2degrees has teamed up with Sky to launch a brand new online hub where companies and organisations can talk about how best to create value in the communities where they live and work.

The new Social Value Hub is the latest innovative collaboration platform offered by 2degrees, the world’s largest community of 36,000 sustainable business professionals. It will make knowledge-sharing easy and showcase the very best case studies, interviews and news, giving insight into what organisations are doing to create social value.

Sky, Britain and Ireland’s leading home entertainment and communications provider, has been making real progress on understanding the value created by initiatives such as Sky Sports Living for Sport, part of Sky Academy. Now in one third of all secondary schools, it uses sports stars and sports skills to help build confidence and life skills, with results showing improvements in attitudes to learning and self-confidence.

Sharing the learnings of the last decade, Sky will support the 2degrees channel, helping to lead the debate as well as encouraging others to tell their stories about how they are measuring the value they create.

Bella Vuillermoz, Bigger Picture Director, Sky, explained: “We want to work together to push the boundaries of what’s possible in understanding how business delivers value for society.

We’re excited about this hub which creates a platform for businesses, research organisations and social entrepreneurs to share their expertise and experience in tackling what we know is a real challenge.”

Tom Idle, editor in chief, 2degrees added: “Social value has emerged as a key sustainable business challenge among our members – and we wanted to create a new space that really helps organisations get to grips with understanding, measuring and communicating their true value in society.

“Sky has been leading the way in developing true social value in the communities it serves and we’re delighted to be joining forces with them on this exciting new channel for 2degrees. If you’re interested in developing social value, join in.”

James Goodman, Director of Futures, Forum for the Future said: “We’re seeing a real sea change in businesses wanting to understand the value they bring to society. It’s great to see Sky working alongside 2degrees to bring people, ideas and organisations together to do this.”

Social Value is one of many issues addressed by the newly-relaunched 2degrees community which facilitates problem-solving, knowledge-sharing and the accessing of resources and information. These include: Resource Efficiency, Supply Chain, Water Risk, Waste Management, and Strategy and Brand.

The 2degrees community is free to join and is open to all professionals looking to grow their business, be more efficient and save money by being more sustainable.

To join the new Social Value channel, visit the 2degrees platform now,

http://www.2degreesnetwork.com/groups/2degrees-community/channels/social-value

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About 2degrees

The 2degrees Community is the world’s largest online community for professionals wanting to grow their businesses by being more sustainable.

Our membership consists of 35,000 plus professionals who use our online platform to share best practice, access information and solve common business problems together.

We enable members to connect online with peers and those with relevant experience to be inspired and learn from one another, gain insights into the issues, impacts and business benefits of sustainability, and collaborate to solve common problems.

About Sky

Sky is the UK and Ireland’s leading home entertainment and communications company. Around 40% of all homes have a direct relationship with Sky through its range of TV, broadband and home telephony services.

Sky is the UK’s biggest investor in television content, investing more than £2.5 billion a year in channels such as Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Arts, Sky Sports, Sky Movies and Sky News. Around two-thirds of Sky’s content spend is invested in the UK and Sky is the fastest-growing source of investment in original British programmes. More than 30 million people watch Sky content each week.

Alongside its commitment to offering customers a greater choice of high-quality content, Sky is a leading innovator. Customers enjoy total control and flexibility over their favourite TV through Sky+, watch TV on the move through Sky Go, and enjoy the best quality TV experience at home through High Definition and 3D.

Sky distributes its content broadly over several platforms, including satellite, cable, IPTV, mobile and WiFi. NOW TV, Sky’s second consumer brand, builds on the company’s leadership in internet TV. Sky is also the UK's fastest-growing home communications company and favourite ‘triple-play’ provider of TV, broadband and home phone.

Sky believes in making a positive contribution to society, taking responsibility for doing the right thing day-to-day and reaching beyond our business to inspire people to take action. Sky Academy, launched in November 2013, is a ground-breaking set of initiatives to create opportunities for one million young people to help them build skills, experience and self-belief. For more than five years, Sky has partnered with British Cycling, using elite cycling success to encourage millions more people to get on their bikes. And, together with WWF, Sky Rainforest Rescue, is helping to save a billion trees in the Amazon rainforest.

Sky employs 24,000 people, has annual revenues of £7.2 billion and is estimated to support a £5.9 billion contribution to UK GDP.  Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BSY).