how to persuade management and operational staff to deliver a successful, joined-up approach.
Chaired by Kate Shone, Torus Foundation
Presentation from:
Russell Smith, Orbit
All the sessions are available to watch again and presentations are available to download. If you have any questions or comments from the conference, please get in touch.
Using examples from different organisations, we share some of the challenges, opportunities and approaches that they have taken in beginning their social value journey.
Chaired by Frances Harkin, HACT
Presentations from:
Abbie Peel, HomeGroup
Bryan Dando, Barrhead Housing Association
Ned Hartfiel, Prifysgol Bangor – Bangor University
Mark Forsyth, British Red Cross
This session discussed the challenges, opportunities and potential for social value in procurement to deliver real lasting impact in our communities.
Chaired by Andrew van Doorn, HACT and joined by Rebecca Rees, Trowers, Moira Skinner, ProcureCo & Clive Feeney, LHC
How can we maximise the impact that we make locally, by working in partnership, by reviewing our impact and by continually engaging with local people?
Chaired by Stephen Burns, Peabody
Presentations from:
Mark Chadwick, Fusion21
Michelle Levi, Jacobs
Kelly Player, Hill Group
This session was a facilitated conversation providing space for residents to express their thoughts, perspectives and hopes for social value.
Chaired by Catherine Ryder, Placeshapers
Many thanks to:
Steve MacKenzie, Yorkshire Housing
Alison Hill, Clarion
Cindy Boa, Clarion
Katrina Wright, Teviot Estate
Model, monitor and measure – all in one place.
Accessed through our platform, Social Value Insight is the innovative tool which houses the UK Social Value Bank. It provides you with the support, advice and insights you need whether you are evidencing your social value for an ESG fund, monitoring the social value created through procurement or looking to improve your community investment services.
Giving you the evidence to confidently demonstrate and communicate the robustness of your Social Value approach to your stakeholders.
Through our expertise, we’ll ensure your data and the application of your social value measurement adds up. Providing a full report, along with the HACT certification stamp of approval, we’ll provide observations and recommend improvements to the way you measure social value moving forward.
Combining social value and sustainability, Retrofit Credits helps social housing organisations to unlock retrofit funding by selling their carbon credits! Other organisations can then buy these credits to reduce their carbon emissions and contribute to local social value creation. Benefiting, providers, residents, communities and markets!
Partner and Head of Public Procurement, Trowers
a huge thank you to the residents who joined us from Clarion, Yorkshire Housing and Poplar HARCA.
The last session from this year’s conference was invaluable in thinking about what delivering social value looks like in reality, and who it is really for. You can watch the session again here.
