Our strategic goals: 2020-2030
Bioregional will show, working with partners, how One Planet Living can be achieved in our homes, communities, businesses, and town centres. We will use practical examples of our work to change policy and practice – both in the UK and internationally through the UN Sustainable Development Goals network, to help avert the climate and ecological emergency and achieve the SDGs by 2030.
We aim to:
Drive exemplary business practice: we will help businesses to measure and reduce their carbon footprints in line with science-based targets, set ambitious strategies that enable sustainable consumption and production, and play an active role in regenerating the natural ecosystems upon which we all depend.
Create sustainable homes and communities: we will support housebuilders, property owners, and local authorities to enable the next generation of net-zero, affordable, biodiversity-positive homes to be built; support local authorities to create and implement net-zero carbon planning policies and sustainable high streets; and work with asset owners to sustainably retrofit homes.
Influence policy and industry practice: we will work with our partners and stakeholder groups, sharing knowledge of the practical and inspiring solutions we have developed with partners to influence government policy and industry practice in the built environment, sustainable production and consumption, and corporate sustainability strategies.
Calling for a better built environment
Building on last year’s campaign that brought together 205 industry leaders, including Good Homes Alliance, LETI and UKGBC, this year we continued to lead calls for an improved Future Homes Standard. We secured a meeting with Baroness Taylor, the new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to discuss our concerns, following up with a letter clarifying our points and requesting a formal response. We offered to support the Government on its target of building 1.5 million new homes, to ensure they are truly sustainable.
We also joined forces with industry leaders to call for the Government to make the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) fit for purpose, to bring England's planning system to a place where it can effectively address the scale and urgency of the climate crisis.
“Climate change is the greatest long-term challenge facing the world today. Addressing climate change is therefore the principal concern for sustainable development.”
- Our joint statement on the NPPF
We used our platform at Futurebuild to amplify our message that in a climate emergency, we need to go further and faster on housing standards, and to highlight some solutions, including building with bio-based and circular materials.
Photo: Chris Maityard
Helping Kingfisher plc redefine sustainable home-improvement retail
For 14 years we have supported leading home-improvement group Kingfisher plc to redefine sustainable home-improvement retail. Our partnership has seen us work extensively with the company and its different brands, from supporting on carbon-reduction targets and strategy, to helping develop more sustainable retail products, enabling thousands of people to live more sustainably in their homes. Key progress in the last year has been:
- Net-zero strategy – we supported the development and monitoring of Kingfisher’s science-based carbon-reduction targets across property and logistics. In 2023-24, Kingfisher reduced its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 66% compared to its baseline year of 2016, significantly outperforming its target of 37.8%.
Reporting – we supported Kingfisher to:
- prepare for the forthcoming Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which mandates companies to disclose their ESG impacts
- report its sustainability performance data to CDP, which aims to promote transparency in environmental reporting. Kingfisher has maintained an impressive CDP Climate Change ranking of A- and a Forests ranking of B, despite increasingly stringent reporting standards
- provide detailed sustainability information to the ESG disclosure platform Ecovadis, and information on workforce practices and issues to the Workforce Disclosure Initiative
Sustainable products – we provided technical support to drive improvements across Kingfisher’s range of more than 100,000 products that are designed for sustainability – either because they are made from more environmentally friendly materials, or because they help people live more sustainably at home:
- A record 53.4% of all products sold (FY 2023-4: 49%) helped Kingfisher’s customers create greener, healthier homes this year and generated more than £6 bn in sales.
- In another record, 63% of Kingfisher own-brand products now come from the Sustainable Home Product range (FY 2023/24: 60%).
- All Kingfisher brands are also demonstrating exemplary performance in sustainable wood sourcing: this year, 98% of wood and paper was sustainably sourced.
Photo: Kingfisher plc
Supporting The Portman Estate on its mission to net zero
The Portman Estate in west London comprises 110 acres of prime commercial, retail, and residential space. After we helped it develop its first Sustainability Action Plan using our One Planet Living framework in 2022, this year we were asked to help the Estate set ambitious carbon-reduction targets to refocus its commitment to decarbonising its buildings and operations.
Building on our previous work to measure the Estate’s carbon footprint, we worked with its sustainability committee to develop a robust set of science-based targets to ensure it reduces its emissions in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement. We modelled different decarbonisation scenarios to give the Estate confidence that its targets were achievable, including reaching net zero by 2045.
We also secured the Estate’s agreement to develop dedicated science-based targets for its rural activities, which include livestock and forests in Buckinghamshire and Hereford. We supported The Portman Estate during the SBTi validation period, which included answering detailed queries on our emissions calculations, and we were delighted when the targets were approved by SBTi in May 2025. We are now developing a revised strategy and action plan for the Estate running to 2028.
Photo: The Portman Estate
A comprehensive carbon footprint analysis for Aldersgate Group
Aldersgate Group is a multi-stakeholder alliance of businesses, NGOs, and professional and academic institutes championing a prosperous, net-zero emissions, environmentally sustainable economy. Bioregional has been an active member for over a decade.
We were commissioned to calculate the carbon footprint of its Secretariat for the financial year 2023/24. Our collaborative approach included:
- Reviewing the Group’s existing emissions assessment
- Providing guidance and templates on data collection
- Engaging directly with the co-working space where Aldersgate Group is located to access critical office utilities data
- Performing emissions calculations following internationally recognised frameworks
- Presenting our assessment results visually, highlighting emissions hotspots and comparing them with the findings of previous assessments
Now equipped with a detailed understanding of its carbon footprint, Aldersgate Group can make more informed decisions on where it should focus its carbon-cutting efforts.
“Bioregional’s rigorous and collaborative approach gave us a robust carbon footprint baseline that we can confidently use to guide our net-zero strategy. Their expertise helped us overcome data challenges and pinpoint emissions hotspots, enabling more informed and effective action. The strength of their methodology meant we chose their assessment as the foundation for our forward-looking sustainability strategy.”
- Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group
Assessing the suitability of recycled plastic as a building material
Kenya and other African countries are experiencing construction booms, with significant environmental impacts. Recycled plastic shows potential as a sustainable building material, but limited safety testing data exists. The non-profit housing organisation Habitat for Humanity asked us to organise and deliver a test programme to assess its safety and suitability.
We engaged Kenyatta and Egerton Universities and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) as key testing partners and identified a set of tests for them to carry out. These included:
- Chemical testing: assessing both the materials being used and the recycled plastic feedstock that might go into the materials, as well as any additives that might leach out
- Fire testing: carrying out standardised tests and additional analysis, including assessing ignitability, smoke toxicity and burning behaviour
- Factory air-quality analysis: to ensure the manufacturing process was safe for workers
- Ageing and weathering testing: simulating the accelerated aging of the materials, given the product types are so new
After analysing the test results with the universities, we presented Habitat with a rich assessment of the safety and suitability of different building products. Some performed better than others in the fire and chemical tests.
Habitat is now able to make informed decisions about using recycled plastic as a sustainable construction material, and about how to choose between different suppliers for its housing projects.
Photo: Habitat for Humanity
A double materiality assessment for Woodland Group
The global supply chain and logistics firm Woodland Group is keen to ensure that its sustainability efforts are targeted to have the greatest impact. This year, it asked us to carry out a double materiality assessment to build a rich understanding of:
- where the Group's operations impact on society and the environment
- the external risks and opportunities that affect the business now, and will do so in the future
Through purposeful stakeholder engagement we developed a materiality matrix for Woodland Group that illustrated the most important impacts, risks and opportunities for the business to concentrate on.
From this, we developed our key recommendations. These included establishing science-based decarbonisation targets, mapping its impact on nature further in order to focus efforts where they are most needed, as well as increasing circularity in resource use and improving wellbeing.
We also recommended how the Group can go even further to collaborate with relevant NGOs and other partners, to better understand the root causes of any issues and to increase visibility throughout the supply chain. We are confident that it is now well-positioned to achieve its impressive sustainability ambitions and effectively respond to future risks and opportunities.
"Bioregional's expertise has been crucial in helping Woodland Group to really focus our sustainability efforts. Thanks to Bioregional, we're not only better positioned to meet the challenges of a changing world, but we're also strengthening our position as a leader in sustainable practices within our industry."
- Sam Warren, Sustainability Manager, Woodland Group
Photo: Woodland Group
Helping Sue Ryder to develop its sustainability strategy further
National palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder had previously commissioned us to create a high-level sustainability strategy for the organisation. Our challenge this year was to refine its headline goals and targets, then back them up with detailed action plans for each of its different business units.
After sense-checking the original goals of its strategy, we worked with the new Sustainability Lead and other senior team members to develop an ambitious new set of headline targets. These include a target to achieve net-zero emissions across Scope 1 and 2 of its operations by 2035, and across Scope 3 by 2050.
With our support, Sue Ryder has also committed to embedding ethical and sustainable procurement principles, promoting circular economy practices across its operations, supporting staff and volunteers to live healthy and sustainable lives, and enhancing wellbeing through sustainable practices.
We also helped Sue Ryder commit to developing a strategy to achieve a net gain in biodiversity at its hospices, in partnership with relevant landowners and local authorities.
With a clear way forward and responsibility devolved to each business unit, Sue Ryder is well on its way to achieving its ambitions.
Photo: Sue Ryder
How we helped Wagamama create its most sustainable restaurant to date
Wagamama had an ambitious sustainability vision for its new restaurant in Clarks Village, Somerset. It commissioned us to formally assess the restaurant against the SKA environmental standard, which measures the sustainability of non-domestic fit outs.
Our role was to:
- define which measures should be within the scope of the assessment in order to achieve a SKA Gold rating – we defined 74 potential measures in total
- ensure that stakeholders, from lighting suppliers to acoustics specialists, understood what the measures were, and how to achieve them
- assess whether the measures had been met upon project completion
To earn a SKA Gold rating required Wagamama to achieve a total of 56 out of the 74 potential measures. At the end of the project, we found that Wagamama had achieved 66 measures: a tremendous achievement which establishes Clark Street as the company’s most sustainable restaurant to date.
Stand-out measures include having an all-electric cookline; heat pumps supplying all space and water heating; and all timber being FSC certified. A range of innovative sustainable materials were used too, including recycled chopsticks for tabletops.
Importantly, we ensured that the SKA assessment wasn’t simply a box-ticking exercise: it helped ensure that good practice was embedded throughout the fit-out and will be carried forward into subsequent Wagamama fit-outs. Contractors are also better equipped to embed sustainability into their own future work.
Photo: Wagamama
Publishing a free net-zero guide for SMEs
This year, we launched our new ‘Net zero for SMEs: an action-led guide’. We produced it recognising that:
- the transition to a net-zero economy is no longer a distant prospect: it’s happening now
- many small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are unclear about the steps they need to take, and how their businesses can benefit
Our comprehensive guide addresses the opportunities and challenges SMEs face during this crucial transition. Beyond highlighting how the climate crisis presents opportunities to innovate and reduce costs, it sets out a practical roadmap for net-zero action. The guide complements our existing carbon accounting and net-zero support services for businesses, as well as our all-in-one carbon accounting toolkit for SMEs.
This year our team of sustainable built environment experts supported local authorities to develop policies and strategies to respond to the climate and ecological emergency, helped developers create sector-leading sustainability frameworks and created net-zero pathways for a range of organisations.
Launching a new Net-Zero Spatial Planning Tool for local authorities
Local authorities face major challenges in identifying effective low-carbon growth options while balancing location, housing density and environmental planning policies, and ensuring local services meet the needs of a growing population.
Our Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool, officially launched in February 2025, helps local authorities make smart, data-driven decisions about how to align new housing and infrastructure development with the UK’s net-zero goals.
By harnessing national and local datasets, GIS and robust evidence, the Tool accurately models carbon emissions from new developments, including embodied, operational and transport emissions.
Building on a previous iteration of this Tool, with Innovate UK funding and a new partnership with Space Syntax, our updated version includes more advanced transport emissions modelling and enhanced user experience, along with improved scenario-testing capabilities.
This year we have worked with Cotswold District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council and Forest of Dean, which have all helped shape the Tool's features and improve usability. We are also in discussion with other local authorities keen to explore its potential for modelling carbon emissions and other environmental impacts like flood risk and biodiversity.
“Bioregional’s tool allows us to quantify carbon impacts more accurately – and this helps us draw stronger conclusions about environmental outcomes of our plan options. The reports generated will form a vital part of the evidence base supporting the Local Plan.”
- Andrew Thomson, Planning Policy Manager, West Oxfordshire District Council
Our research indicates that net-zero targets need not hinder housebuilding
The local authorities of Bath & North East Somerset, Cornwall, and Central Lincolnshire now all have Local Plan policies that use best practice absolute energy metrics: energy use intensity (the total energy a building consumes) and space heating demand (units of heat required to comfortably heat a building).
This year, we investigated the impact of these Local Plan policies on the supply of new homes, with promising results. Our research found that in both Bath & North East Somerset and Cornwall, planning applications for new housing increased after the policies were introduced. This indicates that the policies have not adversely affected housing supply, and may even improve the viability of schemes with higher energy-efficiency standards.
The picture in Central Lincolnshire was more mixed, indicating that more research is needed for us to be confident about our preliminary findings. But they appear to show that energy-based net-zero Local Plan policies need not be a barrier to delivering new homes at scale.
Supporting the Oxford to Cambridge pan-Regional Partnership to renew its Environmental Principles
The Oxford-Cambridge pan-Regional Partnership was created in 2023 to establish the region as a world leader in innovation while achieving environmentally sustainable and inclusive growth.
This year we were appointed by Cherwell District Council to lead over 40 key stakeholders through a collaborative process to renew its environmental principles.
We organised stakeholders into five special-interest groups themed around each Principle: net-zero carbon, nature and land, water, circular economy, and climate adaptation. Through a series of collaborative workshops, we encouraged stakeholders to raise their ambitions while ensuring all views were heard.
The published Environmental Principles were adopted by the pan-Regional Partnership’s Board in November 2024 and include stakeholder aspirations to achieve a range of targets. These include achieving net-zero carbon as a region by 2040, a growth of 270-329% in publicly accessible electric-vehicle charge points, and a biodiversity net gain of at least 20% in all new developments and infrastructure projects.
As such, they create a coherent and layered framework for regional action and multi-sectoral collaboration to ensure the regional growth agenda is underpinned by an environmentally progressive agenda.
Working with Muse to create an industry-leading sustainable development framework
We were commissioned by property developer Muse to help it update its existing Sustainable Development Framework (SDF). Our client was keen to align the framework with best practice across all aspects of sustainability, from net-zero carbon and biodiversity to social value and wellbeing.
Working alongside Syreeta Bayne, Head of Social Value and Sustainability at Muse, and other subject-matter experts, WSP, Greengage and HATCH, we:
- project managed the overall project, including coordinating workshops, providing constructive feedback, and consolidating final outputs
- produced the outputs for the health and wellbeing theme, drawing on our expertise in holistic, people-focused sustainability
- updated the SDF Tracker, used by all Muse project teams to report against KPIs
Muse now has what we consider to be the industry's most ambitious holistic social impact and sustainability framework to date, ensuring that its future developments will meet the highest social impact, nature and sustainability standards in construction and operation.
“Bioregional played a key role in helping us project manage and coordinate the creation of a truly industry-leading Sustainable Development Framework that aligns with the latest best practice across all areas of social impact, nature and sustainability...With their support, we now have a powerful, practical tool to drive social impact and sustainability across all our future developments.”
- Syreeta Bayne, Head of Social Value and Sustainability, Muse
Background image: Muse
Creating a home energy retrofit guide for Surrey County Council
Surrey County Council seeks to reduce the operational carbon emissions of housing by up to 66% by 2035. This year, it commissioned us to create a practical home-retrofit guide for homeowners, landowners and tradespeople.
We first evaluated 504,000 homes to identify five distinct housing stock types, and then modelled whether each type was 'heat pump ready' or needed fabric upgrades first. We then developed comprehensive retrofit packages tailored to each housing type.
Now published, the guide provides:
- An engaging introduction highlighting the benefits of energy upgrades
- A step-by-step process with information on costs, savings, and risk management
- Clear explanations for each type of home on what it means to be 'heat-pump ready'
- Signposting to quality assurance resources and further guidance
Helping a Buddhist centre embed sustainability into its renovation project
The Jamyang Buddhist Centre in Lambeth, south London, sought to transform into a space that better serves the community and environment.
We were appointed as sustainability champion for the renovation of the Grade II-listed building, and specifically to ensure that project design addressed all ten principles of our One Planet Living framework. We:
- conducted a Sustainability Gap Analysis using the One Planet Living framework
- led a workshop with the client and design team to discuss where the sustainability of the plans could be improved
- developed a Sustainability Tracker to monitor key commitments, ambitions and performance metrics throughout the detailed planning stage
- produced the Sustainability Statement for the planning application
Throughout the process we challenged the design team to raise its ambition. We identified opportunities to recover and reuse materials, encourage biodiversity, promote cycling and maximise renewable energy, as well as to increase water and energy efficiency – all while preserving the building's heritage.
The result was a detailed plan to ensure the Centre will provide a planet-friendly sanctuary for generations to come.
Developing a net-zero pathway for Bush Theatre
Bush Theatre in west London approached us to develop a net-zero pathway for its building. As the theatre occupies the historic Passmore Edwards Public Library, a sensitive retrofit approach was essential. Our support covered:
- A holistic building performance evaluation using quantitative methods and qualitative feedback from staff and visitors
- Baseline energy modelling and retrofit pathway modelling to predict the impact of retrofit measures on future emissions and comfort
- Actionable retrofit recommendations considering location, timing, cost and funding opportunities
With work now underway, the theatre is installing 48 solar photovoltaic panels and a new point-of-use hot water system, providing a zero-carbon energy source and income stream while significantly reducing summer gas use. Bush Theatre plans to completely decarbonise its heating system by 2030, with an estimated annual saving of £6,200.
“The report Bioregional have developed for us will be invaluable in taking our sustainability efforts forward, securing more funding to facilitate its implementation and in understanding where we are on the journey.”
- Angela Wachner, General Manager, Bush Theatre
One Planet Living®: our sustainability framework
One planet living is our vision of a world where we can live well, within the limits of Earth’s resources, and a practical, straightforward framework to help achieve this. Our One Planet Living® sustainability framework comprises ten simple principles and detailed goals and guidance. Developed 22 years ago with WWF, it has always been free to use.
Over 350 organisations have now used One Planet Living to create a more sustainable world. They span six continents and 22 countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa and USA, among them:
- 71 real-estate projects
- 86 businesses
- 38 city/regional districts
- 39 schools/education providers
Launching a comprehensive new guide to designing sustainable new-build communities in the UK
This year, we published our latest free resource: One Planet Living Goals and guidance for new-build communities in the UK.
Designed primarily for housing developers, this comprehensive guide offers a detailed pathway for developers to design projects that regenerate ecosystems, tackle the climate crisis and foster community wellbeing, while also enhancing value. The guide is timely, arriving just as the Government seeks to accelerate housebuilding.
The guide draws on our own rich experience as well as extensive collaboration with built environment leaders and experts, using our combined insights to ensure that the guidance is both robust and achievable.
“One Planet Living is a key part of our approach to creating thriving, sustainable communities. Its flexibility allows us to set ambitious, site-specific goals while addressing every aspect of sustainability—not just carbon reduction—in a truly holistic way.”
- Jon Di-Stefano, CEO of sustainable housebuilder, Greencore Homes
Celebrating new One Planet Living Leaders
One Planet Living Leaders are projects that represent the gold standard in sustainable placemaking. There are hundreds of One Planet Living projects around the world, but only the absolute best achieve the status of Leader or Global Leader. There are now 35 One Planet Living Leaders and Global Leaders.
This year we provided new Leadership recognition to the following:
Parkway House, Ottawa Korean Church, and The Evergreen on Blackburn
These three projects are some of the most sustainable new developments in North America. They are all part of the One Planet Living Real Estate Fund, in excellent locations, contributing to high-density urban renewal in Ottawa, with excellent transit links and active travel provision. They are all designed to achieve LEED Platinum and are aligned with the Ottawa High Performance Design Standard Tier 2.
These projects will all be net-zero carbon with no combustion on site, excellent building fabric, geothermal energy supply and excellent water efficiency measures. They all have comprehensive, robust KPIs across all ten of the One Planet Living principles.
The River District
The River District near Charlotte in North Carolina will be a 1,400-acre mixed-use, master-planned community that organically blends urban life with the allure of parks, trails, forests, river access and wide-open spaces.
With the project team fully embracing the One Planet Living framework to create an ambitious and imaginative action plan, it’s only the third built-environment project in the USA and the first in the Southeast to achieve Leadership recognition, pioneering new approaches not previously seen in the Southern States.
Global Leaders continuing to innovate and maintain their statuses
The 34-acre waterfront community of Zibi, in Ottawa, now being developed by Dream and with original masterplanning by Theia, was first recognised as a Global Leader in One Planet Living in 2015. It continues to demonstrate why it is one of the most sustainable new developments in the world.
We're also delighted to recognise Windmill Development Group of Companies as a Global Leader once again. The first business to ever achieve recognition as a One Planet Living Global Leader, this visionary real-estate group is focused on creating happy, healthy communities within the resources of our planet.
Reporting Bioregional’s own carbon footprint for 2023-24
Bioregional’s total emissions were 80.6 tCO2e in 2023-24, a decrease of 50% from our 2018/19 baseline (160tCO2e). Scope 1 and 2 emissions fell by 89% since our baseline. This is mainly due to no longer using gas since moving offices in 2022 and switching to a less carbon-intensive electricity tariff. This means we’ve already achieved our target to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030.
Our scope 3 emissions fell by 48%, driven by an 88% fall in emissions from business travel to 4.1 tCO2e, which we achieved by limiting international travel. This reduction exceeded our target to reduce business travel emissions by 75% by 2030. We are now developing a travel policy to ensure our business travel emissions continue to track within our yearly reductions required to keep within this target. Within scope 3, we have also seen a 98% reduction in emissions from waste generation since our baseline.
We have realigned our baseline emissions for purchased goods and services and capital goods to reflect our new methodology, which uses SWC MRIO emission factors. This realignment has uplifted our baseline year emissions by 19.7 tCO2e for purchased goods and services and 3.2 tCO2e for capital goods.
A key focus for the year ahead will be purchased goods and services, which accounted for 61.8tCO2e of emissions this year: approximately 77% of our total carbon footprint. We aim to reduce this through engagement with key suppliers, and by working with suppliers that have committed to science-based targets. We aim for 50% of our key suppliers (by emissions) to have science-based targets by 2025/26.
We have committed to:
- reduce our already low scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions – from property, and energy used for heating and lighting
- reduce our scope 3 emissions – indirect emissions from manufacturing, supply chains and company travel – even though the SBTi does not require SMEs to do so.
We will:
- require 50% of our key suppliers (measured by procurement emissions) to have science-based targets by 2025, and
- reduce our absolute emissions from business travel by 75% by 2030.
Making progress on our Nature Positive Pledge
Bioregional is a signatory to The Nature Positive Pledge, a commitment by business to halt and reverse impacts on nature developed in 2023 by the UK Business and Biodiversity Forum.
As a signatory, our commitments include making efforts to understand and evaluate our impacts and dependencies on nature across our value chain; abiding by the principles of being nature positive; setting smart targets; reporting annually; and sharing our insights with others.
This year, after carrying out a materiality exercise and baseline assessment to understand where we can have most impact, we developed a set of SMART targets. These cover greenhouse-gas emissions, deforestation, dependency on natural resources, chemical use and micro plastics.
The next step will be to publish and communicate the results of the plan.
Fostering team wellbeing
We know that ensuring the wellbeing of our employees is key to maximising our impact, and so in November 2024 we started trialling a nine-day fortnight as part of the UK’s second reduced working hours pilot. Since then, every other Friday has been a non-working day for all Bioregional staff.
Previous pilots by other organisations demonstrate that shorter working weeks can boost productivity, efficiency, focus, and employee wellbeing – all of which will also result in better results for our clients.
The effectiveness of the trial will be assessed in collaboration with the pilot’s research partners. These comprise the 4-day week campaign group, flexible working experts Timewise, and researchers from the University of Sussex, Boston College, University of Cambridge and Autonomy Institute.
Having completed the first six months of our trial with promising results, we have decided to extend it for another six months. We expect to share our initial findings in summer 2025.
Celebrating and amplifying our impact
Awards
We were proud to win Consultancy of the Year at the 2024 UK Green Business Awards - one of the UK’s most prestigious green awards. The judges mentioned our mission-led approach, the breadth of our client base, and our ‘cutting-edge’ work supporting local authorities.
Our CEO and co-founder Sue Riddlestone OBE was also awarded ‘ESG icon’ at the inaugural Property Week ESG Edge awards, recognising her incredible work over the past 30 years.
Events and digital reach
- We chaired two packed Futurebuild events and spoke at two more, reaching over 500 attendees live
- We sponsored and spoke at Retail Gazette’s Sustainability Debate, reaching over 200 delegates
- We shared our practical insights and inspiring stories with more than 2,000 people at regional, national, and international events
- Our website received over 102,000 sessions
- Our free web resources were downloaded nearly 7,500 times
- Our launch webinar for our Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool had nearly 400 attendees
- Our 30th anniversary celebration drew expert speakers from across the sustainability world
Our funders
The trustees and staff would like to place on record their gratitude to all the organisations and individuals who continue to support the work of the charity. Our work would not be possible without the support of our partners and funders. Thank you.
Our clients in 2024/25
A2Dominion, Acorns Children's Hospice, Activate Learning, AECOM, Aether, Aldersgate Group, Allegra Care, Alternative Theatre Company Ltd (Bush Theatre), Aviva Central Services UK Ltd, Baker Street Quarter Partnership, Baylands Development Inc., Beale and Co, Bellway Homes, Bioregional Australia, Bloom Procurement Services LTD, Biozone Scientific, Breckland Council, British Heart Foundation, Brodie Partners, Buckinghamshire Council, Burlodge, Cambridge City Council, Caterham Barracks Community Trust, Central Lincolnshire Council, Cherwell District Council, Coin Street Community Builders, Cotswold District Council, Coventry City Council, Cranfield University, Crescent Communities, Delifresh, Dream, Eco Birmingham, Edgars, Energy Saving Trust, Etude, Exeter University, Eyre Estate, Forest of Dean District Council, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service, Greencore Homes, Habitat for Humanity, Hertford Town Council, Hill, ICAX Limited, Innovate UK, Islington Borough Council, Jamyang Buddhist Centre, Joju Solar, Kingfisher Group, Lambeth Council, Land Securities Properties LTD, Littlebury Community Energy, London Borough of Camden, London Heritage Quarter, London Realty, Maidenhead Neighbourhood Forum, Mamas and Papas, MidasDX, Mitchells & Butlers, Mole Valley District Council, Muse, National Education Union, Neulive, New West End Company, NG Bailey, Nottingham City Council, Oxford Brooks University, Oxfordshire County Council, PHD Building Advisory Limited, Placefirst Limited, Platform Housing, Poplar HARCA, Raven Housing Trust, Redwood Software UK Ltd, Rights Community Action, Royal Borough Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, RS Group, Rugby Borough Council, Sage Homes, Sandwell Metropolitan Council, Sidoli, Socius, South Kesteven District Council, South Oxfordshire District Councils, South Staffordshire DC, Specsavers, Sue Ryder, Surrey County Council, Sustainable Ventures, Swale Borough Council, Taggart, Test Valley Borough Council, The Boomerang Tag, The Portman Estate, The Woodland Group, Troup Bywaters & Anders, UKGBC, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Urban Equation, Uttlesford District Council, Wagamama Group Limited, Warwick District Council, West Berkshire Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, Westminster City Council, Windmill.
We can do this. We can tackle the climate and ecological emergency and create a better future. Thank you for being on this journey with us.
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