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It's always great to hear from our #RetrofitCredits Housing providers about how the scheme has supported them in their retrofit works and the impact this has on their residents. We spoke to Jason MacCormick, Director of Sustainability at Saffron Housing about their experience with the Retrofit Credits initiative as a provider. "For other housing providers, it's a no-brainer. HACT provides excellent tools and portals to make the process straight forward" Read the full case study here:

📢 Fuel Poverty Awareness Day has been and gone but residents continue to need your support throughout winter. 📏 Measuring the improvement of individual wellbeing from financial inclusion - such as outcomes like being able to heat your home - can demonstrate how valuable support like fuel vouchers are to residents. You can do this with our UK Social Value Bank outcomes. Get in touch to find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3TxgZeN

The next event in our 'Let's Talk Social Value' webinar series will be taking place on 16th January and will be exploring the importance of social value audit and certification and the assurance around your measurement. Our Head of Services Frances Harkin will explain what is means to your organisation , what's involved in audit and certification and answer your questions so you can finish the end of the financial year with confidence in the impact you are driving and communicating to your stakeholders. Register here: https://buff.ly/4fcjgUq

🗣 “This is an area that confuses and perplexes people. It is a subject where many feel out of their depth, and where technical skills are not widespread or always valued. But it is time to grasp the nettle.” Issue 75 of the Campbell Tickell CT brief is out, and in it, you can find an article written by our Chief Executive Andrew van Doorn OBE on the pressing need for data standards in the housing sector. You can read the full article here 👉 https://buff.ly/3ZLtLtC Learn more about HACT's UK Housing Data Standards here 👉https://buff.ly/3BdbtYT

You may have seen our latest research publication: "Community benefits: A framework to capture the impact of community space" which details findings of a collaborative research project and development of a framework to capture the impact of community spaces. We've had an incredible amount of interest from organisations across the sector and beyond - and as such will be hosting a session in the new year to help you to better understanding how you can put the learnings from the report into practice. Join us to learn more about the report, recommendations and how you can capture the impact of your own community spaces. 🗓️ Thursday 23rd January 🕙 10am 👉 https://buff.ly/49sp1wc

If you are a social housing provider, spare just 30 minutes tomorrow morning to learn more about how measuring your social value can help deliver a meaningful impact for your communities. Join us at 10am tomorrow, register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_nmVrcC https://lnkd.in/edTDzqcX

📢 HACT's next Green Skills Network meeting will be taking place on Monday, 9th December, at 13:00. This session will be chaired by Dave Bussey from Clarion Futures and feature guest speaker David Pierpoint, Founder and Chief Executive of The Retrofit Academy . David will share insights into The Retrofit Academy’s work, including: ✅ The Academy’s role in training over 8,000 retrofit professionals since 2019 ✅ Training opportunities and their impact ✅ How we can support those furthest from the employment market into retrofit training and jobs ✅ Exciting initiatives and developments in retrofit skills This is an excellent opportunity to hear from a leading voice in the retrofit sector, ask your questions, and gain valuable insights into the future of green skills. 👉 Don’t miss out – register your interest here https://buff.ly/3B458Pb #GreenSkills #RetrofitCredits #Decarbonisation #SocialHousing #NetZero

🗣 "For other housing providers, it’s a no-brainer. HACT provides excellent tools and portals to make the process straightforward." Another glowing review of our award-winning Retrofit Credits programme ✨ We spoke to Jason MacCormick, Director of Sustainability at Saffron Housing Trust Limited about their journey as a provider. Read and download the full case study here 👉 https://buff.ly/4fHVq4b #RetrofitCredits #UnlockNetZero

What a fantastic day at HOMES UK and Unlock Net Zero Live yesterday, we are ready for day 2! Yesterday saw HACT's Business Development Director, Matthew Grenier join a panel discussing delivering social value in new developments which was a fantastic and really engaging session. Today you can catch Head of Communities Rebecca Rieley speaking about the future of community investment and Head of Retrofit Credits Antoine Pellet discussing how Retrofit Credits can play a part in long-term strategies for a carbon-free future. Our team are also at stand H411 for any questions or to have a chat about the impact you are delivering. See you soon!

HOMES UK and Unlock Net Zero Live are in full flow with Antoine Pellet speaking at Unlock Net Zero Live about "Optimising the funding mix". You can catch Matthew Grenier speaking later today as well as Antoine and Rebecca Rieley speaking tomorrow. You can also meet our team at our stand H411 to ask us your questions, chat more about the sessions or how we can support you with social value, community investment, decarbonisation and more.