Time for revolutionary change: It's right to decarbonise first
We drive revolutionary change in our industry, promoting the sustainability agenda through our own operations and supporting our clients to achieve their sustainable business goals. We want to create a place where our people can thrive, deliver performance we can be proud of, support communities who are better for knowing us, and ensure environments are both protected and enhanced.
"The aim shouldn't be to minimise damage to the environment, but to ensure that every action we take leaves a positive outcome to society."
With the steps we are taking as a business to commit to a sustainable future, we are dedicated to ensuring that we accelerate this change as soon as we can, aiming to decarbonise ISG’s operations by removing or avoiding more carbon than we emit, incorporating Environmental Social Governance (ESG) criteria in all our projects, creating high-quality and sustainable spaces and applying social responsibility in our relationships with our employees, suppliers and contractors and in the communities in which we operate.
We also want to actively contribute to positive corporate governance by bringing our ideas of internationality, diversity and transparency. With this ambition, and our stakeholder engagement activities, we are focused on four core areas:
Environmental management
Our aim is to continue best practice in managing environmental issues, but also ensure we develop a 'net gain' in biodiversity on larger projects and start targeting water reduction at our sites.
Climate change and carbon
We are committed to decarbonising ISG's operations by 2028, and introducing an internal carbon fund by 2025 that can be used to fund sustainable innovation projects across our business.
Circular economy
Our circular economy policy aims to stretch our business, ensuring we develop our own ISG Materials Passport linked to our BIM models for all larger projects, and commits us to reusing materials as much as possible.
Social value
We want to go further than just achieving client KPI's. We are committed to achieving a minimum of 25% social value on every project, compared to the contract value, as costed by the Social Value Portal.
Carbon Reduction Plan
Proud member of the Green Building Council UK
UKGBC is the membership-led industry network radically transforming the sustainability of the built environment. Powered by 700+ members, UKGBC is at the forefront of positively influencing policy, identifying the pathways to propel the sector forward sustainably and driving the solutions to transform our buildings, communities, cities and infrastructure so that people and nature thrive.
Biodiversity Conservation: A Call to Action for Sustainable Urban Development
Poppy Cunningham highlights the UK's biodiversity crisis and the country's new mandate for a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain. Emphasising comprehensive training and intelligent ecology practices, Poppy underscores the opportunity for the industry to make a lasting impact and attract talent committed to sustainability.
Low-carbon retrofit
As organisations are transitioning from short-term decision-making to long-term preparation for a new reality, underpinned by the ESG agenda as the driving force, our teams offer the expertise and knowledge to assist you in reaching your carbon reduction goals for your estate. We can help you set new standards for low energy use, carbon emissions and impact on natural resources.
Our low-carbon retrofit offering will ensure that your building stays ahead of energy usage legislation and maximises the performance of your estates and to meet your commitments and deliver long-term return on investment.
ISG's research and insight report 'Sustainable Buildings Monitor: Redefining Value'
Establishing a purpose-driven way to measure the true value of property.
'Sustainable Buildings Monitor: Redefining value' looks to create a new framework to identify untapped areas of development opportunity across the UK.
Research for 'Sustainable Buildings Monitor: Redefining value' encompassed in-operation performance data, social value, net zero, embodied carbon and circularity measurements, as well as proximity to green energy sources and local labour markets. This new research reveals key and untapped areas of development opportunity across the UK.
Our industry is clearly at an inflection point, and ISG seeks to think differently and be a force for good - advocating for and practising sustainable construction methods and modern methods of construction. We’re encouraging the debate and facilitating knowledge transfer; bringing investors, occupiers and local government to the table and stimulating those conversations based on our findings.
‘Space to innovate’
ISG's latest research report, 'Space to innovate', reveals a link between built space and innovation, with our research showing that more appropriate space to innovate drives greater levels of innovation within the education sector - and UK sectors as a whole. Innovation which leads to more productivity, growth and nationwide prosperity.
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Our accreditations and awards in sustainability
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