Sodexo’s social impact director appointed co-chair of National Social Value Taskforce

Sodexo UK & Ireland’s Social Impact Director, Angela Halliday, has been appointed Co-Chair of the National Social Value Taskforce (NSVT).

Founded in 2016, NSVT is an open network that brings together public, private, and third-sector organisations to establish and promote best practices for integrating social value into everyday business. Sodexo became a member of the NSVT in 2018.

As Social Impact Director Halliday has represented Sodexo on the steering committee, establishing herself and Sodexo as a pivotal and active member. Her work with the NSVT has included leading and supporting the NSVT’s workstreams focused on community impact and inclusion; contributing to the content creation of the annual Social Value Conferences; speaking and facilitating sessions at conferences; supporting the development and publication of the Social Value Economy Roadmap publication and helping shape the NSVT’s strategic direction and engagement model.

Guy Battle, Co-Chair of NSVT and Founder & CEO of Social Value Portal said: “I am delighted that Angela is joining me as co-chair of the National Social Value Taskforce which is now in its 10th year. The Taskforce is the leading voice on Social Value in the UK representing all sectors of society – public, private and third sector. It helps set the agenda and is totally focused on building a Social Value Economy. I know that Angela will bring incredible insight and energy to this role and I am looking forward to working with her in a spirit of radical collaboration.’’

Halliday commented: “Our purpose has always been to contribute positively to those communities in which we live and work, through every interaction. Sodexo is proud to stand with partners across all sectors who believe that purpose-driven business is good business. Social value is mission critical — it is time to go deeper, further, and most importantly, together.

“I am honoured to have been voted in as the new co-chair of the National Social Value Taskforce. I am looking forward to working with my Co-Chair Guy Battle; together, we are committed to driving the movement forward, connecting organisations, government, and industry to make social value a shared mission, not a side project.”

The National Social Value Taskforce was formed in February 2016 by the Local Government Association’s National Advisory Group and Social Value Portal to support local government procurement and to create a best practice framework for the integration of the Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012 into UK public-sector commissioning and procurement. Working with Social Value Portal, the Taskforce developed the Social Value TOM System™ (Themes, Outcomes and Measures) to provide a standardised way to measure social value.