Episodes
James Banks and Roma Agrawal discuss the definition of Social Value with AECOM's Zac Dixon and Guy Battle from the Social Value Portal. How does Social Value differ from CSR, its impact on the procurement landscape, what 'good' Social Value looks like and the need for a standard method of measurement. Recorded on the 12th March 2019, the day after the UK Government published a consultation on how government should take account of social value in the award of central government...
Published 03/27/19
James Banks discusses the subject of Transport Orientated Development (TOD) with AECOM's Director, Advanced Structures, Mike Pauley and Jonathan Bray, Director of the Urban Transport Group. Recorded in AECOM's London Office, they tackle subjects including; the benefits of TOD, its role in solving the housing crisis, the use of offsite and modular construction, and the challenges we face in implementing such strategies. Transport-oriented development - costing the complexities...
Published 03/13/19
James Banks and Roma Agrawal are joined by Hannah Vickers, Chief Executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering, and Colin Wood, AECOM's Chief Executive, Civil Infrastructure (EMEA). In front of a live audience they discuss AECOM's 2019 Future of Infrastructure report, which asked over 1,000 people in London for their views on the city's infrastructure and their ambitions for its future.
Published 01/28/19
James Banks and Roma Agrawal are joined by key influencers from the world of infrastructure and engineering to discuss how our infrastructure's planned, how it's funded and at times where it's going wrong. Brought to you by global Infrastructure company AECOM.
Published 01/21/19