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Keepmoat Homes Annual Report 2021

Annual Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2021.

SUSTAINABILITY 98% of

SUSTAINABILITY 98% of construction waste diverted from landfill in FY21 46 KEEPMOAT.COM

STRATEGIC REPORT Sustainability and environmental management Keepmoat Homes’ operations are certified to our ISO 14001:2015 management system, ensuring contemporary systems and effective controls are in place for all environmental risks and opportunities. Over the last year we have focused on a number of priority environmental issues that ensure we protect and enhance the environment on our developments and in our communities Waste During the year we diverted 98% of construction waste from landfill (2020: 96%) and created 7.33 tonnes of construction waste per 100m 2 . Continual communication over waste is key to increasing levels of segregation and avoiding unnecessary waste. To drive continuous improvement, quarterly benchmarking of development waste volumes and costs is being used, supported by bulletins, factsheets and toolbox talks to site teams and employees. Alongside this operational focus on waste, the digitisation of designs and processes and an increase in the premanufactured value of homes is driving out unnecessary waste and increasing resource efficiency. Reusing soils Soils and demolition materials account for a large proportion of waste on Keepmoat sites. Materials Management Plans (MMPs) allow us to utilise excavated made ground and natural soils without them being legally classed as ‘waste’ and requiring off-site disposal. We have committed to the use of MMPs on all new developments. This helps us avoid thousands of tonnes of waste that would otherwise be generated from site levelling, excavation for foundations and roads, and utility service trenches. Instead, we sustainably reuse this material in construction - helping to avoid the cost and environmental impact of off-site waste disposal, and the need to import clean virgin soils and stone to site. Biodiversity We continue to prepare for the introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain requirements which will enter the planning system as part of the Environment Act. This includes: • The consistent assessment of future developments maximising opportunities to retain and enhance onsite ecologically important areas. • Engagement with partners to establish processes to compensate locally for biodiversity losses. • Delivery of training to our Land and Technical teams with a special focus on creating net gains for biodiversity on brownfield sites. Construction climate risks In recent years we have seen increased risks to our construction activities from our changing climate. Warmer, drier summers are leading to increased risk from dust to local communities and sensitive habitat, while wetter winters increase surface water run-off and the potential for silt pollution. To address these risks, we have: • Enhanced our mandatory Dust Management and Surface Water Management Plans • Integrated assurance of key environmental risks into weekly and monthly site inspections • Trained and briefed staff across the business, including mandatory training for Technical teams and for Construction staff on high-risk sites. ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2021 47