Coventry City Council social value
Social value aims to make a big difference to people’s lives by helping to address environmental, economic, and social issues impacting our city. Coventry City Council’s Social Value and Sustainability Policy framework aims to support real placed-based benefits that are meaningful, appropriate, and proportionate to the city for our communities and residents.
Economic Development Service
Social Value figures April 2022 to March 2023:
- total construction value of £593.5m
- 30 major projects
- £66,467 donations and in-kind contributions to local community projects
- £47.7m of total social value committed
'Coventry moves into work' initiative to highlight job vacancies and construction opportunities:
- 95 locally advertised jobs
- £8m spent on local supply chain
- 674 hours volunteering to support community projects
- 33 community organisations supported
- 229 local employees on site
- 4 female employees
- 4 minority ethnic employees
- 4 long-term unemployed employees
- 185 hours supporting young people (18- to 24-year olds) into work
- 554 staff hours spent on local school and college visits
- 22 apprenticeship starts
- 40 site visits for school children and local residents
- 6 weeks of training opportunities on contract, BTEC, NVQ etc.
- 492 apprentice weeks on contract
Other achievements include:
- 12 laptops donated to local primary school
- 22,940 car miles saved on projects
- sponsorship of The Children's Games
- sponsorship of homes for 3 Ukrainian families
- new toys donated to 'Cash for Kids Christmas Mission'
- £2,500 grant to Coventry Clothing
3 bronze and 1 silver achieved by companies, awarded for their initiatives, including social value, to support employees who live and work in the city.
Coventry City Council applies social value to major development contracts. Through the planning process, developers are encouraged to develop a social value action plan and to commit to achieving several targets against the Themes, Outcomes, and Measures model (TOMs) so that the city and its residents and businesses receive benefit from the development such as:
- employment opportunities
- engagement with schools and colleges
- training opportunities
- apprenticeships
- local supply chain
- public health
- community engagement
- environmental
As a Marmot City, Coventry City Council do this to provide equal opportunities and tackle economic inequality, fight climate change, improve health and wellbeing, support local businesses and sustainable procurement, ensuring that the city receives maximum benefit. Social Value enables the Council to share the benefits of our goods/services and works with residents, local businesses, and communities to increase the economic prosperity of the city, improve outcomes and tackle inequalities within our communities.
To find out more contact business@coventry.gov.uk.