Social AccountingSocial AccountingSnapshotSnapshot

Proving worth and improving performance

Social enterprise for a sustainable Wales 28th April 2010

Aim 1 – how is SD Aim 1 – how is SD relevant to SE’s in relevant to SE’s in Wales?Wales?

• Welsh statutory remit for sustainability

• Welsh Ministers duty - section 79 of Government of Wales Act 2006

• One Wales: One Planet (SD Scheme for Wales)

Aim 2 – how can Welsh Aim 2 – how can Welsh SE’s SE’s promote/contribute?promote/contribute?

• Sustainable production• Sustainable consumption• Sustainable procurement• New Waste Strategy: Toward Zero WasteHigh RecyclingReuseWaste prevention

Enhance social, Enhance social, economic and economic and environmental environmental wellbeingwellbeing• How do we deliver sustainability?• How do we prove we have delivered?• How do we present this proof of

performance?• How do we evidence this presentation?• Report, account, monitor, measure• Need for consistent transferable

process• Social Accounting

Social Accounting 1Social Accounting 1

•Step 1 = Planning

•Step 2 = Accounting

•Step 3 = Report and Verify

Step 1 - PlanningStep 1 - Planning

•Vision•Mission statement•Values•Objectives•Activities•Stakeholder mapping

Step 2 - AccountingStep 2 - Accounting

•Scope• Indicators•Social Accounting Plan•Data collection•Consult stakeholders•Analyse

Step 3 – Report and Step 3 – Report and VerifyVerify

• Produce Social Accounts Report• Performance - social,

environmental, economic impacts• Key aspects• Compliance• Action plan• Verification• Dissemination

Thank youThank you

Phil Marks - CylchPhil Marks - Cylch01656 785 38401656 785 384

Mobile 0796 893 8309Mobile 0796 893 8309 phil.marks@cylch.org.uk phil.marks@cylch.org.uk

Workshop - morningWorkshop - morning

• Table 1

List core values

• Table 2

List key social outcomes

Workshop - afternoonWorkshop - afternoon• Table 1 – core values

Suggest how performance could be measured

• Table 2 – social outcomes

Suggest performance indicators to be used