Our Social Impact - Acclaro Advisory

As a knowledge-based provider, and an organisation that lives by our values, we work to achieve a low carbon footprint and strong social ethic for our own operations. The greatest benefit that we provide is that offered to the communities we work in, the customers we provide services to and also the wider profession. Understanding and being able to quantify this value is inherently difficult as it involves placing a numerical value on a subjective activity. Just because it is difficult doesn’t mean it won’t have profound impacts. Being able to better understand how we can contribute for our communities and customers will help drive engagement from both sides of the equation.

Volunteering: All staff are entitled to two paid volunteering days per year and are encouraged to use a least one of these in the local Wokingham area. Volunteering days are reported as one of Acclaro’s Social Value KPIs.

Boards and Committees: Acclaro embraces the opportunity to join boards and committees that are working to improve social and environmental outcomes, both in its industry and in its local area. Some examples of boards and committees we’re involved with include:

Thames Valley Berkshire LEP – Decarbonisation lead on the board (Tracey Rawling Church) plus chair of the Net Zero Task Force (Sunil Shah)
Reading Climate Change Partnership – co-chair (Tracey Rawling Church)
Connect Reading – trustee (Tracey Rawling Church)
Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management – committee member (Sunil Shah)
EIC/ACE – Advisory Board Member (Sunil Shah)
UKGBC – Working group for Renewable energy procurement and offsetting guidance

Wokingham Communities Vision: As proud partners of Wokingham Communities Vision, we have been involved from the outset, helping to shape a shared vision for the future of the borough. Through our ongoing commitments and pledges, we continue to work alongside local organisations to deliver meaningful social value and help create a thriving, resilient community.

Low-cost/not for profit work: We support industry best practice by offering preferential rates for projects that advance standards of ESG performance. The Sustainable Facilities Management Index, Acclaro’s flagship project which drives best practice in sustainable FM, is run on a not-for-profit basis.

Workplace opportunities: We offer paid placement years for undergraduates in relevant disciplines, with market-rate salaries and full company benefits. We have also hosted a work experience placement for a local sixth form student and, most recently, provided a paid summer internship for a second year student from the University of Reading.

Workplace wellbeing: We have trained around a quarter of our staff as Mental Health First Aiders and offered all others the opportunity to undertake Mental Health Awareness training.