Social Value and Social Supply Chains
Presentation | 11:40 – 12:20 | Auditorium 2
Main Themes
People | Sustainability
The Session
Any organisation that wants to be part of a supply chain, win contracts, attract new customers, gain a competitive advantage, or attract and retain the best talent, can only do so by engaging meaningfully with their social impact.
In this session, Impact Hub and the Wates Group, one of the largest construction companies in the UK, explore the meaning of social value to organisations, and take a close look at how social value metrics have been introduced into the supply chain of Wates Group, and the commitments the Group has made to support social enterprises in the sector.
The Speakers
SU PICKERILL, Head of Social Value, Wates Group
Su is a passionate catalyst in transforming business to deliver social value and enhance communities. She holds an MSc in Social Responsibility and Sustainability (her dissertation explored the impact of Living Wage for employers and individuals) and a BSc (Hons) Psychology and Management. She has worked in the private and charity sectors, has travelled extensively and loves hiking and problem-solving games like escape rooms.
As Wates Group Head of Social Value, Su oversees Social Value at Wates and is responsible for their 2025 ‘Creating Opportunities’ strategy, with its focus on inclusive recruitment, inspiring and educating young people, and driving trade and support for the Social Enterprise sector. On this last, Su oversaw £20m of Wates Group funding in the Social Enterprise sector by 2020, and is on target to achieve £45m by 2025.
ANGELICA SANTADOMINGO, Senior Programme Manager, Impact Hub London
Angelica manages a range of programmes at Impact Hub that support social entrepreneurs in their business development journeys. Angelica believes that bottom-up approaches and impact-driven entrepreneurs are the keys to achieve inclusive sustainable development.
The Organisations
