Its been nearly 2 weeks since Highways UK, and so I want to reflect on the panel discussion "Action not words: ensuring social value goes beyond just lip service" on which I was a member. The discussion was insightful and thought-provoking, and it highlighted the...
Real Social Impact by Individuals, in Real Time What happens to old Christmas trees when the decorations get put away for another year? Well, one has gone on to become a local landmark and has raised money for the Simon Community, a leading homelessness charity… And...
COP27 saw world leaders descend upon Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort in force for two weeks in November. The stakes? Just the future of most life on earth, as international delegations sought to decide on the next steps in the struggle against climate...
The Impact Evaluation Standard (IES) has announced the members of its 2022 Steering Committee. They will guide the direction of the IES in the coming year and ensure that both innovation and the environment are high on the agenda when measuring the social impact...
Public procurement rules are changing! December 2020 saw the publication of the Green Paper, “Transforming Public Procurement”, and the start of a three-month consultation period. A year on and the government has published its response to that consultation,...
"Kier has partnered with Thrive, which is delivering a social value calculator that will capture, track and demonstrate social value across the Group. The Thrive platform is aligned to Kier’s Building for a Sustainable World framework, supporting each of its...
Thrive are delighted to share that Kinovo PLC are using the Thrive platform to track and report their social value endeavours across their business and their 4 subsidiaries; DCB, Purdy, R.Dunham and Spokemead. This is especially exciting as Kinovo have recently gone...
Gardiner & Theobald (G&T) is an independent construction and property consultancy working across all sectors of the built environment. They deliver Project Leadership, Commercial Success, Construction Excellence and Specialist Consultancy and are now known for...
Here at Thrive we have been talking a lot about climate change and the drive to net zero. I cannot stress enough what an important topic I feel this is. So many of the other social and community endeavours our clients undertake will become harder, more expensive and...
Major climate changes are inevitable and irreversible. You must have been living under a rock if you have avoided the debate on climate change over the past few decades. More recently the conversation shifted to less debate and more concern – but now the sense of...
Exciting news for a sustainable future as new measures will require businesses to commit to net zero by 2050 and publish clear and credible carbon reduction plans before they can bid for major government contracts. Supporting the "Build Back Greener" mantra, this new...
The Queen officially reopened parliament on 11th May and with that she gave her 10 minute speech on what she envisions for the year ahead, including a new procurement bill. New Procurement Bill In her speech, the Queen laid out that her priority was to deliver a...
Osborne is one of the leading construction businesses in the UK. As a family-owned business, they are known for having the freedom and flexibility to take a different approach. They focus on creating structures and spaces that provide an environment for people to...