We have an opportunity to fully realise the potential of the built environment to invest, create and operate places that we all value; that are accessible and inclusive to everyone; that create opportunity, enable growth and (let’s face it) make us all that little bit happier.
Social Value has arrived and it is here to stay. Thankfully. It has taken a lot of years and even more discussions and debates but finally the social value agenda is progressing and more and more businesses are embracing it. But what is it exactly? What does it mean for your business? What questions are…
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As the CHY Social Value Open Surgery evolves we have begun discussing consistency in the way we design, deliver and measure social value outputs and outcomes.
As the country becomes a collective of social pariahs, is this our opportunity to become a social butterfly: dynamic, appealing and outward looking?
In the forthcoming weeks we will be hosting a number of free open surgeries online and we invite you all to be a part of these.
Should there be a pan-London approach to social value. I think there should be and I’ll tell you why in this blog.
How do we deliver real social value in construction? Surely properly consulting the people who it will affect most would help. What don’t we do that?
Want to know how open data helps us evaluate social value? We need to tailor the social value requirements to each job we do, because the parameters are different deepening on a number of factors.
Andy Mitchell of the Construction Leadership Council stated “I don’t think there are many tier ones at all who are abusing the payment terms and delaying payments”. Is that correct?
There is a tricky connection between construction industry payment terms and social value. We need to change the way we work, and we need to start now.