Our carbon strategy aims to reduce the effects of climate change
The climate is changing and our carbon footprint is affecting that. We take our responsibilities seriously. We know that collectively homes contribute to the climate change emergency and it’s important to us that we change that.
Click here to read our Environment & Climate Strategy 2022-26
Click hereWe want our business to have a carbon neutral impact
We want our business, all aspects of it, to collectively have a carbon neutral impact and ideally to be carbon negative. We’re undertaking projects that improve affordability and the quality of life for our customers. This includes embracing:
- energy efficient ventilation
- heat recovery systems
- solar thermal technology
- heat pumps
- fabric enhancements in our homes.
We can all work together to make sure that our homes are future-proofed. And that they're sustainable in the long term for the benefit of the future generations who'll live in them.
Energy Efficiency Project
We’re addressing fuel poverty across our housing stock, with a target of ensuring properties reach a minimum of Band C on their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) by 2030, where possible.
We’ve recently been working with Low Carbon Exchange to make homes more efficient, cost effective, and help reduce customer fuel bills. Before the work was carried out, the properties had a EPC Band of D and E and now the performance has been recorded as EPC Band A and B.
The results have shown a 40-60% reduction in home energy consumption and more than half the carbon emissions through the use of renewable technology. This has included installation of solar panels, smart water heating, improved ventilation and draft proofing, and additional insulation.