Corporate Social
Responsibility
Report
Towcester
2025
Social Value Report | Towcester 2025
SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Target
Delivered to date
22.25%
0%
* UK National Average 2021 = 19.55%
PROJECT SOCIAL VALUE PERFORMANCE
TARGET
ACTUAL
Committed
Delivered
£414
£78,177
JOBS
JOBS
£1,575,552
£1,338,222
GROWTH
GROWTH
£1,000
£16,156
SOCIAL
SOCIAL
£1,587,417
£10,451
£14,640
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
PROJECT SOCIAL VALUE HIGHLIGHTS
* MSMEs - Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprises; VCSEs - Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprises
Social Value Report | Towcester
PROJECT SOCIAL VALUE PERFORMANCE TO DATE
JOBS: Promoting Local Skills and Employment
Outcome
Measure
Target
More local people in
employment
Number of full time equivalent local
employees hired
2
Number of employee hours spent on
local school and college visits
35
Number of weeks employee
upskilling delivered on the project as
part of apprenticeships
30
Improved skills
Actual
Performance
Actual
Performance
GROWTH: Supporting Growth of Responsible Regional Businesses
Outcome
More opportunities
for local MSMEs and
VCSEs*
Improved staff
wellbeing and mental
health
Reducing inequalities
Measure
Target
Total amount spent with VCSEs
within our supply chain
£1,000
Total amount spent in local supply
chain through the project
£250,000
Total amount spent through project
with local MSMEs
£1,016,671
Percentage of overall spend within
local economy
35%
No. of employees on the contract
that have been provided access to
multidimensional wellbeing
programmes
5
Mental health campaigns for
employees on the project to create
community of acceptance and
remove stigma around mental health
£2500
Equality, diversity and inclusion
training provided for workforce
£2000
Percentage of employees on the
project paid at least the Real Living
Wage
100%
* MSMEs - Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprises; VCSEs
- Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprises
Social Value Report | Towcester 2025
SOCIAL: Healthier, Safer and More Resilient Communities
Outcome
More work within
the community
Measure
Target
Actual
Performance
Donations or in-kind contributions to
local community projects
£10,000
No. of hours volunteering time
provided to support local community
projects
250
Target
Actual
Performance
ENVIRONMENT: Decarbonising and Safeguarding our World
Outcome
Measure
Carbon emissions are
reduced
Independently verified Carbon
Certification achieved via
PlanetMark
Air pollution is
reduced
Car miles saved on the project as a
result of a green transport
programme
150,000
Percentage of waste diverted from
landfill
90%
Tonnes of waste diverted from
landfill above 90% BREEAM
benchmark
15
Resource efficiency
and circular economy
solutions
CSR ACTIVITIES
Carbon Footprint Report | Towcester 2025
PROJECT CARBON FOOTPRINT TO DATE
Carbon
Scope
Unit
Quantity
tCO2e
Electricity (location based)
2
kWh
40,148.00
7.6766
Site fuel
1
litres
7,778.00
21.0006
Natural gas
1
kWh
42,427.00
7.6368
Transmission and distribution losses
3
kWh
40,148.00
0.7102
Paper Primary Content
3
sheets
19,980.00
0.0916
Transportation and distribution of products
purchased – Tier 1 Suppliers
3
tonnes
230.86
2.0858
Car Travel
3
Miles
53,442.88
15.9523
Rail Travel
3
passenger
km
0
0.0000
Hotel Stays
3
room/night
17
0.1768
Non-Recyclable Waste
3
tonnes
0.00
0.0000
Waste Diverted from Landfill
3
tonnes
291.72
2.6132
Water Supply
3
m3
0
0
Water Treatment
3
m3
0
0
Emission Source
BUILDINGS
PROCUREMENT
BUSINESS TRAVEL
WASTE
WATER
TOTAL PROJECT CARBON FOOTPRINT TO
DATE (tCO2e):
57.94
0
