Environmental Metrics

In addition to the environmental metrics detailed below we also report a number of social metrics that can be found here, and governance metrics that can be found here.

Environmentally Responsible Operations

The disclosures below are reported in line with our operational reporting boundary, including our joint venture activities. Data for all offices, sites and sales suites (including show homes) is provided.

Environmental Prosecutions Unit  2024/25 2023/24 2022/23  2021/22  2020/21  Notes
Environmental prosecutions
 0 0
Number of environmental prosecutions in the year. 
Environmental fines and penalties
£  0 0 0 Monetary cost of environmental fines and penalties in the year.

 

Scopes 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Unit 2024/25  2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 Notes
Scope 1 emissions tCO2e 582 609 713 1,974 2,353 Direct emissions from natural gas, directly purchased fuels and business travel in company owned and company leased vehicles (utilising conventional fuels as an energy source). Fugitive emissions from refrigerant gas losses have been included since 2022/23, whilst gas oil emissions have no longer been relevant since April 2022. Our emissions were 3,808 tCO2e in our SBT baseline year of 2018/19.
Scope 2 (location-based) emissions tCO2e
4,445 4,636 4,510 5,858 6,385 Indirect emissions from electricity, heat and business travel in company owned and company leased vehicles (utilising electricity as an energy source). 
Scope 2 (market-based) emissions
tCO2e 314 308 250 237 196 Indirect emissions from electricity, heat and business travel in company owned and company leased vehicles (utilising electricity as an energy source). Market-based emissions take into account Berkeley’s purchase of Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs) to certify that 100% of UK electricity is backed by a renewable source (i.e. solar, wind or hydro power). Our emissions were 172 tCO2e in our SBT baseline year of 2018/19.
Scopes 1 and 2 (location-based) emissions tCO2e
5,027 5,245 5,223 7,832 8,738 Location-based emissions resulting from our office, sales, site and business travel activities.
Scopes 1 and 2 (market-based) emissions tCO2e 896 917 963 2,211 2,549 Market-based emissions, resulting from our office, sales, site and business travel activities, taking into account our procurement of renewable electricity in the UK. Our emissions were 3,980 tCO2e in our SBT baseline year of 2018/19.
Change in scopes 1 and 2 (market-based) emissions compared to our 2018/19 SBT baseline year % -77 -77 -76 -44 -36 Our validated science-based target (SBT) is to reduce absolute scopes 1 and 2 (market-based) GHG emissions 50% by FY2030 from a FY2019 base year. We achieved this target seven years early and have submitted an updated target to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

 

Scopes 1 and 2 Energy Consumption Unit 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 Notes
Total energy consumption (including non-renewable and renewable) MWh 25,745 27,505 30,420 36,335 36,833 Energy consumption associated with scopes 1 and 2 emissions has been calculated and reported on a net calorific value (CV) basis. This total figure includes energy from non-renewable and renewable sources. 
Non-Renewable energy consumption MWh 3,463 3,224 3,372 8,679 10,027 Energy consumption from non-renewable sources, including diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas and petrol. Prior to April 2022, this figure also included gas oil.
Renewable energy consumption MWh
22,282 24,281 27,048 27,656 26,806 The energy consumption from renewable sources, including biodiesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), on-site generated renewable energy and purchased electricity in the UK which is backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs).
Biodiesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil)  MWh 2,170 3,343  5,020  1,185  251 Energy from biodiesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) used across our sites. The Berkeley Group requires directly purchased biodiesel HVO to be produced from waste or by-products (e.g. used cooking oil, animal fat residue or ‘tall oil’ from wood pulp manufacture) and certified via a recognised sustainability scheme.
Renewable electricity  MWh 20,112 20,938 22,028 26,471 26,555 Energy from renewable electricity used across our sites, offices and sales suites, including on-site generated renewable electricity (139 MWh in 2025) and UK purchased electricity backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs).
Renewable energy consumption
% 87 88 89 76 73 Percentage of total energy consumption from renewable energy sources.
Purchased electricity backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs) % 98.2 98.3 98.7 99.0 99.2 Percentage of total global purchased electricity consumption backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs).
Purchased electricity in the UK backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs) % 100 100 100 100 100 Percentage of total UK purchased electricity consumption backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs).

 

Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Unit 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 Notes
Scope 3 (categories 1 and 11) emissions tCO2e 501,825  519,040 574,709 638,017 548,962 Indirect emissions that occur in our value chain for material scope 3 categories, which are category 1: Purchased goods and services (55% of 2019 baseline year scope 3 emissions) and category 11: Use of sold products (36% of 2019 baseline year scope 3 emissions). Our emissions from categories 1 and 11 were 585,690 tCO2e in our baseline year of 2018/19.
Scope 3 (category 1: Purchased goods and services) emissions tCO2e
265,769 304,476 321,314 369,515 358,344 Estimated emissions arising as a result of purchased goods and services calculated using two raw data sources for the reporting year; spend data and contractor fuel purchase data.
Scope 3 (category 11: Use of sold products) emissions
tCO2 236,056 214,564 253,395 268,502 190,618 We use the Dwelling Emission Rate (DER) of legally completed homes in the reporting year to estimate their carbon impact over a lifetime period of 60 years. 
Scope 3 (categories 1 and 11) emissions intensity tCO2e/100 sq m  157 169 161 177 206 Scope 3 (categories 1 and 11) emissions per 100 square metre of legally completed floor area. Our emissions intensity was 171 tCO2e/100 sq m in our baseline year of 2018/19.
Percentage change in scope 3 (categories 1 and 11) emissions intensity compared to our 2018/19 SBT baseline year %  -8 -1 -6 4 20 Our validated science-based target (SBT) is to reduce scope 3 purchased goods and services and use of sold products GHG emissions 40% per square metre of legally completed floor area by FY2030 from a FY2019 base year.

 

Water Consumption Unit 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 Notes
Water consumption m3 166,773 182,285 201,979 236,234 240,232 The volume of water consumed across our offices, sites and sales suites.  

 

Waste Generation Unit 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 Notes
Total waste generated (including construction, demolition and excavation wastes) tonnes 274,747 388,765 596,921 734,320 382,824 Total non-hazardous and hazardous waste produced by our sites. This includes Berkeley Group and contractor wastes from demolition, excavation and construction works.
Total waste classified as hazardous   tonnes 19,678 4,082 4,799 5,669 2,602 Hazardous waste generation is dependent on project activities during the year, including materials contained within any buildings demolished and any contaminated land encountered during groundworks. 
Total waste diverted from landfill  96  96  97  90  95  Total waste generated (including hazardous) that has been diverted from landfill. 
Total waste reused, recycled or recovered (excluding incineration with energy recovery) tonnes
238,249 370,108 578,501 659,658 362,227 Total waste generated (including hazardous) that has been reused, recycled or recovered, with the exception of incineration with energy recovery.
Total waste incinerated with energy recovery
tonnes 836 132 131 0 111 Waste sent to an incineration plant for combustion with resulting heat energy recovered. Note that prior to 2024/25, this figure included waste sent directly to incineration only. 
Total waste disposed tonnes 35,662 18,525 18,289 74,662 20,486 Total waste generated (including hazardous) that has been disposed, rather than reused, recycled or recovered.
Total waste disposed to landfill tonnes 12,210 16,944 17,440 73,951 20,090 Waste sent to landfill for disposal typically relates to waste arising from demolition and excavation activities that cannot be treated for reuse, recycling or recovery.
Total waste disposed through incineration tonnes 194 0 0 0 0 Waste sent to an incineration plant for combustion. Note that prior to 2024/25, this figure included waste sent directly to incineration only.
Total waste disposed through other methods tonnes 23,258 1,581 849
711 396 Prior to 2024/25, this captured waste sent directly to sewage treatment works only. From 2024/25, the figure covers all disposal operations undertaken by waste facilities, other than landfill disposal or incineration without energy recovery.
 Construction Waste Generated  tonnes  45,797  104,897  100,289 87,375   101,766 Total non-hazardous and hazardous construction waste produced by our sites. Reporting from 2024/25 is in line with the Future Homes Hub definition of construction waste including all wastes generated from home building above lowest floor slab level. Prior years’ figures have been updated to reflect this definition for consistency where possible.
 Construction waste diverted from landfill  %  99.2  95.1  95.4 94.7  95.4  Construction waste generated (including hazardous) that has been diverted from landfill.
 Construction waste intensity  tonnes/100sqm  14  34  28  24  38 Construction waste per 100 square metre of legally completed floor area.

 

Note: the Berkeley Group introduced an online waste data management system (Qflow) for its 2024/25 reporting. This has led to the below data improvements which should be noted when reviewing present and historical figures:

  • Waste weight: in all instances prior to 2024/25, conversion factors were used to translate waste container volumes extracted from waste transfer notes to mass figures. From 2024/25, the online data management system has enabled accurate reporting of mass data based on weighbridge information where available from our contractors. Where unavailable, volume to mass conversion factors continue to be used.

  • Waste destination: prior to 2024/25, waste destination reporting was based on the facility type of the initial waste destination. For material recovery facilities (MRFs), a consistent recycling / recovery rate was applied based on the average rate from a sample of MRFs used across the Berkeley Group, with remaining wastes presumed to be taken to landfill. Due to the high variability of recycling / recovery rates for hazardous waste treatment facilities, all waste taken to such facilities was presumed to be taken to landfill. From 2024/25, the online data management system enables more accurate reporting of waste destinations, with facility specific reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal rates applied to each waste transfer based on the facility’s waste returns submitted to the Environment Agency (EA).

Sustainable Homes

The disclosures below include all legally completed homes in the year, including joint ventures.


Unit  2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 Notes 
Homes constructed on brownfield land  % 92 87 86 86 87 The proportion of homes delivered in the year built on previously developed land. 
Homes with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) energy efficiency rating of at least B
% 95 93 93 89 96
Each legally completed home has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) energy efficiency rating ranked on a scale from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient). This figure outlines the percentage of our homes achieving a rating of at least B.
Average Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) energy efficiency score of homes
# 84 (B) 84 (B)

84 (B)

83 (B) 84 (B) Each legally completed home has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) energy efficiency score, based on Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) calculations.
Homes with an Environmental Impact Rating (EIR) of at least B % 96 96 98 - - Each legally completed home has an Environmental Impact Rating (EIR) ranked on a scale A (low CO2 emissions) to G (high CO2 emissions). This figure outlines the percentage of our homes achieving a rating of at least B.
Average Dwelling Emission Rate (DER) of homes
kgCO2/m2/yr 12.45 12.08 12.13 12.85 12.00
The average Dwelling Emission Rate (DER) of homes legally completed in the year, based on Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) calculations.
Average improvement in Dwelling Emission Rate (DER) over Target Emission Rate (TER) for homes
% 30 32 31 31 33
Comparison of the average Dwelling Emission Rate (DER) of homes legally completed in the year, to the Target Emission Rate (TER) which is the minimum allowable standard for the energy performance of a building.
Average internal water efficiency of homes Ipppd 102.2 101.2 102.6 104.2 104.5 The average internal water efficiency of legally completed homes in litres per person per day.
Homes with internal recycling facilities
% 100 100 100 100 96 The proportion of legally completed homes with internal recycling facilities. 

 

Sustainable Places

Where reference is made to live development sites in the disclosures below, this covers all developments that have an implementable planning consent and that are in production, including joint venture sites.


Unit  2024/25 2023/24  2022/23  2021/22 2020/21 Notes 
Developments newly committed to deliver biodiversity net gain 
2 1 8 6 7
Each development is a new site which has committed to delivering a biodiversity net gain.
Developments newly committed to deliver biodiversity net gain  100 100 100 100 100 Berkeley has implemented biodiversity net gain for new developments since May 2017.
Developments newly committed to deliver biodiversity net gain on site
50 100 100 100 100
We aim to deliver the biodiversity increase within the site boundary so that the local community experiences the full long-term benefit of an enriched natural environment. Due to the complex nature and required remediation of one new brownfield site in 2024/25, it is currently planned that a biodiversity net gain will be delivered in line with local planning policy and primarily off site.
Developments newly committed to deliver biodiversity net gain greater than 10%
50 100 88 100 100
In 2021, the Berkeley Group made the commitment to deliver a minimum 10% net gain in biodiversity on every new project. Due to the complex nature and required remediation of one new brownfield site in 2024/25, it is currently planned that a biodiversity net gain will be delivered in line with local planning policy and primarily off site. It should be noted that this site was submitted for planning permission prior to biodiversity net gain legislation coming into force.
Developments newly committed to deliver biodiversity net gain greater than 20%
50 100 50 83 71
Many of the Berkeley Group’s sites far exceed a 10% biodiversity net gain.
Live development sites regenerating brownfield land 
% 72 75 76 80 77 Proportion of live development sites that are on previously developed land. 
Live development sites with sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
% 100 100 100 92 91 Proportion of live developments sites with water management measures such as swales and permeable paving. 
Live development sites with cycle storage being provided
% 100 100 100 100  100 Over 83,000 cycle spaces are being provided on sites under development in 2024/25.
Live development sites with electric car charging infrastructure being provided  % 98 98 98 93 84 Over 10,500 active charging points and 7,000 passive charging points are being provided on sites under development in 2024/25.  

 

Sustainability Reports and Disclosures

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Climate Action

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