When it comes to adhering to standards, working within regulations, and ticking boxes, companies are pretty great. It’s how they are set up, and it is how they are used to thinking. But starting around 10 years ago, companies and organisations were asked to look at the world, and the work they do, in a very different way. 

Countries began to press companies to consider the impact of their work and their decisions on society and the world at large. But companies are struggling to get to grips with Social Value. Assessing it, understanding it is turning out to be…complicated.

This episode is about how to get it right…and how to avoid getting it wrong.

Guests

Michelle Baker, Associate Director – Social Value, Atkins

Sarah Lambshead, Strategic Social Value Regional Lead, Faithful+Gould

Resources

For our previous episode giving an introduction to social value, click here

For the UK Government’s Levelling Up whitepaper, click here

Partner

Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Employing over 18,000 people across the UK, North America, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe, Atkins utilities the latest technology to deliver major capital projects, and provide expert consultancy for clients across the energy, transportation and infrastructure sectors.

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