Social Value Policy

Social Value Policy Statement for Viewdeck Engineering Ltd

November 21, 2022

Introduction

This Social Value Policy Statement is founded on our core values and responsible leadership principles and applies to all areas of our business, our employees and all parties who undertake activity on our behalf. It follows the national TOMS (Themes, Outcomes and Measures ) framework and integrates our Sustainment, Environmental, Wellbeing and local commitments. It supports our commitment to meeting obligations under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. Viewdeck Engineering Ltd (‘the Organisation, 'we', 'us' or 'our’) is committed to creating a sustainable inclusive society actively managing our operations in ways which optimise our value to the communities in which we work. Social Value is therefore intrinsic to everything we do, for this reason we manage Social Value through a suite of interdependent policies and procedures which collectively deliver our objectives. This policy applies to all employees, associates, secondees, agency staff and third parties who undertake activity for and on our behalf. It applies to the goods and services we procure, our direct operations and the services we provide to our customers. Viewdeck Engineering Ltd is a company based in the United Kingdom, with clients and delivery across the world. We operate in the Transformation Consulting, Digital Change and Cloud Engineering sector. We will:

  • Be accountable to our stakeholders and ensure we are taking responsibility for the role we are playing in their lives.
  • Manage our activities to maximise social value we are creating, where we can, and
  • Develop organisational best practice around the way our activities create value through outcomes to those stakeholders

Governance

Social Value is managed through supporting policies that integrate our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, Sustainability and Environmental Policy, and social value objectives/commitments. It covers the organisational arrangements in place comprising:

  • Our Sustainability and Environmental Policy
  • Our Social Value Policy,
  • Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Commitments and objectives are delivered through our process infrastructure and bespoke local plans. Accountability and responsibility are maintained at all organisational levels, but ultimately at Board level, and flow down through agreements into our wider supply chain.

Commitments

Through our integrated policies, we are committed to drive customer value and generate social, economic, and environmental benefits. We are committed to implementing strategies to benefit the lives and well being of those affected by our activities within the localities and communities in which we operate.

Collaboration

We are committed to collaboration and innovation; continually working to improve our products and operations for the benefit of our customers, local communities, and other stakeholders. We will:

  • Collaborate with our customers, peers, partners, supply chain, academia and local communities.
  • Partner with voluntary groups, charitable and social enterprise organisations.
  • Support targeted initiatives aligned to global, national, and regional objectives.
  • Implement social value objectives through our workforce and supply chains.

Coequality

Our people are important to us. We want everyone to have equal opportunities to grow and improve through training and personal development. We will:

  • Promote workforce diversity by targeting harder to reach and under-represented groups and communities.
  • Provide accessible, entry-level employment and training opportunities for local people and develop future talent.
  • Upskill and develop the competence of our workforce through a structured training and development regime. ¡ Implement educational programmes to promote our industry and skills.
  • Promote fairness, inclusion and respect (FIR) principles.

Championing

We are committed to championing local economies and creating opportunities for small businesses and franchisees. We will:

  • Promote accessible entry-level opportunities for local SMEs.
  • Support our SMEs to improve business performance, resilience and build capability.

Community

We want to involve and empower the community to recover from Covid-19 and help bring people together to make a better place for everyone. We will:

  • Involve and empower people in decisions that affect them.
  • Be a good neighbour, recognising the potential of our business to bring people together and promote social interaction within communities.
  • Support development of healthy, strong and resilient communities through initiatives to help them help themselves.
  • Support voluntary, charitable and social enterprise groups.
  • Be accountable to communities where we work and ensure a transparent and meaningful dialogue.
  • Take action to support the physical and mental health of employees and influence suppliers, customers, and communities in this regard.

Climate

We are committed to fulfilling our share of the responsibility for Environmental and Sustainable goals, by continuing to reduce our impact on air, land, and water. Our Sustainability and Environment Policy outlines our policy and goals in more detail. We will :

  • Implement responsible practices to reduce carbon in our operations, materials and delivery methods.
  • Work with our customers and supply chain to deliver net zero carbon emissions.
  • Utilise water responsibly.
  • Reduce air and water pollution, noise and nuisance.
  • Use resources responsibly and support the circular economy.
  • Implement responsible procurement practices.

Communication

We promise to be transparent and clear in our communication. Where possible, we will track and share our learning and best practices to help inform decisions that could affect our internal and external stakeholders. We will:

  • Define our social value objectives and outcomes.
  • Assess risks, opportunities, and potential impacts.
  • Track and analyse performance using recognised performance measures.
  • Capture and share learning and best practice to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement in social value outcomes.
  • Communicate our impacts, using common language, promoting key messages to internal and external stakeholders.

Agreement to follow this policy

This Social Value Policy is fully supported by the board, and has been agreed with employee representatives. CEO Gary Seymour, Sept 2022. Approved by the board of directors.

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