SOCIAL VALUE REPORT Mountwood Gardens, Wirral
An insight into how we are achieving our social value goals through our performance, progress, and impact monitoring as we strive to create opportunities and change lives. P.1
CONTENTS
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FOREWORD
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GROUP OVERVIEW
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OUR UNIQUE SUPPLY CHAIN
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MOUNTWOOD GARDENS
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SOCIAL
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ENVIRONMENTAL
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ECONOMIC
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GOVERNANCE
01 FOREWARD Our work is guided by The Sovini Group’s vision of creating a better future for the communities we serve. The Group’s inhouse supply chain sees collaborative working across our commercial, social and not-for-profit businesses. This approach improves our service delivery, and supports our mission of creating opportunities and changing lives.
Here at Sovini Construction, we are committed to protecting the environment through sustainable practices. A collaborative Group approach to delivering our net-zero carbon commitment is designed to improve the wellbeing of customers, colleagues, clients, communities and beyond.
We recognise that success is measured by more than just metrics. Each project must consider it’s social, economic, and environmental impact to ensure a strong and sustainable legacy.
We believe that our colleagues are our greatest asset. We are proud to create meaningful employment opportunities for like-minded individuals who share our vision of creating a better future, and are passionate about adding value to the lives of our customers.
An ethical supply chain that provides sustainable delivery, and community enrichment is equally as important as time, cost, and quality. Each of these points sits at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring we deliver on each of these qualities.
We are dedicated to achieving our social value goals and our core company values demonstrate the steps we are taking, and the company culture we are creating in order to meet our objectives.
James Flannery Director of Construction and Land at The Sovini Group
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02 GROUP OVERVIEW The Sovini Group provides high quality construction, property and facilities services to the public, not-for-profit and private sectors, with a unique end-to-end supply chain. The Sovini Group’s growing commercial activities complement and support the social and not-for-profit businesses, with profits reinvested to build new homes, improve service delivery, and support the communities who remain centric to everything the Group does.
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At present the Group owns and manages in excess of 14,000 homes, rising annually through an active development programme. The Sovini Group is a key contributor to the social, environmental and economic future growth of the North West.
Our Unique Group Model Outlined:
Commission services from
Financial support from profits
Not For Profit
Sovini Charities
Central Services
Commercial
One Vision Housing
IT
Pine Court Housing Association
Governance Policy
Sovini Property Services Sovini Trade Supplies Sovini Waste Sovini Land Acquisition Sovini Construction Amianto Services Teal Scaffold
Procurement Finance Marketing & Communication People & Learning Performance Health & Safety Customer Empowerment Quality & Environmental
Pride of Sefton
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03 OUR UNIQUE
SUPPLY CHAIN
We are proud partners of industry leading organisations within the built environment. Who share our commitment in driving industry change and providing social value.
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Independent builder’s merchants supplying quality products to repairs, maintenance and construction companies throughout the UK.
Specialist maintenance providers who offer a single contractor approach to repairs, maintenance, estate management and compliance.
Offering a high quality and reliable commercial scaffolding service to all sectors and industries.
Provide passive fire protection services and licensed asbestos removal and disposal across the UK.
Provide a circular economy service including the full spectrum of waste management services, from skip hire and waste disposal to management reports and site consultation.
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MOUNTWOOD GARDENS
Client : One Vision Housing
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In Summary...
home 61 HOMES
A MIXTURE OF APARTMENTS AND HOUSES FOR AFFORDABLE RENT AND OFFERS A RENT TO BUY SCHEME
Building ONE AND TWO BED APARTMENTS
HOME TWO, THREE AND FOUR BED HOUSES
Location EXCELLENT LOCATION CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LIVERPOOL AND CHESTER BY CAR, WITH ROCK FERRY, BEBINGTON AND PORT SUNLIGHT RAILWAY STATIONS ALL WITHIN A FIVE TO TEN MINUTE DRIVE
coins £7M
VALUED DEVELOPMENT
coins £3.5M
SOCIAL VALUE CREATED*
coins £3.8M
ECONOMIC VALUE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY*
*The project analysed is recognised for the number of Themes, Outcomes and Measurements (TOMs), a set of nationally recognised economic, social and environmental performance measures, used to measure social value delivered
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05 SOCIAL Sovini Construction strives to create thriving and inclusive communities that are both safe and sustainable. Our innovative approach to social involvement helps improve health and wellbeing across the local community, in addition to providing an economic boost. We are closely involved with our communities, which allows us to listen to their needs and deliver on these, where possible.
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We not only build quality, sustainable homes for local people, but we strive to create opportunities and change the lives of our customers, colleagues and the communities we serve. Take a look at how we have been supporting our customers, colleagues, and communities. Since the launch of our Mountwood Gardens development.
Investing in our people and enriching our communities
450
jobs have been created through this project
79%
of employment opportunities generated have been created for local residents
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female students welcomed onto the Pathway into Construction initiative
50
Over 50 local pupils engaged with during the development through a variety of initiatives.
£5,000
donated in support of local community initiatives
50
Lasting legacies were created through 50 hours of volunteering by Sovini Construction colleagues
Delivery of the New Horizons project, assisting minority ethnic residents to gain training and work experience.
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06 ENVIRONMENTAL Sustainable construction and the wellbeing of our clients and the communities they live in are directly linked. We understand the environmental impact the delivery of our services has. This ranges from how we build and maintain our homes, to how we support our stakeholders in adopting environmentally friendly practices. Here is how we’ve been supporting our customers, colleagues and communities: Mountwood Gardens has delivered £150,000 in environmental value.
Net Zero Carbon Commitment We’re taking decisive action to tackle our carbon footprint, with our goal being to achieve net-zero status. To accelerate action, we’ve invested resources and funds, and will continue to do so. During the build process of Mountwood Gardens, Sovini Construction has reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2,300 tonnes. We actively procure services from subcontractors who are committed to reducing their environmental impact, as we encourage our suppliers to join us on our journey to net-zero.
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Our dedicated employee app
OurSpace provides colleagues with advice and guidance on how to adopt environmentally conscious changes to both their work and personal lives.
Building Sustainable New Homes Mountwood Gardens features environmentally efficient specifications, supplied by The Sovini Group’s awardwinning builders’ merchant, Sovini Trade Supplies, including toilets, taps, showers, and light fittings. This ‘fabric first’ approach focuses on the reduction of energy consumption, through thermal efficiency and reduced running costs for clients.
Circular Economy Service Sovini Construction are committed to a zero-to-landfill approach to facilitate our carbon reduction commitment. This means that we recycle and reuse 100% of construction waste.
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07 ECONOMIC In 2022/23, Sovini Construction’s economic contribution totals £3.8M. To ensure economic vitality across the Wirral we…
52%
Utilised specialist subcontractors with over 52% of businesses located in the Liverpool City Region
92%
Guaranteed 92% of monetary spend was distributed to local businesses across the region
33%
Ensured a large percentage of subcontractors spend was with SMEs, exceeding the Government target of 33%.
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08 GOVERNANCE Governance is the internal system of practices, controls and procedures that Sovini Construction has adopted in order to measure our social, environmental and economic impact. It supports us in making effective decisions, complying with the law, and meeting the needs of external stakeholders. Effective governance is vital in underpinning the work that we do.It enables us to manage risk effectively and take informed decisions based on evidence. We have been working hard to embed a culture of good governance by practicing environmental, social and economic accountability and transparency across all levels of our business and throughout our supply chain. Our organisational structure allows leadership to instil a culture which uses core values of social responsibility when making business decisions. This in return allows us to grow responsibility and sustainably.
Remaining transparent We ensure our stakeholders receive clear, accessible, accurate and timely information on issues related to their business area.
Being accountable We encourage our stakeholders to scrutinise and hold us account for decisions which affect them.
Empowering engagement We empower our stakeholders to make informed decisions, and share their views to help us shape our company.
Pioneering Progression Our governance practices are continually reviewed and developed to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements.
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A Better Future Sovini Construction is part of The Sovini Group
Success We Will Be The Best
Authenticity We Do What We Say We Will Do
Passion We Love What We Do
Courage We Dare To Be Different
Enterprise We Never Stand Still
sovini.co.uk/construction Info.construction@sovini.co.uk 0151 523 2277 P.18