Social Value Management Certificate First

We are proud to become the first building materials supplier to be awarded the Social Management Certificate Level 1 ‘Commit’ by Social Value UK.

The announcement recognises our commitment to implement systems and processes that will help us measure, manage and maximise our social value – our impact on, and role in, society.

It follows an assessment carried out by Social Value UK and marks the first step on our journey to increase the value we create for our stakeholders as we work to make changes to improve our work culture.

Marian Garfield, sustainability director, said: “This is great news and a big step forward in our social value journey.

“We are looking to drive our work culture and strategy towards a range of social value-related topics, such as recruitment, environmental protection, fairness, inclusion and respect, and community engagement, with peoples’ experiences at the heart.

“We’re excited to implement the plans we have committed to over the next 24 months.”

Social Value UK is part of Social Value International (SVI), the global standard setting organisation for social value and impact management. As a holder of the Social Value Management Certificate, we are now an organisational member of SVI and have access to a huge pool of support – including training courses and webinars – that will help to inform our decisions and refine best practice when it comes to implementing our social value commitments as we work towards the next level of the certificate.