All Social Value articles – Page 4
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FeaturesDiverse talent series: using the Construction Talent Retention Scheme in a tight jobs market
How an online platform is trying to help employers faced with record vacancy numbers and high recruitment costs
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CommentHere are the tools to change our behaviour. It’s time for us to use them
Next week’s launch of the Value Toolkit is a big moment in our journey towards building better, but what matters most is what comes next
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CommentSenior leaders need to think about who benefits most from networking events
If only upper management attend the big jamborees we risk excluding under-represented groups – and everyone ends up losing
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CommentA time to stick together – and play fair
Everybody has a role to play in coping with the far-reaching consequences of the war in Ukraine. Collaboration is key, writes James Wates
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CommentCan levelling up be achieved alongside our sector’s other priorities?
Changing how we build projects is central to achieving a sustainable and equal society - we have to find ways of doing both
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CommentA five-point plan for coping with volatility in a positive way
While no one can predict the outcome of the Ukraine crisis, we do know what tools are needed to make projects and teams more resilient
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CommentEntertainment is a serious business
Investment in UK film and TV facilities is booming but we have responsibility to make sure wider society benefits from these projects too
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NewsHigh Court quashes Adjaye’s £100m holocaust memorial plans
Proposals ruled to be in breach of a 1900 legal act protecting listed Victoria Tower Gardens
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NewsBuilding Awards unveils two new categories as entries open for 2022
New awards recognise positive contributions in areas of people strategy and net zero
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NewsMcAlpine and RLB among winners on £600m regeneration framework
Four-year deal to focus on schemes across northern England and Wales
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NewsWates begins work to turn Leeds viaduct into public park
Project would give public access to bridge for first time in 40 years
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Comment20-minute neighbourhoods are a blueprint for levelling up that lasts
Urban regeneration planning can tackle both sustainability and levelling up agendas if each area is considered according to its individual needs
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FeaturesCalifornia dreamin’ brings a skatepark to Folkestone
Inspired by the bowl skating of 1970s America, Folkestone’s multistorey skatepark – a world first – is set to transform the UK’s skating scene forever
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CommentLet’s talk about construction’s people problem
Building invites you to be part of its Every Person Counts coverage, giving voice to those tackling the acute skills crisis facing construction
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CommentWhy listening and learning is now more vital than ever
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day – the perfect time to renew our commitment to making construction more inclusive and diverse
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CommentLevelling up is a shared responsibility
There is much in the government white paper for construction to get behind and lots of opportunities to contribute
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CommentWe have a mountain to climb to attract enough talent to construction
Mace’s chief executive on why reforming the Apprenticeship Levy is just one important part of a collective effort to tackle the skills crisis
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NewsIndustry underwhelmed by Gove’s levelling up vision
Housing and construction bodies criticise lack of detail in long-awaited plans
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NewsGove pledges to boost transport, town centres and skills in levelling up plan
Long-awaited white paper set to detail how government plans to achieve 12 ‘missions’
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CommentESG targets have never been more important for build to rent developers
This is a booming sector, but to win work you need to really show you are making the social and environmental impact that investors are demanding