All Social Value articles – Page 3
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CommentSunak and Starmer should both be happy to embrace the squeezed middle
Now that the fiasco of the mini-Budget has cancelled out the reputational damage of the last Labour Party manifesto, a new focus on sober managerialism is taking hold
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CommentConstruction needs solutions – and it needs them now
The Building the Future Commission is an overdue opportunity to effect real change, says James Wates
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CommentAdjudication: is it time to evolve?
A new report highlights the need for transparency in adjudication decisions as well as more diversity in the profession
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FeaturesSustainability: Estate decarbonisation
In decarbonising their portfolios, estate owners must strike a careful balance between making sound investments and driving efficiencies
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Features5 minutes with … Lauren Bailey at Ridge
The firm’s head of social value is proud to have helped change people’s lives for the better. She is also a jazz-loving saxophonist
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CommentChancellor’s statement leaves me with a shrinking feeling
Jeremy Hunt’s better than expected investment proposals are already being undermined by inflation. We need to act fast
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FeaturesHow can we counter biodiversity loss?
At a roundtable hosted by Building and Atkins, industry experts shared a range of solutions to the biodiversity crisis and how the construction industry might learn to embrace them
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CommentHave we put too many eggs in one basket with our net-zero goal?
There is no plan B for net zero but, with the clock ticking on the 1.5C target, we need to start a parallel conversation on resilience
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CommentWhat a long way we’ve come – and what a long way we still have to go
As she prepares to stand down from RLB’s board and looks back over her 40-year career, Ann Bentley feels optimistic and realistic in equal measure
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CommentGamble on growth won’t work unless supply-side reforms are a success
Truss and Kwarteng’s plan is radical but the focus on fixing the supply side has been overshadowed. The details should not be ignored
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CommentConstruction must seize this moment of opportunity
A change in national leadership can mean a new direction and fresh ideas. The industry should help Liz Truss rise to the challenges ahead
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CommentDear Ms Truss … work with us to build a better nation
If the new prime minister takes the right actions in partnership with the construction industry, she might just win the next general election, says James Wates
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FeaturesBridging the gap: Ramboll’s new approach to career breaks
As part of our Every Person Counts campaign, we explore Ramboll’s Return to Work programme
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FeaturesDiversifying the workforce
How can construction recruit and retain talent to develop a more diverse and equitable workforce? Hollie Tye reports on a roundtable hosted by Faithful+Gould and Building
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FeaturesQ&A: How can construction support and attract a diverse workforce?
Jordan Marshall speaks to Faithful & Gould’s diversity and inclusion lead Dara Jafari about what it takes
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CommentSupply chain visibility and buy-in key to social value success
Unless social value is embedded into the procurement you’re losing the maximum benefit, write Peter Masonbrook and Pamela Paul
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Features‘Diverse individuals within major organisations are leaving the industry’
To mark the start of a campaign highlighting the work of black women in real estate, Building spoke to those trying to change the face of the sector
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CommentCurrent political chaos could cast long shadow over our industry
With calls growing for tax cuts and short-term fixes, a longer-term growth strategy underpinned by investment looks to be at risk
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FeaturesShakespeare North Playhouse: Is this a new theatre which I see before me?
Outside it looks like a modern fortress but inside, Shakespeare North Playhouse, is all Tudor come Jacobean drama – with just a touch of Ken Dodd
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CommentWe must use technology to attract new talent
The message that digital construction plays a key role in major projects is not being shared with the next generation, says Ibrahim Imam of PlanRadar