About Corporate Social Responsibility

Vision for Corporate Responsibility (CR) 

Our aim is to be the homebuilder of choice. Our vision for corporate social responsibility is to create sustainable communities of high quality homes where people can have a better quality of life without compromising the quality of life of others or future generations. We seek to enhance the built environment and create value for society and our stakeholders.


Values - Our CR values are:

Integrity - honesty, transparency and disclosure in everything we do. We pursue the highest standards of corporate governance.

Respect - we respect all our stakeholders and earn their confidence through engagement and by accepting accountability for our activities.

Commitment - our commitment is to all of our stakeholders, both now and in the future. Our focus is increasingly on the sustainability of our operations and particularly the sustainability of the homes we build. We are passionate to be the best.

Delivery - quite simply, getting things done. Doing what it takes to deliver the highest possible standards of governance and service to our customers.

There are a number of CR issues that are material to our business. They are:

• Sustainable development – long-term impacts arising from the communities that we help to develop, including energy efficiency of buildings, transport, meeting social and economic needs, urban regeneration and redevelopment of brownfield land;
• Health and safety – a top priority for the development industry, as construction continues to be viewed as one of the highest risk occupations for workplace accidents;
• Environmental impacts – managing development activities in order to minimise the risk of pollution, waste and nuisance to neighbours;
• Employees – respecting the rights and diversity of employees, providing good conditions of work and equal opportunities, improving employee satisfaction and, through training and development, enhancing the intellectual capital of the company;
• Ethics – encouraging high standards of professionalism throughout the company and providing a framework to manage the risk of unethical behaviour;
• Relationships with customers – anticipating and satisfying customer needs and providing a high quality of customer service;
• Suppliers and partners – treating suppliers fairly and delivering enhanced value and environmental and social improvements in partnership with them;
• Community involvement – charitable giving, support for and active engagement with local communities through volunteering and other programmes – being a good neighbour;
• Engagement with communities, investors and other groups – listening and engaging with local communities and responding positively to requests for information and more in-depth engagement with a wide range of stakeholders.