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Made in Britain, the not-for-profit trade organisation that highlights British-made products, has launched a new Environmental & Social Value (ESV) Certification for UK manufacturing companies.
The Certification is designed to inform UK businesses, specifically SMEs, and promoting the role they play in driving economic growth, environmental responsibility and positive social impact.
Aligned with the UK Government’s latest Social Value Model (2025) and the Procurement Act 2023, the certification offers a commercial benefit open to all 2,200 Made in Britain companies – helping them communicate their impact and unlock a competitive advantage.
John Pearce, CEO of Made in Britain, said: “The ESV Certification offers members a practical, quick and inexpensive way to showcase their social value via a rapid and straightforward assessment. It recognises what companies are doing as part of their day-to-day business operations, without burdening them with having to do and spend more.
“Environmental and Social Value is increasingly central to how the UK buys, builds and grows. Made in Britain companies are already showing exactly the kind of positive impact that buyers, stakeholders and communities want to see – the ESV Certification is simply helping them to showcase this impact and how they’re doing better business for people, planet and place.”
