Social Value – Constructing Excellence

30 June, 2020

Care Leaver Covenant procurement toolkit

Introduction: care leavers and the “whole council approach” Long-standing members of Constructing Excellence and City-law firm, Trowers & Hamlins LLP have been working with the Care Leaver Covenant (the Covenant) to put care leavers at the forefront of procurement practices by several trail blazing local authorities following the launch of a new Social Value Toolkit … Continue reading “Care Leaver Covenant procurement toolkit”

18 June, 2020

Learning in Lockdown; Inspiring a generation

Mark Robinson, CEO at Scape Group discusses how Scape and its supply chain partners have been supporting young people to gain work experience during lockdown. In May, 2,000 year 10/S4 students from 300 schools in England, Scotland and Wales came together to take part in an accredited digital design and construction work experience programme, during … Continue reading “Learning in Lockdown; Inspiring a generation”

13 March, 2018

2018 MSA Symposium and Influencers’ Index

Constructing Excellence is a Supporter of the Modern Slavery and Ethical Labour Construction Leadership Symposium 2018 www.MSA4Construction.com The third annual one, this year’s Symposium takes place on 27 September 2018 in Central London. We are also supporting its companion event, the inaugural 2018 Annual Top100 Corporate Influencers’ Index http://www.msa4construction.com/Top100Index and black tie Recognition Dinner, to be held on the evening of 26 … Continue reading “2018 MSA Symposium and Influencers’ Index”

30 January, 2018

Procurement, Social Value & Responsible Sourcing: Constructing Excellence Members Forum January 2018

Forty Constructing Excellence members gathered at the London offices of Burges Salmon to take an in-depth look at the relationship between Procurement, Social Value & Responsible Sourcing. Charles Mills, Chair of the Constructing Excellence Procurement Theme Group, provided an overview of the importance of procurement in influencing every aspect of project delivery. He identified some … Continue reading “Procurement, Social Value & Responsible Sourcing: Constructing Excellence Members Forum January 2018”

9 March, 2017

The Farmer Review and Social Value

Since the Farmer Review was published in October 2016 we have time to digest its findings and the role that Social Value can play in addressing some of the very real challenges the industry faces over the next decade. There are major, but not new, challenges the industry faces that I believe Social Value can … Continue reading “The Farmer Review and Social Value”

9 March, 2017

Social Value Summit

CHY attended and were invited to speak at the successful Social Value Summit held in London on the 8th February. The event was extremely well attended with over 340 delegates from across the social enterprise, private and public sectors. The message from the headline speakers was clear. “You will lose your market place if you … Continue reading “Social Value Summit”

10 December, 2015

New CE Social Value theme group

How do clients take social value into consideration during procurement and planning ? What are the best and worst practices of implementing and achieving social value? How can the industry as a whole best promote the social impact of the built environment? Renew, in partnership with Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and the Humber, are leading on … Continue reading “New CE Social Value theme group”

11 September, 2015

Skills & Poverty – Closing the gap through major projects

On 24 September 2015 Renew and Hammerson will be hosting an event to share and illustrate best practice in achieving Social Value (local jobs, skills, training, apprenticeships and supply chains) through major construction projects. For more information and to book please visit the EventBrite listing for this event.

20 May, 2014

Client Commitments

The Clients’ Charter allows construction industry clients to make a clear statement of their commitment to performance improvement. Participants measure their progress against an agreed programme with increasingly demanding targets. A complete review and feedback process took place during 2007/2008 which indicated that the Charter needed some development to improve its usability and robustness and … Continue reading “Client Commitments”

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