This festive season, Giving Trees are creating moments of joy for those facing financial challenges. Initiatives like Connect Reading, Dunelm’s Delivering Joy, and Kids Day Out bring communities together, allowing people to purchase requested gifts for those in need. Whether through local collection points or online platforms, these Giving Trees ensure no one is left out. It’s a simple way to make a big difference this Christmas.

Discover how partnering with environmental specialists can drive innovation and sustainability. From achieving net zero to enhancing biodiversity, explore the benefits of expert collaboration in aligning ESG goals with impactful social value strategies. Learn about cutting-edge solutions from Nature Positive, Acclaro Advisory, and Useful Projects, and how they complement Samtaler’s work in delivering meaningful change.

This Social Value Conversation is with Susan McPherson, CEO and Founder of McPherson Strategies, and Author of ‘The Lost Art of Connecting’. We discuss the ESG and social impact landscape in the US, being a B-Corp, and we explore Susan’s ‘Gather, Ask, Do’ methodology, and how it can be applied to create meaningful connections and positive stakeholder engagement.

We met with Lucy Mann, from Unseen to discuss modern slavery. Read to find out about the forms that modern slavery can take, why it’s important for your organisation to be aware of modern slavery risks, and how Unseen can support your business to tackle slavery and become a leader in preventing worker exploitation

We met with Founder of Recruit for Spouses, Heledd, to find out more about the B-Corp certified social enterprise RFS and how they work to support the partners of serving members of the UK Armed Forces, their unique barriers to employment, and how organisations can engage with RFS to tap into a diverse and resilient talent pool.

This Social Value Conversation is with Paul Fox, Money and Pensions ServiceJames. We discuss who the Money and Pensions Service/Money Helper are, what financial wellbeing means as well as why it is important for organisations to support the financial wellbeing of their employees, to increase productivity and create social value.

This Social Value Conversation is with James Dundas, EY Foundation. We discuss the EY Foundation’s programmes to support disadvantaged young people, how they measure their impact, and how organisations and individuals can get involved with their work to create social value.

In this Social Value Conversation, we spoke with Ghislaine Halpenny, Director of ESG and Corporate Affairs, Regal London. We discuss Regal London’s sustainability programme, Transforming London, and social impact through teaching academies and partnerships, as well as embedding social in-house and encouraging subcontractors.

So, what is a wish list? What are the benefits to your business, the public sector, and the communities they serve? We will answer this and share examples of public sector bodies who have implemented wish lists.

We met with Neil MacDonald, Co-Founder and CEO of Thrive, a social value measurement and reporting platform. In this latest Social Value Conversation, Neil talks about social impact best practise, current trends in social value offers, and the challenges often faced when monitoring and reporting on social impact.

In the 21st century, slavery has returned in a new form. Matt Richardson, Social Value Lead at The Growth Company, shares his thoughts on modern slavery and the practical things organisations can do to stop it.