Social Value in Practice offers the reader a simple, accessible guide
for considering, creating, and delivering social value in projects and
within their organisation.
The book connects social value to the global Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and presents an insight into the many and different
practical ways in which individuals and organisations can make a
positive impact towards resolving the 'people, planet and prosperity'
agenda:
- 'Good work' - good practice in managing people, including working
conditions, and equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Education, skills, and employment, including apprenticeships and
enhancing the industry image
- Social procurement and circular supply chains
- Strategic partnerships and social enterprises
- Community development, regeneration, and placemaking
- Construction consultancy
- Architecture, design, and construction
- Assessing and measuring social value.
Reflective practitioners can pick it up, turn to a chapter, and learn
something they can use right away. Through numerous practical examples
and think pieces, this book can help readers learn how to create social
value, how to improve and build upon current practice, and how to
co-create social value in partnership with clients and the supply chain.
The authors aim to empower and inspire stakeholders to engage with new
ideas and create more value for those using the built environment. This
book is a must read for all those involved in procuring, tendering,
planning, designing, developing, funding, building, working in, and
managing the built environment.
