Benchmarking ourselves as national leaders for performance and disclosure
Our role as the country’s largest housing association provides us with a platform to promote transparency and demonstrate sustainability leadership beyond the housing sector.
We continually seek to adopt and exemplify best practice in how we report and perform against ESG targets. And our sustainability credentials and track record in delivering new homes have made us a trusted partner of government and business. This has been reflected by the market, with the £250m sustainable bond issue completed in May 2024 bringing our total sustainable finance raised to £1.7bn - more than any other registered housing provider.
We have a set of sustainability strategies, roadmaps and reports across the business which set out our ambitions, chart our course and report back on our progress towards getting there.
Making progress
Our Making a Difference report demonstrates our progress against the targets we've set ourselves across our Group sustainability strategy. It is aligned to the Sustainability Reporting Standard (SRS) for Social Housing and demonstrates our leadership in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting.
Delivering the NextGeneration of sustainable housing
Latimer has been named second among all UK housebuilders in the 2024 NextGeneration Benchmark, achieving the prestigious Gold Award for the second consecutive year in recognition of its leading commitment to sustainability in affordable housebuilding.
The NextGeneration Benchmark, the UK housebuilding sector’s leading sustainability assessment, evaluates the social, economic and environmental performance of the top 25 developers.
Latimer’s overall score rose from 71 to 78, reflecting major progress across key areas including socio-economic development and circular economy practices, and cementing its position as the highest-ranked not-for-profit housebuilder in the UK.
“From the design and construction of our new homes, through the products we specify, to the way we communicate with our customers. If it is unsustainable, it’s out.”
Sustainable housing – financed through a clear framework
Clarion ensures investors can clearly understand how their commitment is being used to achieve our sustainable aims. Our Sustainable Housing Finance Framework clearly sets out how investments will be used to support sustainability objectives across a range of project categories.
The framework achieved a Second Party Opinion from DNV, which confirms it conforms to the latest international standards in sustainable finance.
Making a Difference report