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Beechcroft’s Blueprint for a Sustainable Future

Our Values

Location, quality and materials. These values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique blend of qualities found at Beechcroft developments.

Customer focus is deeply embedded into our mindset, driving us to deliver on time, on cost and on quality. We partner with our customers to satisfy their needs and deliver benefits through our invaluable experience to come up with the finest retirement housing solutions.

We understand that each of us has an impact on customer relations through the work we do, which is why we always act with integrity and to the highest professional standards.

Our sustainability promise

At the end of 2024, we published our first sustainability statement outlining our approach and commitment to sustainable performance.

As part of our ongoing commitment to our ESG policy, we have reviewed our Key Performance Indicators to ensure that we are achieving, or are on our way to achieving, time-related environmental, social and governance goals. We are delighted to share our updates as below:

Environment

  • All new sites under construction are adhering to new regulations to reduce carbon emissions from energy use inside our homes
  • In line with our intention to achieve at least a B rated EPC from 2025, some homes are already achieving an A rated energy performance certificate
  • All new planning proposals achieve at least 10% biodiversity gain, on or off site. The majority of our schemes go further and we are regularly targeting 20% as well as fully mitigating any impact on protected/priority specices.

Resources

  • Over 99% of our waste is being saved from landfill. 

  • We have already reduced our water consumption on construction sites and are prioritising, monitoring and tracking water use, implementing water saving devices and educating staff.  

  • 100% of our timber is ethically sourced and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and the Programme of Endorsement of Forest Certification. 

  • All our new homes are fitted with 50% recycled uPVC windows where we have approval to do so.

Communities

  • Our current average score in the Considerate Constructors Scheme across all sites, year to date, is "Excellent" which is above our  target of "Very Good"

  • We are making progress towards our goal of achieving at least 90% in the ‘Great Places to Work’ Index. 

  • We are currently focusing on increasing our charitable contributions to local causes.

  • We are working on baselining our residents' happiness score going forward but have found that 100% of new owners surveyed over the last 12 months have confirmed they would recommend Beechcroft.

Safety

  • Where appropriate, all new homes are being designed, constructed and finished to Beechcroft’s Healthihouse standards, conducive to good health. 

  • All our suppliers and contractors have received a copy of our ESG policy and we are only working with those who have signed up to this.

Transforming our business

  • By the end of 2024, we published our first sustainability statement outlining our approach and commitment to sustainable performance and we are continually reviewing our governance framework to assess our approach to sustainability.

  • Staff training is being implemented to ensure our employees are kept up to date.

ESG Governance

This report marks our first public statement on our approach to sustainability, and over time we will evolve our approach to reporting on the progress against our sustainability goals, targets and KPIs.

Would you like to find out more?

Download Beechcroft's full ESG report

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