Working towards a Sustainable Environment

Objective

  To reduce the environmental impact of our activities directly as an organisation and indirectly through the actions of our suppliers, partners, and customers, to reduce both carbon emissions and running costs. 
  To ensure that our actions reduce our carbon emissions through direct running costs and through the use of long term sustainable products.

Initiatives

  To work with Derby City Council to help them achieve a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions within 5 years.
  Develop a transport plan for Derby Homes to identify green travel options for staff.
  Following the Derby City Council methodology to measure the carbon footprint of our buildings (Local Housing Offices and Cardinal Square)
  Develop one un-modernised pre-war property using energy efficient products. We will compare the old and new carbon footprint and develop the model for the future.
  Continue to develop Whitecross House scheme as an environmental model, communal electricity already in place, apply for grant funding to support the installation of solar panels and other forms of sustainable power generation.
  Develop a preferred supplier initiative.

Importance of this work

  As an organisation, the long term sustainability of our residents’ estates is central to our success and leading Derby towards it’s initiative of a better environment. Key to this success is the reduction in environmental impact of our activities. By reducing running costs as an organisation and for individual homes we can contribute towards reducing the financial costs incurred by our tenants whilst being mindful of the long term benefits of helping to create a cleaner environment.

Targets

  BVPI 63 –to achieve an increase in the average SAP rating of our properties to a score of 70 by the end of 2008/09.
  To establish the standard required to achieve a SAP rating of 90-100 by modernising a pilot pre-war un-modernised property during 2007/08.
  Raise staff and employee awareness by a publicity campaign and by upgrading the Derby Homes website by July 2007.
  Write a green travel to work plan by October 2007 and achieve a reduction in work time car mileage.

 Environmental Policy - (48KB)