Collaboration is the key to social value

By Adam Crossley 2021-07-16T05:00:00

To identify opportunities to enrich local people and places, we must look outside the construction chain, says Adam Crossley

Social value isn’t something done to people – it’s created with and for people. A rich understanding of the community is therefore vital to identifying the local challenges and finding ways to involve people in our projects in a way that creates value far beyond the tangible assets we build.

Our approach to creating social value is looking for opportunities to enrich people, places and partnerships throughout delivery of our programmes. For example, can we ensure that local people are recruited for our roles? Are there opportunities to reduce carbon in construction, or reuse materials to enhance local environments? Can we deliver our project in a way that’s safer, healthier and more inclusive for everyone?

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