Our social purpose
BCorp Certification
31ten successfully achieved B Corp Certification in 2023, joining a global network of companies recognised by B Lab as meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance and accountability. This milestone recognises the ethical and sustainable practices we’ve built into how we work.
Since certification, we’ve continued to strengthen our commitment to delivering meaningful, values-led impact for both people and places. We’ve embedded the B Impact Assessment into our Business Plan, setting measurable goals and targets, and established an ESG Working Group to drive continuous improvement and ensure that our work delivers measurable impact.
Being part of the B Corp community is an important marker of our commitment to using business as a force for good, and it gives us a framework to regularly review, challenge and strengthen the way we work with, and impact, our clients, communities and the environment.
Looking ahead, we’ll continue to develop our B Corp commitments, taking further steps to reduce our environmental impact, while ensuring our workplace enables learning, growth, and a sense that everyone is valued.
Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)
At 31ten, we measure our success not only by financial performance, but by the positive impact we create in society. Our goal is to embed social value into every project we deliver, that supports local economies and benefits the broader community.
We’ve set clear priorities, including growing our charitable giving and community engagement, expanding the range and impact of our social value activities, and improving our performance in the Customer and Community impact areas specifically. We’re also aligning our ESG delivery with the priorities of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, ensuring coordinated action and meaningful contributions across the organisation.
Alongside supporting local government and public service transformation, we’ve contributed through charitable donations to organisations addressing real community needs.
Social value for our customers
Social value is central to how we work with clients.
As a public sector-focused consultancy, we strive to go beyond the technical delivery of a project to ensure our work creates lasting impact for the places and communities we serve.
We’re committed to continuously improving how we support our customers, tracking our progress and setting targeted goals to increase our impact in this area year on year.
We also work directly with clients to strengthen their own social value capability. This includes helping to design and embed social value tracking and management frameworks, so that commitments made through procurement and delivery translate into evidenced, measurable outcomes rather than one-off pledges, and helping them develop their own higher-impact social value contributions.
Our charity partners
We support a wide range of charities, chosen by our people and reflecting the causes that matter most to them.
Over the past year, our team has raised funds and given time for organisations including Shelter, Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Blood Cancer UK, Bankuet Food Bank, Blythe House Hospice and Evidence Action.
We’ve also set up payroll giving, making it easier for our people to support the causes they care about directly through their pay.
Beyond fundraising, we invest time and expertise, including pro bono work, most recently for the Art Academy and the WONDER Foundation. We also offer internships and mentoring to make sure our support has a genuine and lasting impact.
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