Social value & community impact
Creating value that goes beyond profit
Successful community development should create measurable benefits for people, businesses and places. Our social enterprise approach connects commercial sustainability with social outcomes, helping partners translate investment into practical opportunities.
Our social value priorities
01
Youth Opportunity
Supporting young people to develop skills, confidence, resilience and positive destinations.
02
Employment & Economic Participation
Connecting local people with training, employers, paid opportunities and enterprise.
03
Prevention & Early Intervention
Appropriate support to address barriers before they escalate into more serious difficulties.
04
Health & Wellbeing
Promoting positive choices, healthier lifestyles, social connection and personal development.
05
Local Enterprise
Supporting businesses and community organisations to develop sustainable economic activity.
06
Environmental Sustainability
Innovative approaches to food production, responsible enterprise and sustainable development.
Community reinvestment
Commercial activity can help support community programmes. We seek clear arrangements through which agreed surpluses or contributions from enterprise activities can support:
- +CHOICES Clubs
- +Youth mentoring
- +Skills development
- +Community food initiatives
- +Education and innovation
- +Local employment opportunities
- +Community projects
All reinvestment commitments will be governed by the relevant business plans, financial arrangements and community interest objectives.
Social value for developers and businesses
We help organisations build meaningful community programmes connected to their local activities, moving beyond one-off donations towards sustainable programmes with identifiable community outcomes.
- +Local labour and employment
- +Skills and training
- +Youth engagement
- +Community enterprise
- +Meanwhile use
- +Local supply chains
- +Food and wellbeing initiatives
- +Community participation
Measuring our impact
We intend to measure impact through appropriate indicators, including:
- Young people engaged
- Programme participation and completion
- Qualifications achieved
- Work experience placements
- Employer engagement
- Progression into education and training
- Employment outcomes
- Enterprise opportunities created
- Community participation
- Reinvestment into community activities
We will develop reporting arrangements that reflect each project's objectives and the evidence available.