Corporate Social Responsibility

 

Corporate Social Responsibility – the way an organisation makes a difference to people’s lives and invests in the long-term sustainability of communities - lies at the heart of our business. Our purpose is to develop new communities and improve existing ones so they become places where people choose to live – with good quality homes, a range of facilities and the opportunities that people need to prosper.

We recognise that our activities can have an impact on our customers, employees, other stakeholders and the natural environment. We have a responsibility to make sure that everything we do is not only ethical but also benefits the people we work with and the environment. To find out how we do this, download our latest Corporate Social Responsibility report.

Our reporting of key social and environmental issues is informed by our ongoing dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders, including customers, staff, suppliers and community partners.

Our approach to being a responsible business has been recognised through a number of awards we have won. These include Gold Awards for Environmental Sustainability (2007) and Tackling Worklessness (2008) and, more recently, a Housebuilding Innovation Award for our De Montfort University employee degree programme.

Over the last couple of years we have worked with Business in the Community. In 2008 we made our first entry into its Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index which is a well-regarded benchmark for CSR performance. We are proud to have made it into the top 100 with a Bronze Award. This is a significant achievement for us as it puts us among some of the biggest organisations in the UK – the majority of which are global companies.