Social Value has always been a big part of what we do at T&B, as we have always been committed to adding value to the work we deliver for our clients.Mark Hickson, joint-Managing Director
Our Social Value Policy and Strategy, with help from the THRIVE portal, has helped our staff and Supply Chain understand the positive impact we can have through our construction work. By using recognised metrics to record and calculate our social value activities, we're able to share this data with clients and really celebrate the positive impacts our projects can have.
Our Commitments
Social Value
Going beyond profit and creating real value and opportunity, by supporting the communities in which we operate and making a difference through our construction work.
Our Impact
We are committed to providing social value through our understanding and implementation of the key themes identified in PPN06/21 and Social Value best practice.
Social Value plays a vital part in construction and we recognise that every project offers a valuable opportunity to provide added benefits to the community, planet and ourselves.
As an SME, we aim to make a positive contribution to the local economy in which we work and are ambitious about the social, economic and environmental opportunities that we create. We collaborate with our clients, employees and Supply Chain partners to create meaningful partnerships, investing our knowledge and skills and giving back to the local community to make a positive impact.
How we Thrive
To accurately demonstrate and evidence the impact we create across all of our projects, we use the THRIVE Social Value Tool, not only to comply with legislation but to be ambitious and promote the positive impact that we create.
THRIVE is a flexible and intuitive software solution which enables us to capture, manage and demonstrate our, and our supply chain's, social value and corporate responsibility activities. The portal allows us to provide real-time metric tracking and social value calculations, thus monetising the social value benefits given back to the area over the project life-cycle.
Social Value embedded at T&b
Our 6 Key Social Value Objectives
We align our Social Value commitments to six key themes identified in PPN06/21 and Social Value best practice.
- Economic Inequality Committed to making a positive contribution to the local economy through employment and training opportunities, in collaboration with our clients, Supply Chain and wider community.
- Community Engagement Building healthier, safer and resilient communities - engagement through our charity partnerships and local initiatives to create meaningful impact.
- Local Supply Chain Appointing local supply chain partners, embracing a sense of pride, reducing our carbon footprint, and retaining money within the local community, investing in the people who live there.
- Fighting Climate Change Effective stewardship of the environment; committed to sustainability and working with our clients to vastly reduce the 'carbon footprint' of their buildings. Development of our Road to Net Zero Carbon Reduction Plan, influenced by our internal Sustainability Steering Group (SSG).
- Health, Safety & Wellbeing Improving health, safety and well-being on site and within the community. Working with our employees and Supply Chain to provide well-being support and training, including mental health awareness and training through T&B Charity Partners - The OLLIE Foundation.
- Equal Opportunity Committed to providing equal opportunities for all, investing susbtantially to make this a reality. Commitments verified by external accreditations and organisations, of which we will continue to engage and support - Gold Standard C2E; Women into Construction; Investors in People; Disability Confident Committed.
