Empowering minds, enriching futures

Working with HEART Academies Trust to support the reduction of negative impact for future generations is a real privilege. The focus on ensuring positive and sustainable impact on the services we provide aligns with the Value Match belief that procurement must be a lever for the change we want to experience. By incorporating a focus on significantly improving societal impact into our approach, and working collaboratively across sectors at scale, we can accelerate that positive impact for customers, suppliers and stakeholders.

In 2021, as we navigated our way through the Covid pandemic, HEART Academies Trust (HEART) took time to reflect on the vision, values and aspirations that guide our work. To deliver our mission we felt it necessary to look beyond our traditional role. If the purpose of education is to prepare and equip children and young people with the knowledge and skills they need to contribute to a thriving society, we agreed HEART must ensure that how we operate is consistent with building a healthier, more sustainable, future. The development of our partnership with Value Match is an important part of our new way of working. Working together we want to ensure everything we buy and every supplier we work with makes a positive contribution to both people and to the planet.