Summary of Experience in Social Accounting and Audit

REAP have worked with Community Business Scotland Network to facilitate and deliver social audit training to three clusters of organisations in the North East of Scotland. The first cluster started in 2000 and included 8 organisations (including REAP), the second cluster started in 2002 and included 7 organisations and the third cluster which started in 2003 includes 7 organisations.

During this time REAP have produced threesets of social accounts, which has helped to shape the type of training and support offered to participants in our cluster groups based on our actual experiences of carrying out the process.  REAP's most recent set of Social Accounts received a joint commendation for SME reporting (along with Traidcraft) from ACCA in 2008.

Rod Lovie has chaired an audit panel for a local transport project and has written social accounts for clients.  It is REAPs intention to develop local capacity in social accounting.

Personal Interests etc

Rod is currently the REAP Project Manager specialising in environmental matters with previous experience of working in the public, voluntary and academic sectors.   Working for REAP he has developed outreach work with an emphasis on environmental work within a community development framework and supported volunteer groups involved in local environmental projects.  Rod's consultancy work has included creating an Environmental Strategy for the local Community Planning Partnership and an economic impact study on a local paths network.  Rod is currently also a lecturer for the UHI and has a MA (Hons) in Countryside and Environmental Management.