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Now or Never review 2023

Now or Never: 2023 Sustainability Review

Now or Never: 2023 Sustainability Review

Our achievements in 2023

Welcome to our 2023 review. This publication shows the progress we made last year against the ambitions laid out in Now or Never, our sustainability strategy to 2030.

Welcome to our Now or Never review of 2023

Rick Willmott, executive chairman

It's time to double-down, not kick the can down the road.

Julia Barrett, chief sustainability and compliance officer
Now or Never. Our decisive decade.
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See our progress in 2023

2023 Highlights

£577m
Social return on investment recorded for live projects
Carbon neutral
For the 11th year running
48%
Reduction in absolute carbon emissions since 2018
£2.3m
invested in the skills of our people
12,922 
hours of staff time invested in community activities
57%
reduction in construction waste from our 2012 baseline

Performance by Now or Never theme

This section provides an update on our 2023 performance against the ambitions and targets set out in Now Or Never. Our decisive decade and a comprehensive update on other areas of the business.

Brilliant Buildings

We will construct and refurbish buildings fit for current and future generations.
Building Lives

We create opportunities and social mobility for people and businesses in our communities.
Better Planet

We will create a better planet for future generations by putting the climate, biodiversity and resources crises at the heart of the way we do business.
How we do business

We uphold our values in every part of our business.
Verifications, accreditations and partnerships

We collect, monitor and report data on our performance, engaging with specialist partner organisations to check that we are achieving the high standards we set ourselves
Risks and Opportunities
Addressing risk early creates opportunities for us to improve. Click here to download our risks and opportunities matrix.

Recognition