Social Value at Equans
Our social value ambition is to have a long-term positive impact on the communities where we operate. It is our responsibility to manage our activities and maximise the positive environmental, social and economic impacts that we deliver for the communities and clients that we serve.
Driven by our IMPACT manifesto, we are committed to engage in our Community’s Development, being a proactive and responsible local economic actor and playing an active role in improving the social and economic resilience of our communities.
To achieve this, we have established a corporate framework for social value, outlining how Equans’ supports the delivery of social value at a corporate level and to assist operational teams and their Divisional strategies.
Our Focus Areas:
- Employment & Skills
- Community Outreach
- Spend & Supply Chain Engagement
We also work with clients to identify opportunities for social value, and with our operational teams and supply chains to deliver on our commitments whilst seeking further opportunities to expand the social value delivered within our communities.
Measuring Social Value
Equans records all social value activities on our online Social Value App, working in collaboration with Social Value Portal, to enable us to reflect and better communicate the social value delivered by our operations and responsible business activity.
Our system synthesises the major social indicators from Social Value Portal's National TOMs (Themes, Outcomes and Measures) Framework, with additional bespoke measures, which enables us to track and report the social value delivered across our sites.
This system produces the total social value corresponding to each identified outcome which helps us to accurately capture and articulate our social impact.
Pledges & Commitments
Find out more about our commitments by clicking on the below headings to expand the text.
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.
The Care Leaver Covenant (CLC) is a national inclusion programme that supports care leavers aged 16-25 to live independently.
The Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant (EDAC) aims to harness real and meaningful social change, create inclusive and positive opportunities, develop long term, sustainable solutions for victims/ survivors of abuse and for businesses who recognise the need to diversify their workplace.
We’re a proud partner on the Buy Social Corporate Challenge, a groundbreaking initiative run by Social Enterprise UK to bring social enterprises into major businesses’ supply chains. The partnership forms part of our commitment to embed social value in our operations, including through our spend and supply chain engagement, to have a positive long-term impact on the communities in which we operate.
The Fair Chance Business Alliance exists to make the recruitment and progression of people with criminal records safe, sustainable and normal.
At Equans, we believe it is vital that we break down barriers to employment for individuals with criminal records and adapt to our changing economic and social landscape.
We are proud to be a Founding Member of the Fair Chance Business Alliance and a Sector Lead for Facilities Management. We commit to the following pledge:
‘As intentionally inclusive employers, we are committed to providing people with criminal records a fair chance to participate and progress in the UK economy and contribute to society.'
Through our Social Mobility Pledge, we provide careers advice, mentoring and enrichment experiences, as well as work experience and apprenticeships to people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We’re also committed to recruitment practices which promote a level playing field.
