BUSINESS

Social value can unlock billions to help communities flourish

A new report from Social Enterprise UK has highlighted a huge opportunity to realise £56bn a year through better public sector procurement, says Chris White.

Last week I spoke at the Social Value Leaders' Summit in Birmingham about a new vision for social value.

To my continuing surprise a decade on from the Public Services (Social Value) Act being passed into law, I was struck by how many business leaders, local councils and social enterprises are still discussing its future.

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