Social values charters the work placement scheme, she found herself in conversation with a number of departments ranging from the obvious Employment Services to the more obscure, such as Library Services that facilitated the workshops. One great example of projects cutting across local authority departments can be seen in the City of Bath, a tourist destination that attracts 3.3 million visitors annually and 70,000 vehicles a day. Bath and North Somerset Councils work with Videalert offers a great example of how one service provider is meeting the needs of three separate departments traffic management, parking enforcement and clean air zone management. Bath and North Somerset Council has recently installed Videalerts digital video platform, making a wide range of applications possible. Enforcement of bus lanes and bus gates makes travel around the city easier, reducing vehicle pollution levels. The cameras also feed data from the main car parks and park and ride facilities to provide information that assists the councils urban traffic management control. This data can be used to get drivers quickly to the most convenient parking space. The cameras are also linked to mobile automatic number plate recognition vehicles that carry out realtime checks on cars parked in resident parking zones. Cameras will be installed at busy road junctions within its class C Clean Air Zone (CAZ), supporting the councils bid to clean up the citys air. The information gathered will interface with the UK governments national CAZ database for vehicle validation and payment. Councillor Joanna Wright, cabinet member for transport services, said: Bath and North East Somerset Councils partnership with Videalert means digital video systems will work effectively for traffic management, parking enforcement and support the future operation of the clean air zone. This is all part of our work in tackling the climate emergency and promoting the use of sustainable transport. Good behaviour in the private sector It is not just local authorities that are realising the importance of social values when it comes to operations. Damian Baker is managing director of RenEnergy, a renewable energy solutions provider. He says the incorporation of social values into the day-to-day procedures has become something of a default status. Like most private sector organisations, RenEnergy does not have a social values charter, says Baker. However, we do naturally incorporate a number of social values into our operations. We use renewable energy to power and heat our offices, and, earlier this year, we completed an energy efficiency audit to reduce our overall energy consumption and carbon emissions. We also use our expertise as part of Norwich Community Solar: a cooperative that helps set up solar projects for community organisations (such as sports centres). We offer extensive training for staff, and put employees through apprenticeships to upskill. We have a number of working parents on the team, so allow exibility to accommodate their other commitments. As well as being in line with our company principles, these things simply make good business sense. This is a point with which Cooper agrees: It is something we have always done, we just didnt call it social values. And although it takes a lot of hard work remember, as a company working with hundreds of customers, we have a lot of social values charters to adhere to but commercially it is absolutely worth it. The difference is that now, all those good behaviours sit strategically within a policy. We use renewable energy to power and heat our oces, and we use our expertise to help set up solar projects for community organisations Social values at the BPA As our BPA community continues to thrive and grow, our PRIDE values remain at the heart of everything we do. Weve worked hard to develop a working environment where people are valued, leadership is encouraged and everyone can develop their careers. Its about creating the right culture to do our best for members. This is evidenced by our Investors in People Gold Award and 80 per cent of colleagues who believe the BPA is a great place to work. People and Partnerships We are committed to being a good partner with members, suppliers, other stakeholders and each other; based on trust, openness, empathy and collaborative working Respect with Responsibility We treat colleagues, members and stakeholders with mutual respect, recognising the importance of diversity. We are all champions of the BPA and take responsibility for our actions Integrity and Innovation We are honest with others and ourselves and ensure we meet the highest ethical standards in all we do. We actively encourage and embrace innovation Drive and Determination We are relentless in our pursuit of success. We are determined to initiate and make things happen, to deliver excellence Encouraging Excellence We are committed to excellence in everything we do and look to continuously improve our ways of working 18 britishparking.co.uk PN Oct19 pp16-19 Lead Feature.indd 18 23/09/2019 13:49