| Our commitments - From May 2011 | Our ambitions - From May 2012 |
| Improving operational environmental efficiency | Reduce operational carbon dioxide emissions by 5% annually until April 2012 | Put in place new sector-leading operational energy, water and waste reduction or stabilisation targets |
| Reduce operational water consumption by 5% annually until April 2012 | Measure carbon emissions associated with commercial transport movements to and from sites |
| Reuse or recycle over 80% of construction, demolition and excavation waste | |
| Conduct a sustainability review at all permanent offices and provide recommendations for improvement, specifically including recommendations for reducing energy and water use | |
| Measure carbon emissions associated with commercial transport movements to and from sites | |
| Undertake an energy and water use reduction programme at three construction sites and share the lessons learnt around the business | |
| Set up a material exchange programme to facilitate the sharing of excess materials between construction sites and reduce the volume of waste sent to landfill | |
| Managing and preventing pollution | Undertake environmental audits on all construction sites | |
| Valuing our employees | Provide sustainability training to all employees | Undertake staff satisfaction surveys and develop action plans to address any issues raised |
| Measure staff retention rates and benchmark performance | |
| Working with charities and local communities | Capture and quantify our work with charities and local communities and benchmark performance | Achieve the Business in the Community Mark |
| Match employees' donations and fundraising for The Berkeley Foundation | |
| Implement a Give as You Earn Scheme | |
| Raise £300,000 for The Berkeley Foundation through employee fundraising and donations | |
| Driving sustainability through our supply chain | Communicate our sustainability aspirations and requirements to suppliers through our Sustainable Procurement Policy | Carry out audits of at least 25% of our suppliers to ensure compliance with our Sustainable Procurement Policy |
| Integrate sustainability requirements into supplier contracts and management rules | Only use certified timber and timber based products |
| Being a sector leader | Share experiences with Government and the rest of the industry through representation at steering groups and events | Measure the costs and benefits of sustainability initiatives so that we can demonstrate the value of our approach to stakeholders |
| Reducing workplace accidents | Continue to achieve a RIDDOR reportable Accident Incident Rate (AIR) of less than 4 incidents per 1,000 employees and sub-contractors | Achieve a RIDDOR reportable Accident Incident Rate (AIR) of less than 3.5 incidents per 1,000 employees and sub-contractors |
| Continue to achieve a RIDDOR reportable Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) of less than 0.20 | Achieve a RIDDOR reportable Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) of less than 0.175 |
| Health & Safety training | Provide Health & Safety training to all direct employees | Provide all direct employees with an individual Health & Safety training assessment and allocate training based on individual need |
| Health and well-being | Undertake an internal review of our policy and arrangements regarding employees health and well-being with a view to establishing a programme | Make available a health and well-being programme to all employees |
| Measuring performance | Undertake work to identify an external benchmarking programme (e.g. CHASPI) to positively measure the Group's Health & Safety performance | Participate in an external benchmarking programme and report at least annually |
| Undertake internal Health & Safety audits on all construction sites | Gain OHSAS 18001 certification for 20% of construction operations |
| Behavioural safety | Further enhance the Group's 'Good Work' programme through active engagement with contractor's management and operatives | Set a performance target for our projects and contractors in respect to the 'Good Work' programme |
