Making Salford a Better Place through our 10% Better Campaign
Salford 10% Better Campaign
The purpose of the 10% Better in Salford campaign is to address poverty, inequalities and improve the wellbeing and quality of life for residents in Salford through the creation of social value.
In order to be successful the campaign will involve commitment from the many private sector businesses, public sector organisations, as well as voluntary and community groups and social enterprises to embed a social value approach against the 10% Better commitments.
The 10% Better campaign commitments relate to people, planet and prosperity
People: Building Community Spirit
Increasing community strength and resilience through
- More People Volunteering in high quality volunteering opportunities
- More Salford People with good wellbeing
- More people in Salford who are digitally included
Planet: Improving environmental sustainability
Improving the impact of the local environment on people’s wellbeing through
- Less waste, more recycling and re-use
- Less carbon emissions
- More use and care of green and blue spaces
Prosperity: increasing local economic benefit
Increasing the number of quality employment opportunities and reduced poverty for local citizens) through
- More employers paying the Living Wage Foundation ‘Real Living Wage’
- More Salford people who are in employment, education and training
- More purchasing from Salford based companies