A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 2 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #sustainability #socialvalue #community #socialimpact #youth #nonprofit Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). In the second episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Matt Richardson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-richardson-9b156183/?originalSubdomain=uk], Social Value Lead, Growth Company [https://www.growthco.uk/], and Chair, Greater Manchester Social Value Network [https://gmsvn.org.uk/] about helping businesses create social value for the community & their employees. He talks about how social value for the community can be created by bringing organisations together to leverage changes for the better of residents within the region. Matt also talks about his passion for supporting the youth with career opportunities and co-designing an impactful careers curriculum through his volunteering work with schools in Greater Manchester. Did you know: Many businesses use different terms to talk about social impact which can be confusing. Social value, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) are some of them. Matt suggests using simpler language such as being more socially responsible through daily activities. Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: 00:03:18 sharing his passion for supporting the community 00:03:44 explaining social value 00:06:03 Greater Manchester Social Value Network 00:07:06 his work with young people 00:12:18 some of the challenges he had to overcome 00:18:08 advice for people looking to start something similar Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk [http://www.meetthemancunian.co.uk/]