The SVLG is thrilled to host its third annual Social Value Supply-Chain Awards, celebrating supply-chain partners who have shown a deep commitment to social value by delivering impactful projects, contributing resources, and creating opportunities within local communities. This year’s awards ceremony will be held at the National Gallery on Thursday 27 November (invite only).
These awards are a key part of the SVLG’s Social Value Week, which runs from Monday, 24 November to Friday 28 November. Throughout the week, SVLG member organisations, supply-chain partners, and other social value advocates will take to social media, sharing posts and features to highlight the benefits and importance of social value.
What sets these awards apart is the nomination process: unlike most awards, supply-chain partners cannot nominate themselves. Instead, SVLG members – the social value leads in their respective organisations – use performance data and personal experience to nominate supply-chain partners for each category, adhering to a clear set of nomination guidelines.
An evaluation panel of resident representatives and trustees from strategic committees and boards from SVLG organisation will conduct a ‘blind’ review, scoring nominations to determine the winners and runners-up in each category.
The 2025 award categories are:
| Best Social Value Collaboration | Two or more supply-chain organisations that have worked in partnership to deliver significant social value outcomes that have made a real difference |
| Best Sustainability Initiative | A supply-chain partner led project which achieved significant sustainability outcomes and made a real difference |
| Best Employment & Training Initiative | A supply-chain partner led project which achieved significant employment & training outcomes and made a real difference |
| Best Innovation Initiative | A supply-chain partner led project which shows an innovative approach that yields better/more outcomes, results in hard-to-reach communities, etc. |
| Honorary Social Value Advocate Award | A social value advocate (not supply-chain partner) who goes above and beyond to embed best practice and promote social value excellence across their organisation. |
| Best Social Value Leader | An individual social value lead in a supply-chain partner organisation who goes above and beyond. |
| Excellence Award - Best Social Value Champion | A supply-chain partner that has a strong social value offer and which continually exceeds their social value obligations. |