Social Sustainability Working Group
01/06/2022
The purpose of the Social Sustainability Working Group (SSWG) is to facilitate cross industry collaboration on the social sustainability agenda. This includes social impact, social performance and social value.
"The rail industry is one of the country’s biggest employers and is therefore able to support economic growth. If focused correctly, we have an opportunity to support social mobility and make a positive difference. It is important that we as an industry lead the way, exploiting the direction and guidance from the SSWG."
"SSWG works collaboratively on the social sustainability agenda, making it a positive driving force within industry. We want to maximise outcomes in line with the Sustainable Rail Blueprint areas, ensuring rail is people-centred, at the heart of communities, enhances careers, and supports the economy and sustainable growth."
Scope
The SSWG seeks to:
- Lead on a coherent and clear narrative on social sustainability in rail.
- Lead on the social sustainability elements of the Sustainable Rail Blueprint (SRB).
- Influence policy on social sustainability and rail (procurement, contracting and investment decisions).
- Advance and promote measurement and valuation of social outcomes in rail projects and operations.
- Collate and communicate social sustainability information.
- Identify social sustainability research and development needs and act as steering group for such projects.
- Enable a strategic approach to capacity building (competency, knowledge, and awareness) in social sustainability and social value across the industry.
- Act as subject matter experts on social impact and social value for the industry.
- Facilitate cross-industry networks and activities that encourage collaboration, solve challenges and ensure social value is included in rail projects and operations.
Subgroup
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Modern Slavery Solution Sharing GroupThe Modern Slavery Solution Sharing Group (MSSSG) facilitates cross-industry collaboration in managing modern slavery risks on the railway. The group is accountable to the Social Sustainability Working Group (SSWG).
Membership
The SSWG has members representing these industry stakeholders:
- Infrastructure Manager (Network Rail/TfL)
- Design House or multi-disciplinary consultancies
- Principal Contractors
- Tier 2 contractors or workforce suppliers
- Train operator companies
- Freight operator companies
- Government Representation
- Community Rail/ACORP
- Rail Delivery Group (RDG)
- RSSB
Co-Chairs of committee: Anna Humphries (Network Rail) and Caroline Lee (Volker Rail)
RSSB main representative: Tom Hall
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Committee members
Name Company Representing Status Alana Smith Transport for Wales Government Member Anna Humphries Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Co-Chair Beth Chambers First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member Caroline Lee Volkerrail Limited Infrastructure Contractors Co-Chair Chris Leech Tracis Consultant Member Christopher Cleveland Freightliner Limited Non Passenger Train Operators Member Craig McNally London North Eastern Railway Passenger Train Operators Member Daniel Fox First TransPennine Express Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Danielle Melvin Alstom Passenger Train Operators Member Eleanor Wase
Urban and Mainline
Passenger Train Operators Member Emma Alexander First Rail Holdings Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Erin White Porterbrook Rolling Stock Owners Member Gareth Williams The HSQE Partnership Ltd The HSQE Partnership Ltd Member Graham Mollison SE Trains Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Henry Cawson Arriva Rail London Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member Jessica Lockwood CrossCountry Trains Passenger Train Operators Member Jools Townsend Community Rail Industry Association Member Karen Straw East West Rail Passenger Train Operators
Member Katherine Cox Govia Thameslink Railway Passenger Train Operators Member Kimberley Sweet-Roberts CAF Rolling Stock UK Ltd Rolling Stock Owners Member Martin HefferLeech WSP Consultant Member Martin Wayman First Group Passenger Train Operators Member Matthew Eager Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Megan Roseblade Rail Delivery Group Passenger Train Operators Member Melanie Hockenhull First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member Michael Wilkinson Schneider Electric Schneider Electric Member Mia Benham-Clarke Department for Transport Government Member Nicola Martin First TransPennine Express Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Patrick Ladbury
Govia Thameslink Railway Passenger Train Operators Member Rachael Land Buckingham Group Contracting Limited Infrastructure contractors Member Rachael Wilson London North Eastern Railway Passenger Train Operators Member Rachel Kent Northern Trains Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Roisin Mulvany RSSB RSSB IGM Member Sam Sage HS1 Passenger Train Operators Member Sarah Rial East West Rail Passenger Train Operators Member Shawney Murphy Department For Transport Government Member Shivani Hill
Arriva Rail London Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Shuna Baggaley
Skanska
Infrastructure Contractors Member Sian Lloyd Siemens PLC Suppliers Member Steph Lewin Murphy Group Infrastructure Contractors Member Steve Enright Abellio Transport Group Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Tom Hall RSSB RSSB Member Vicky Clift Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure managers Member
