The Wales Co-operative Centre's Podcast

How to Kick Start Your Social Value Journey

Hosted by Sian Lloyd, Wales Co-operative Centres’ first podcast explores the meaning of social value with Adam Cox, Sophie Howe and Jen Gillies Pemberton. They delve into what social value varies for different businesses and look at how every sector can work towards The Future Generations Well-being Act and create a more prosperous Wales. This podcast will give you some take aways so you can kick start social value changes in your business.

Changing Lives through Construction and Social Value

In the second of the series, the focus is on how construction sector embeds social value into its operations. Mike Little from Morgan Sindall and Adam Cox, Wales Co-operative Centre discuss how social value goes beyond winning contracts. Hosted by Sian Lloyd, the podcast unfolds how we can learn from the sector and how an organisation can understand a community on a granular level to make a social difference.

The Can Do Approach to Social Value in Housing

The Wales Co-operative Centres’ third podcast on social value invited Keith Edwards, Can Do Approach, Emma Hammonds and Dusi Thomas form Bronafon Housing Association to delve into the ‘Can Do’ approach to social value in social housing. Hosted by Sian Lloyd, this podcast offers a perfect example of how social value is applied in social housing which can inspire others.

The Power of Social Value within Procurement

Hosted by Sian Lloyd, the Wales Co-operative Centre invited Jayne Lynch, Cardiff University and Antonia Jennings, CLES to discuss how organisations spend money matters and has a direct impact on our communities. The podcast highlights that social value goes beyond procurement and organisations have the power to contribute to community wealth building.

Social Value in the World of Social Care

The final podcast in the series talks about the role social value plays in social care. Guests joining Sian Lloyd in Episode Five include Donna Coyle – Project Manager at the Wales Co-operative Centre and Keri Llewellyn – Managing Director at All Care. This podcasts takes you on a social value journey and highlights how independent providers are offering value at local level, all the time.

Care to Co-operate episode 3

This podcast series charts a project to encourage care commissioners to think about how they can deliver care services which promote wellbeing for citizens and communities, and long term sustainability for care and wellbeing services. In episode 3, Donna explains how crisp packets are at the centre of an innovative care service being piloted in Pembrokeshire.

Firestarter Wales - Maximising Social Value

This podcast has been specially recorded for the Firestarter Wales festival. It explores the changes that public spending can bring to our communities and society, the opportunities for social businesses in the delivery of public services, and the innovative practices taking place across Wales to maximise social value.

Featuring Rhian Edwards, Commercial Director, Wales Co-operative Centre; Michelle Reid, Chief Executive, Merthyr Valleys Homes; Louise Watkins, Transport for Wales; Beverley Downes, Marketing & Communications Director, Development Bank Wales; hosted by Catherine Evans, Policy and Communications Manager at the Wales Co-operative Centre

Firestarter Wales - Start Something Good

Entrepreneurship often focuses on wealth creation as well as risk taking and innovation. But many entrepreneurs combine social aims with running sustainable and growing businesses. As we enter a new decade, the podcast looks at how we can encourage a new generation of entrepreneurs to put ‘profit for good’ at the heart of their business model.

Featuring Dr Anthony Samuel, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff Business School; Martin Downes, Social Entrepreneurship Officer, Social Business Wales at the Wales Co-operative Centre; Kelly Davies, award winning Social Entrepreneur; founder of Vi-Ability and co-founder of The Good Wash Company; hosted by Catherine Evans, Policy and Communications Manager at the Wales Co-operative Centre.

Care to Co-operate episode 2

Care to Co-operate episode 1