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Nature

We preserve and enhance the natural world by using resources responsibly, building resilient, low-carbon homes, and by creating places where people and nature can thrive.

Biodiversity & Nature

Creating a legacy of resilient landscapes and communities, delivering net gains for biodiversity and contributing to the conservation of local biodiversity priorities.

Target

  • Demonstrate a minimum biodiversity net gain (BNG) of 10% across all development designs submitted for planning from January 2023.

FY24 Performance

  • 100% of sites (16 sites excluding JVs) with 10% minimum biodiversity net gain submitted for planning : 22% for area habitats; 41% for hedgerow habitats 125% for river habitats.

Progress and Focus Areas

  • We have a comprehensive operational framework to drive delivery of the targets which has been successfully embedded across all business divisions. We have implemented best practice guides such as a landscape handbook, colleague training, functional toolkits, automated data collection and a network of divisional BNG representatives.
  • We are members of the Future Homes Hub's BNG Implementation Board and Place and Nature Steering Committee working with stakeholders to give confidence to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), developers and communities that BNG strategies will provide measurable, effective and strategic benefit to biodiversity.
  • Development of Species Enhancement Plans to tailor development landscaping towards the needs of priority species as well as delivering BNG.
  • Celebrated 10 years in partnership with RSPB.
  • Signed up to Future Homes Hub ‘Homes for Nature’, which will see a bird-nesting brick or box installed for every equivalent new home built, as well as hedgehog highways as standard on every new development taken through planning from September 2024.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met
Natural Resources

Maximising the value of materials and preserving natural resources at each stage of our value chain through responsible sourcing and efficient management.

Targets

  • Reduce construction waste intensity by 20% by 2025 vs. 2015.
  • Maintain 95% diversion of construction waste from landfill.

FY24 Performance

  • 49% reduction
  • 97%

Progress and Focus Areas

  • Bonus arrangements across the Group in FY24 once again included waste reduction targets and this will continue in FY25.
  • Embedded culture inherent to waste intensity reduction strategy, including across subcontractors and supply chain, including refreshing awareness of the waste hierarchy as well as site best practice through new training, videos and signage.
  • Increased focus on segregation to maximise recycling.​ 8% increase in paint tub recycling collections vs FY23.​
  • A series of packaging trials have been undertaken to identify opportunities for preventing packaging waste being generated within our business.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met

Target

  • Apply offsite based products and systems in 30% of homes by 2025.

FY24 Performance

  • 33%

Progress and Focus Areas

  • Last year we made further excellent progress on our MMC ambitions, far exceeding our 2025 target.
  • From January 2024 timber frame construction is considered as the default approach for all Barratt developments.
  • 4,668 plots delivered using modern methods of construction.
  • Our 186,000 sqft Oregon Timber Frame facility at Infinity Park near Derby continues to grow its timber frame production to support our growing migration to timber frame construction. The facility achieves a BREEAM "Very Good" rating and an EPC "A" rating.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met

Target

  • 100% of timber certified for net zero deforestation (for all timber procured via Group agreements, BD Living, Oregon and sub- contractor fencing).

FY24 Performance

  • 98.78%

Progress and Focus Areas

  • We have seen a slight reduction in sustainably certified timber for our fencing contracts, which has reduced the overall percentage compliance.
  • In FY25 we will continue to work with suppliers and commercial managers to seek alternative sources.
  • Improved access to data will be a focus for FY 25.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met
Carbon Reduction

Driving carbon emissions reduction across our homes, our own operations and our supply chain through innovation and high quality design. Find out more about our transition plan here.

Targets

  • Reduce absolute scope 1 & 2 (operational) carbon emissions by 29% by 2025 (from 2018 levels) and to net zero by 2040.
  • Reduce scope 3 (indirect) emissions intensity by 24% by 2030 (from 2018 levels).

FY24 Performance

  • 50%
  • 1.9%

Progress and Focus Areas

  • Our investment in HVO is contributing to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; in the year this abated 4,553 tCO2e. We will continue to forward purchase HVO to help reduce emissions further.​
  • 92% of telehandlers are EU Stage V (most efficient specification).​
  • We launched a telehandler idling dashboard which, combined with monthly reports, are used by divisions to interrogate idling efficiency and reduce emissions- significantly reducing idling time.
  • Challenged use of diesel generators through early grid connections, and reduced the overall number of generators deployed. We are sourcing the most efficient, hybrid diesel/battery generators.​
  • >99% of our emissions occur outside our direct operations – with an estimated 64% from construction materials, site preparation and building.​
  • In 2024, to understand with more accuracy carbon in our supply chain, we gathered scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions for fuel use, electricity and raw materials from 20 materials suppliers for their previous reporting period. Suppliers disclosed their carbon reduction strategies, were provided with GHG Protocol guidance and invited to one-to-one support sessions.
  • Find out more about our transition plan here.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met

Target

  • All new housetypes to be zero carbon from 2030 (regulated energy).

FY24 Performance

  • On track

Progress and Focus Areas

  • We continue to progress with our zero carbon homes roadmap and this year have shared insight from our research and development programme.
  • eHome2 fabric monitoring report released in January showing positive result, very small difference between design and actual build performance.
  • Received the NextGeneration Innovation Award for eHome2. ​
  • We joined the HBF and other housebuilders to respond to the Future Homes Standard consultation. We continue to engage with government, to ensure the Standard is deliverable and achieves its objectives.
  • We monitored ASHPs in five units in our first gas-free site (Delamare Park), as well as completing in-depth qualitative customer research. Lessons learnt have been, and will continue to be, integrated into our training and best practice information.​
  • We co-chaired the development of a Future Homes Report on opportunities and challenges in delivering net zero.​
  • We continue to engage with the Future Homes Hub groups on topics such as electric vehicles, user guidance for air source heatpumps and embodied carbon.​
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met

Target

  • Ensure 100% of own electricity is on renewable tariffs by 2025.

FY24 Performance

  • 94%

Progress and Focus Areas

  • We further increased the proportion of electricity on renewable tariffs.
  • 87% of electricity consumed within our business premises and facilities was renewable-backed.
  • The remaining 13% supplies offices that are third-party owned or leased and when leases renew or expire, embedding energy efficiency into new leases will be promoted.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met

Target

  • 100% of company car fleet free of diesel and petrol cars by 2028.

FY24 Performance

  • 78%

Progress and Focus Areas

  • 78% of our company car fleet were either electric or hybrids. As the availbility of electric vehicles increases we will roll these out across our fleet.
  • From July 2024 petrol cars were removed from the company car choice list for fleet drivers and closed to new orders.
  • We are trialling smaller, electric customer service vans to determine the pace of wider adoption.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met

Target

  • Conduct research and scenario analysis to identify major financial risks associated with climate change, and develop business proposals for mitigation and adaptation.

FY24 Performance

  • Target met

Progress and Focus Areas

  • We are in our fourth year of TCFD reporting. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.8.6 R, our FY24 Annual Report and Accounts include climate-related financial disclosures consistent with all eleven TCFD recomendations and all eight CFD requirements.
  • Aligned with our commitment to sustainability and transparency, we have initiated a review of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Dislcosures (TNFD) framework alongside our climate risks disclosures. Work is underway to derive comprehensive insights from our TNFD review, our overarching objective is to transition to an integrated sustainability risk assesement, addressing all sustainability-related risks.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met
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