Independent verification
We have commissioned Bureau Veritas UK to verify our sustainability performance against our Key Performance Indicators. Read our Bureau Veritas statement on our 2020 performance here.
Considerate Constructors Scheme
We are associate members of the Considerate Constructors Scheme and register all 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 2020 average Considerate Constructors Scheme score across all projects was 41.78/50 – 9% higher than industry average.
Considerate Constructors Scheme Score – average marks out of 50 across all projects
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2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
|
Willmott Dixon Considerate Constructors average |
40.29
|
40.58 |
41.26 |
41.39 |
41.46 |
41.78 |
|
Industry Considerate Constructors average |
35.59
|
36.00 |
36.12 |
36.24 |
36.73 |
38.33 |
Our commitment as a Champion of the Construction Logistics Community Safety (CLOCS) was sustained in 2020, with increased monitoring assurance of vehicles in line with the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver Standard.
Carbon Trust Standard
We are a pioneer of The Carbon Trust’s Supply Chain Standard – the world’s only accreditation for companies managing emissions from their supply chain. In 2021, we became one of three companies globally and the first in our sector to achieve Level 3. The accreditation builds on six year's worth of work, supporting our selected Category-A supply chain partners to reduce their emissions.
We remain the only construction contractor to hold The Carbon Trust Standard. Companies which achieve the Standard must achieve an overall score of at least 60% and a repeat of the assessment takes place every two years. We were recertified in 2019 and gained a score of 89%, which was described as best-in-sector.
Project sustainability
We drive sustainability on our projects via our 10 Point Plan. The plan sets project-level goals and targets aligned to our headline ambitions, which are considered to be among the most challenging in the industry.
2020 is the last year that the 10 Point Plan will be used on our projects; in 2021 it will be replaced by commitments in line with Now or Never. Performance dipped slightly in 2020 due to the challenges and demands on site teams due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but remained high at an average of 7.6.
Average 10 Point Plan score across all completed projects; scores out of 10
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2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
5.9 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
Investors in People
In 2020, our Construction business was awarded the Platinum Investors in People accreditation. Our Interiors business holds the Gold accreditation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer
We are an approved Disability Confident employer and 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.
In November, we became an accredited Real Living Wage employer. The Real Living Wage is different to, and higher than, the government minimum.
In 2020, we were awarded the Ministry of Defence (Employer Recognition Scheme) Silver level for our commitment to helping ex-armed forces back into work.
We have been signatories of the Care Leavers Covenant since 2019.