Playing our part in reversing climate change and resource consumption, protecting the environment for future generations to come.
As a socially responsible and ethical partnership we provide roadmaps for our clients to decarbonise the built environment that represents 40% of all global emissions.
Our first Sustainability Strategy & Action Plan (SSAP) aligned with 12 UN-Sustainable Development Goals and we became carbon neutral in September 2020. Our next SSAP is currently being developed. Our ‘Whole Life’
approach is based around the circular economy of the built
environment with each service headed by a Centre of Excellence covering R&D, training and best-practice. Involvement in all aspects of the building life cycle positively influences the sustainability of our clients’ assets for the long term.
We are committed to making a positive social and environmental impact by being:
- Signed up to the UN Global Compact (UNGC) 10 Principles
- Signatories of the World Green Building Council Net Zero Carbon commitment
- Involved in the UN Global Compact - ‘SDG Advocacy’ and ‘Reporting’ Working Groups
- Members of the UK Green Building Council
- Members of the Camden Climate Alliance (CCA) maintaining ‘Team Green’ and ‘Carbon Champion’ Marks of Achievement year on year.
- Signatories to both the UK BSE Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency and RetroFirst
- Transparent disclosure of our sustainability/environmental data through our ESG report, EcoVadis & CDP.
Through these activities, we are setting new priorities and developing better ways of working, improving the sharing of information and best practice, all with the aim of achieving net zero carbon by 2030 in support of the Government’s 2050 net zero target.
See our Carbon Reduction plan here.
Our adoption of the 1.5 deg C science-based targets have led us to become a forerunner in the ‘Race to Zero’ with real action across our operations and supply chain. We are registered members through the Business Ambition for 1.5C initiative, joining a broad coalition of businesses and organisations to address the climate emergency.
As co-authors of the Climate Emergency Design Guide produced by the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI), we contributed to setting guidelines for the industry on whole-life net zero carbon and bringing this knowledge, experience and thinking to our clients’ journey to net zero.
Our award-winning, exemplar apprenticeship programme grows and develops future leaders whilst addressing social inequalities within a sustainable long-term business model.
As part of our social responsibility drive we work with local communities assisting with projects and initiatives in schools and supporting various charities and sporting projects. This is why we have IiP Platinum, are winners of the IiP Excellence in Social Responsibility Award and hold the Long Service award, one of only a handful in the UK.
