Coventry City Council social value
Social value aims to make a big difference to people’s lives by helping to address environmental, economic, and social issues impacting our city. Coventry City Council’s Social Value and Sustainability Policy framework aims to support real placed-based benefits that are meaningful, appropriate, and proportionate to the city for our communities and residents.
Coventry City Council applies social value to major development contracts. Through the planning process, developers are encouraged to develop a social value action plan and to commit to achieving several targets against the Themes, Outcomes, and Measures model (TOMs) so that the city and its residents and businesses receive benefit from the development such as:
- Employment opportunities
- Engagement with schools and colleges
- Training opportunities
- Apprenticeships
- Local supply chain
- Public health
- Community engagement
- Environmental
As a Marmot City, Coventry City Council do this to provide equal opportunities and tackle economic inequality, fight climate change, improve health and wellbeing, support local businesses and sustainable procurement, ensuring that the city receives maximum benefit. Social Value enables the Council to share the benefits of our goods/services and works with residents, local businesses, and communities to increase the economic prosperity of the city, improve outcomes and tackle inequalities within our communities.
To find out more contact business@coventry.gov.uk.