Our 2018 achievements
- Achieved Level 2 of the Carbon Trust’s Supply Chain Standard
- Average Considerate Constructors Scheme across all projects was 14% higher than the industry average
We have robust systems in place to challenge and drive our performance, and make sure that what we report is honest and accurate.
Our 2018 achievements
Independent verification
We have commissioned Bureau Veritas UK to verify our sustainability performance against our Key Performance Indicators. Read our 2019 Bureau Veritas statement here.
Considerate Constructors Scheme
We are Partner members of the Considerate Constructors Scheme and register all our eligible sites. Contractors signing up to the scheme agree to abide by its voluntary Code of Considerate Practice, which covers site appearance, community engagement, safety, care for the environment and care for the workforce.
Our average Considerate Constructors Scheme across all projects was 41.39/50 – 14% higher than the industry average.
Considerate Constructors Scheme Score – average marks out of 50 across all projects
|
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
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Willmott Dixon Considerate Constructors average |
38.71 |
39.87
|
40.29
|
40.58 |
41.26 |
41.39 |
|
Industry Considerate Constructors average |
35.16
|
35.51
|
35.59
|
36.00 |
36.12 |
36.24 |
Carbon Trust Standard
We are one of the only contractors to hold The Carbon Trust Standard. Companies which achieve the Standard must show continuous improvement over a three year period. We were recertified in 2019.
Carbon Trust certification
In 2018 we continued our pioneering work on The Carbon Trust’s Supply Chain Standard – for companies managing emissions from their supply chain – and achieved Level 2.
We did this by using the knowledge we’d gained as a holder of the Carbon Trust Standard to produce a carbon footprint for two of our highest-impact supply chain partners – and showing them how they could make energy and cost savings of around 30%.
Project sustainability
We drive sustainability on our projects via our 10 Point Plan – a framework with 10 key sustainability criteria, including carbon, waste, community investment and biodiversity.
The plan sets project-level goals and targets, which get harder year on year, and which are widely considered to be among the most challenging in the industry.
Projects completing in 2018 were required to achieve at least 6 out of the 10 points and and 65% of our projects achieved their target. Every year we set more challenging targets for our projects – projects starting in 2018 must achieve at least 7 out of 10 points and in 2019, they must achieve 8 out of 10. Further analysis and discussions are now underway, to help us understand what we can do to improve in 2019.
Average 10 Point Plan score across all projects, out of 10
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
4.7 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
Investors in People
Both our Construction and Interiors businesses hold the Gold Investors in People accreditation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer
We are an approved Disability Confident employer, and are able to use the badge on our communications. We continue to be a member of the Business Disability Forum.
RICS inclusive employer
We are signatories to the RICS inclusive employer scheme. This means that we have committed to drive behaviour change, and to look carefully at our employment practices, to ensure that we place inclusivity at the heart of what we do.