sustainability

Our approach

sustainability

Our approach

Driving forward our Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) agenda is a top priority for Workspace.

ESG has become increasingly important to our stakeholders, particularly customers, investors and employees. In order to attract London’s brightest businesses, we need to exceed their ESG expectations and ensure our service can provide them with the tools to manage their own environmental and social impact.

ESG considerations are embedded in all stages of our properties’ lifecycle and business-wide strategic decisions; our strategy covers the following areas of our business:

  • Development practices
  • Operational emissions
  • Social impact

It ensures we operate responsibly in our dealings with all stakeholders and reinforces our commitment to the sustainable long-term growth of our business and employment-led regeneration of London. We have mapped our strategy against the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure our objectives and targets are aligned with global ambitions.

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Our SUSTAINABILITY framework

Our activities are focused on three key themes:

Climate change mitigation & resilience

Climate change mitigation and resilience is a cornerstone of our ESG strategy. Through our focus on minimising environmental impact and transitioning to net zero carbon, we are future proofing our business and building resilience for the long term. Our priorities are:

• Net Zero carbon

• Implementing a progressive sustainability framework on all development and refurbishment projects

• Targeting highest environmental standards

• Minimising waste and achieving high recycling rate

• Enhancing biodiversity on site

• Delivering green travel infrastructure

• Actively managing climate risk

 

Supporting our communities

Building communities and investing in our neighbourhoods is integral to our strategy. Through our focus on employment led regeneration of London and a long standing programme of fundraising and volunteering, we are focussed on creating lasting value for our communities in which we operate. Our priorities include:

• Maximising social value across the portfolio

• Delivering impact through fund raising and volunteering

• Local employment and training

• Supporting businesses through lettings in kind

Looking after our people

Supporting our employees, customers and suppliers is a key priority. Through our focus on wellbeing, upskilling and engagement, investment in professional development and creating a culture which is inclusive, we are ensuring we look after our people. Our priorities are:

• Professional development and training

• Equality, diversity and inclusion

• Wellbeing

• Ownership and accountability

• Fair pay

• Customer satisfaction

• Supply chain engagement

Sustainable development goals

We have mapped our ESG strategy and targets against the 17 Sustainable Development Goals ('SDGs'). Although our operations are concentrated in London, the SDGs have given us a better understanding of how our objectives and targets align to the broader global issues and helped us identify where we can make a positive change.
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