Sodexo’s director of social impact, Angela Halliday, has urged UK businesses to unlock the untapped potential of prison leavers by offering meaningful employment opportunities. Speaking on the Let’s Talk Social Value podcast, Halliday revealed that over 100 ex-offenders joined Sodexo’s workforce last year, supported by a guaranteed interview scheme.

Social value has long been a crucial element of public sector procurement, but a podcast has now heard how its role is increasing in importance, adding that the private sector is catching up on the trend too.

Two members of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) UK social value working group, which is part of the 3,000 UK Chapter, appeared on Let’s Talk Social Value, a podcast hosted by leading social value agency Samtaler.