Social Value
We positively engage with the defence community to address social issues, creating employment and training opportunities, and also strive to bring social and economic benefits to the local communities we serve.
Our social value commitments include:
- Working with SME’s, Service Partners and Charities combining the strengths of VIVO and local and national organisations to maximise impact.
- Having a target that at least 20% of new recruits have a military connection and to provide a guaranteed interview scheme for Armed Forces leavers.
- Establish a VIVO Apprenticeship Programme to support the employment and development of citizens within the local communities we work
- to provide funding for social value initiatives in the communities where we work.
As part of this, we have a Community Investment Fund and actively encourage applications to this. See below:
Please watch our video of a recent social value initiative we carried out with partners, providing funding and arranging volunteers to spruce up a much-loved community centre used by military families