Bringing social value to students and communities in a COVID-19 era
The National Social Value Conference
On 23 and 24 February AG°Ù¼ÒÀÖÔÚÏ߶ij¡¹ÙÍø sponsored the National Social Value Conference 2021, as part of the business’ ongoing work with Social Value Portal.
AG°Ù¼ÒÀÖÔÚÏ߶ij¡¹ÙÍø’s head of social value, Fozia Parveen, worked with her team to run a session on ‘Shifting to social value: the pandemic effect.’ The team discussed how they’ve adapted their strategy to stay aligned with community needs in the digital COVID-19 era and how they’ve remained successful in still being able to achieve their social value targets.
We were delighted to see this work recognised with a National Social Value Award commendation in the category of ‘Social Innovation’; as we enabled educators, businesses and community enterprises to continue to support the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in our society.
Fozia also gave the organisers her take on giving social value a reset and why public sector social value targets must be re-evaluated based on community need at that time; read the full insight here.
The Sustainable50
Fozia was also invited to speak at The Sustainable50 ‘Build the Future with a CRS Apprentice’ event – which formed part of the National Apprenticeship Week 2021, as part of the Trailblazer Group.
Hosted by the Institute of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (ICRS), the event invited the trailblazers to discuss their first-of-a-kind apprenticeship: The Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Practitioner (Level 4) and the target to achieve 50 apprenticeships in 2021.
The panel discussed the opportunities and targets for apprenticeships specialising in corporate responsibility and sustainability; encouraging employers across the country to invest in the skills they need both now and, in the future, to further their commitment to creating a more sustainable world.