Social value measures the positive value businesses
create for the environment, economy, communities,
and society. It is an ongoing and long-term commitment
that looks at each of these areas in terms of their impact
on the quality of life of people and beneficial impact to
local communities.
WHY IS SOCIAL VALUE
IMPORTANT TO US?
At MCS, we believe that delivering exceptional building services goes hand in hand with making a positive and lasting impact on the communities we serve and the industry we work in. We are passionate about giving back, creating opportunities, supporting our staff, and building stronger, more resilient communities through every project we undertake.
B U I L D I N G F O R T H E F U T U R E . T O G E T H E R
For the longevity of MCS Ltd and the industry, supporting
social value allows us to attract and retain talent.
Opportunities such as agile working, mental health and
wellbeing support, equal opportunities, and providing an
insight into the industry via education and employment
are all ways that we can ensure we are supporting our
current and potential future employees.
ACCORDING TO YOUTH EMPLOYMENT UK
This highlights the importance of providing good quality educational support allowing us to showcase an exciting and ever-expanding industry with many opportunities going forward
OUR STRATEGY.
To ensure our strategy incorporates the key areas of social value
required by our customers, we have formed our approach by
using the themes taken from the Social Value Portals ‘The
National TOMs’ model.
Our social value strategy split across our five main values at MCS
The TOMs focus on a range of outcomes under each theme
which can be used to measure social value impact. By
basing our strategy on this nationally recognised model,
we are able to provide clear measurable impact which
cover all areas of interest for new and existing customers.
Reporting
To ensure we can accurately report against our strategy annually, we will be
using The National TOMs as our reporting method. Since the development
of the Social Value Act 2012, this is the most common tool for setting an
expectation for social value within bids, as well as measuring the suppliers
offering. Using the TOMs will give us the opportunity to provide a succinct
report based on our key themes and whether we have been able to meet
each of our set outcomes.
Devised to maximise impact, each of the TOMs have a financial ‘proxy
value’ to help measure the value delivered whether that be to the
individual involved or the wider community. Using the TOMs will allow
us to quantify our social value delivery whilst providing a figure known as
‘Social Return on Investment’ (SROI). This can be done at both a contract
level for our customers individual projects and by an overall figure for MCS
Ltd showing the impact we have had across the UK.
24/25 SROI.
Creating a fair and diverse supply
chain alongside one of our ESG targets.
Setting a specific target of allocating 40% of the project value to local businesses (within a 30-mile radius)
TARGETS & ACHIEVEMENTS
REPORTS & STRATEGIES
24/25 SOCIAL VALUE REPORT
25/26 SOCIAL VALUE REPORT
SCHOOL BROCHURE
CAREERS LEAFLET
WORK EXPERIENCE FORM
CASE STUDIES
SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT.
Creating an Outdoor Learning Space at Berkeley Primary School.
MENTAL HEALTH.
MCS Partners to Promote Mental
Health Awareness.
CAREERS.
Inspiring Careers in Construction for SEN Students.
MCS LTD ARE PROUD TO BE A REAL LIVING WAGE (RLW) EMPLOYER
MCS Ltd are proud to be a Real Living Wage (RLW) employer with a commitment to ensuring all eligible employees (those over the age of 18 and not undertaking an apprenticeship) are paid the RLW by going above and beyond the government minimum. The real living wage (RLW) is an hourly rate set independently and updated annually and is calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK. There are two rates of Living Wage: London Living Wage and UK Living Wage – both of which are applicable to all MCS Ltd staff.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. TOGETHER
