Better for Designers and Planners
Are you a designer or planner? We will work with you to:
Demystify what social value is and help you to understand your contribution
Use a social value lense to establish a sound basis on which to base your team's thinking, designs and proposals
Demonstrate that you care about understanding and meeting local needs
Set clear and simple goals for your business
Amplify and embed the “S” in ESG into established business practices and culture
Get a clear evidence-based picture of the needs and aspirations in and around your development
Provide a sound neutral basis for building long-term trusted relationships between all stakeholders
Enable you to “walk the walk” by efficiently setting simple targets and reporting actual outcomes
De-risk and shorten the planning application process
Increase your chances of developing partnerships and winning more work
Perkins&Will: Social Value Framework
Perkins&Will is a global design practice with a strong internal culture of social purpose. Much of its social impact activity has historically been ad-hoc or untracked. With social value now a growing requirement in bids — especially in the public sector — the firm identified a need to define and measure its impact more strategically.
RealWorth developed a bespoke Social Value Framework based on the national TOMs (Themes, Outcomes, Measures) model. The framework bridges Perkins&Will’s internal values with external expectations and outlines a roadmap for implementation, reporting, and continuous improvement — with Year One positioned as a pilot phase.
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WSP & Homes England: Nene Valley Villages
RealWorth was appointed by WSP and Homes England to draft a locally-tailored social value strategy for Nene Valley Village in Peterborough, informed by a model assessment criteria process of co-design. The project included hosting a workshop for Homes England, to discuss a social infrastructure assessment and identify potential locally-relevant social value opportunities, priorities and place-based indicators that align with Homes England’s Strategic Plan 2023-2038 and Peterborough City Council Local Plan 2023-2044. It also included holding meetings with local stakeholders to identify community-led initiatives that the project could support, as well as identifying social value opportunities, priorities and place-based indicators.
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