Sustainability & Social Value Zone

Overview

As councils and suppliers face growing pressures to reduce carbon emissions, support inclusive growth and deliver meaningful social impact, procurement is increasingly recognised as a key enabler of sustainability and community impact.

The Sustainability & Social Value Zone will focus on how local authorities are embedding environmental and social value into every stage of the procurement lifecycle. Topics will include climate-friendly purchasing, measuring impact, achieving net zero goals, supporting local SMEs and VCSEs and ensuring contracts deliver wider benefits for people and place.

Delegates will hear from experts leading the way in green procurement, social impact strategy, and ethical supply chain practices ‒ making this zone essential for those committed to responsible and future-focused procurement.

Sustainability & Social Value Zone Agenda

10:30 - 10:55
Public Procurement as a Catalyst for Social Value, Net Zero, and Place-Based Regeneration
Speakers
George Stevens

Director of Communities

LHC Procurement Group

11:00 - 11:25
Beyond Compliance: Embedding Social Value into Each Stage of the Procurement Lifecycle
Speakers
Tim Rudin

Head of Central Responsible Procurement Team

The Greater London Authority Group

11:30 - 12:05
Panel Session - Unlocking Social Value through Frameworks: A Collaborative Case Study
Speakers
Lisa Bliss

Head of London Construction Programme & Dynamic Markets

Haringey Council

Pat Sweeney

Divisonal Director

McConnell

Rapheal Balogun

Quality Practitioner

Laing O'Rourke

Julian Sanz

Head of Social Value

McConnell

Rommell Wallace

Co-Founder

Serious About Youth (SAY)

12:10 - 12:35
Delivering Place-Based Need in Local Government
Speakers
Emma Grigson

Bid Partnerships and Social Value Director

PeoplePlus UK

Jonny Boyden

Social Value Key Account Manager

PeoplePlus UK

12:40 - 13:05
The Politics of Purchasing: Navigating Populism, Pressure, and Public Good
Speakers
Christopher Hammond

Chief Executive Officer

UK100

13:10 - 13:35
Speakers
Christopher Hartley

Managing Director

InLine Risk Solutions Ltd

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13:40 - 14:05
Building Collaborative Supply Chains that Deliver for People and Place
Speakers
Anna McChesney-Gordon

Chief Strategy Officer

Social Value Portal

14:10 - 14:35
Social Value: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Speakers
Simon Grove-White

Senior Researcher

Centre for Local Economic Strategies

14:40 - 15:05
Cooperative Procurement – The CCIN Social Value Toolkit
Speakers
Cllr Jim Robbins

Leader

Swindon Borough Council

Mark Cook

Partner

Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP