Both Tibbalds and CampbellReith are deeply committed to making a positive impact on society and we believe that success goes beyond just economic gains. Our core belief is that true success involves recognising our responsibility to improve the social fabric of the communities we serve and the projects we undertake.

We engage in a diverse range of multidisciplinary projects, and we understand the significant role we play in shaping communities and society as a whole.

As part of our commitment to social value, we have identified the importance of accurately documenting, monitoring, and showcasing the social benefits that result from our work. To achieve this we will work with you at the start of every project to agree how best to achieve social value within the project and what extra social value we can offer as a team.  We will record the social value we deliver throughout the life of your project and report back to you on our progress at key intervals.

We are dedicated to creating value for customers and bringing about positive impacts on society, the economy, and the environment. We are determined to put in place plans that improve the lives and well-being of people influenced by our actions in the areas and communities where we work.

Our strategic commitments are focussed on six main areas:

• Skills. Creating new jobs and new skills.
• Resilience. Support and strengthen our supply chain.
• Environment. Fighting climate change.
• Equal opportunities. Providing a diverse workforce.
• Wellbeing. Supporting the physical and mental health of our workforce.
• Community engagement. Supporting our communities.

Skills:

We will create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or who are in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors by:

• providing our employees with access to training and mentoring to develop skills for the future; 
• creating employment opportunities within the communities that we work;
• removing barriers to employment for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups; and
• offering employment opportunities to those who have served in our armed forces.

Resilience:

We will create opportunities for entrepreneurship and help new organisations to grow, supporting economic growth and business creation. We will seek to support and strengthen our supply chain by:

• providing opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), startups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations;
• supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs), startups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations to improve capability and grow sustainably;
• support innovation and disruptive technologies throughout our supply chain;
• demonstrate collaboration throughout the supply chain and a fair and responsible approach to engagement; and
• supporting our supply chain with their delivery of Social Value.

Environment:

We are committed to fulfilling our share of the responsibility for effective stewardship of the environment. We will achieve this by:

• implementing responsible practices to reduce carbon in our operations and service delivery;
• working with our customers and supply chain to deliver net zero carbon emissions;
• utilising water responsibly;
• reducing air and water pollution, noise and nuisance;
• using resources responsibly and support the circular economy; and
• influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of our work to support environmental protection and improvement.

Equal Opportunities:

Our people are important to us and we want everyone to have equal opportunities to grow and improve through training and personal development. We will achieve this by:

• promoting workforce diversity by targeting harder to reach and under-represented groups and communities;
• providing accessible, entry-level employment and training opportunities for local people and develop future talent;
• upskilling and developing the competence of our workforce through a structured programme of training and development;
• implementing educational programmes to promote our industry and skills;
• promoting fairness, inclusion and respect (FIR) principles; and
• making sure that our supply chain shares the same ethos to equal opportunities.

Wellbeing:

We will promote initiatives to promote physical wellbeing for all our staff and implement the six standards within the Mental Health at Work commitment. We will seek to secure the same commitments from our supply chain. We will achieve this by:

• complying with the six standards within the Mental Health at Work commitment;
• providing access for our staff to physical and mental health wellbeing initiatives;
• providing trained mental health first aiders; and
• supporting our supply chain in achieving these commitments.

Community Engagement:

We want to involve and empower the community and help bring people together to make a better place for everyone by:

• involving and empowering people in decisions that affect them;
• recognising the potential of our business to bring people together and promoting social interaction within communities;
• supporting development of healthy, strong and resilient communities through initiatives to help them help themselves;
• supporting voluntary, charitable and social enterprise groups; and
• supporting educational engagement activities within schools and higher education facilities.