As the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill progresses, Scotland has the opportunity to lead internationally by creating shared, open frameworks for measuring community wealth and social value. Today, we're publishing an open letter calling on the Scottish Government, Parliament,...
From January 2026, charities preparing accruals accounts will need to follow updated accounting rules under Charities SORP 2026. The changes introduce a three-tier reporting system based on charity size, with new requirements for impact reporting that will affect organisations...
Scotland's Community Wealth Building Bill will require every council to measure and demonstrate local impact by 2026. Will we build 32 separate measurement systems, or connect to shared infrastructure that already exists?
Sensitivity analysis is a technique that helps you test how your social value results change when you adjust key assumptions.
Measuring social value is difficult, but AI is being touted as a transformative solution to speed up reporting and cut through complexity. In this article we explore whether AI can truly deliver on this promise, or if it risks...
Social value has become a cornerstone of UK procurement and economic development, shaping how councils, government bodies and contractors frame their responsibilities to communities. But as the agenda has grown, so too has the risk of “social value washing”:...
We’re entering an exciting new era at the Social Value Engine, and we can’t wait to share what’s coming next.
When people ask 'how do we evidence social value?' the answer often starts further back. Before you can measure, you need a way of thinking about how your work creates change. This is what we call impact thinking.
Collaboration is increasingly a condition of survival for charities and social enterprises. With funding stretched and competition intensifying, partnerships are often the only route to securing resources. But collaboration without genuine alignment risks failure. Establishing shared purpose, values, and...
In recent years, the terms sustainability and social value have become increasingly prominent in public policy, procurement, and business strategy. But while they're often used interchangeably, especially in tenders and ESG reports, they’re not quite the same thing. So what’s...