Social

Value

Policy

Gerron provides business support services to UK businesses to help foster enterprise and to enable economic success.
We aim to deliver business and community benefits and additional social value. We assist our customers to maximise social, economic and environmental wellbeing of local communities in accordance with The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and The Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
Gerron is committed to:

Employment and Skills:

  • Enabling local people to obtain the skills needed to access employment
  • Providing our employees and Associates with skills for the future
  • Creating opportunities within the communities that we work
  • Removing barriers to employment for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups
  • Offering employment opportunities to those who serve or have served in our armed forces

Local Business & Economy

  • Wherever possible, providing work opportunities for small, medium, micro businesses, social enterprises and minority owned businesses partners
  • Supporting small, medium, micro businesses, social enterprises and minority owned businesses to improve capability and grow sustainably

Community Engagement:

  • Carrying out volunteering activities that deliver benefits to local communities
  • Working with education and training providers, industry bodies and charities to offer curriculum support and work experience opportunities
  • Supporting our people to live healthier lives

Environment

  • Using resources efficiently to reduce waste and maximise value
  • Playing our part to improve health of those we work with
  • Promoting sustainable and ethical procurement
  • Promoting green and blue space and increasing biodiversity net gain in recognition of the social value this brings

Governance, Measurement & Reporting

  • Maintaining clear accountability for delivering this policy
  • Monitoring and reporting our social value impact by using recognised independent tools
  • Continuously improving our standards, efficiency and effectiveness We will communicate this policy to our employees, Associates, supply chain partners and relevant interested parties and review it on an annual basis.