“Social value isn’t about what money can buy … It’s about doing things with the means you have and making better choices for society as you’re doing it.”
– Ruth Oates, Buro Four Director and roundtable attendee
Earlier this year, we invited a group of experts to a roundtable exploring the role of property development in creating social value.
Supported by prior research conducted by Project Manager Max McLean, we asked what’s needed to translate policy expectations and market momentum into long‑term community and commercial benefits.
Joined by professionals from across the built environment, our discussion covered topics including:
🔸Embedding social value considerations into the early stages of projects and recruitment
🔸The influence of the planning system on social value
🔸Making resilient spaces that will survive long-term
🔸Quantifying and measuring social value
🔸Using case studies to help derisk social value
Thank you to our experts for their thought-provoking contributions to this complex but vitally important subject!
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