Telford Homes said it was on track to hit some of its major sustainability targets in its annual sustainability report.
In 2021, the company set out a roadmap to becoming a zero carbon developer by 2030, and is already achieving a 41% reduction in site CO2e intensity compared with 23.6% in 2021.
The developer has called on the wider property sector to revitalise its efforts to better address whole life carbon in developments and operations.
Anne Kavanagh, CEO at Telford Homes, said: “A commitment to sustainability is essential for a well-functioning and healthy society. Given smart capital will increasingly focus on only sustainable assets, it is a business imperative too. We’re taking steps to address embodied carbon in our developments and believe that to truly make progress we need to move together with the industry to tackle challenges through accurately monitoring and forecasting data through whole life carbon assessments.
“We continue to collaborate with peers through the Future Homes Hub and support Part Z of the Future Homes Standard. We are eager and willing to work with our counterparts in developers and house builders across the UK, and urge everyone to share best practices so we can have an honest conversation about developments’ whole life carbon impact.”
John O’Dwyer, head of sustainability at Telford Homes, added: “Our annual sustainability report sets out what we as a developer need to celebrate when it comes to our net zero journey, as well as what areas we still need to focus on. We’re making tangible progress in our journey to net zero and will continue working with investors, partners, customers, colleagues and those across the industry to create more sustainable communities.”
