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🆕 Today, Sustainability for Housing, with our secretariat, The Good Economy, is proud to publish the third Annual Review of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) showcasing the remarkable progress in ESG performance by social housing providers across the UK. 🔗 Read our Annual Review ➡️ https://bit.ly/467No0B The Review highlights that SRS housing provider Adopters are making significant strides in ESG areas including energy efficiency, affordability, and social equity, reinforcing the sector’s commitment to sustainable and socially responsible practices. It also finds that the SRS is providing better and more useful information to help housing providers and funders assess ESG performance in the sector. These findings demonstrate great progress on the goals set when the SRS was created in 2020: connecting housing associations with ESG-focused funders and driving improvements in ESG performance. Some of the key findings include: 🔑 74% of housing providers found it easy or very easy to report against the SRS, with a fifth of providers finding the process easier the second or third time around. 🔑 58% of housing providers are using the SRS to benchmark their ESG performance against their peers to at least some extent. 🔑 Close to half of housing providers (44%), and almost all funders (92%) agree that the development of ESG reports has led housing providers to do things that they otherwise would not have done or to accelerate their implementation of planned actions, such as create sustainability strategies and set ESG-related targets. We are grateful to the SRS community for their ongoing support. We also would like to give special thanks to our case study contributors and reviewers. Our thanks also to Social for their editorial support. If you have feedback or questions or would like to discuss the benefits of adopting the SRS, please contact 📧 srs.contact@thegoodeconomy.co.uk. #SustainabilityForHousing #SocialHousing #ESG #ESGReporting

🆕🏘️🆕 We're delighted to publish the third Annual Review of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) with Sustainability for Housing (SfH). 🔗 Read the Annual Review now ➡️ https://bit.ly/467No0B The Review showcases significant progress in ESG performance by social housing providers across the UK in areas including energy efficiency, affordability, and social equity. It also finds that the SRS is providing better and more useful information to help housing providers and funders assess ESG performance in the sector. These findings represent great progress on the goals set when the SRS was created in 2020: connecting housing associations with ESG-focused funders and driving improvements in ESG performance. Some of the key findings include: 🔑 74% of housing providers found it easy or very easy to report against the SRS, with a fifth of providers finding the process easier the second or third time around. 🔑 58% of housing providers are using the SRS to benchmark their ESG performance against their peers to at least some extent. 🔑 Close to half of housing providers (44%), and almost all funders (92%) agree that the development of ESG reports has led housing providers to do things that they otherwise would not have done or to accelerate their implementation of planned actions, such as create sustainability strategies and set ESG-related targets. TGE is proud to provide Secretariat support to SfH and its community of SRS Adopters. If you have feedback or questions or wish to discuss the benefits of adopting the SRS, please message 📧 srs.contact@thegoodeconomy.co.uk. #SustainabilityForHousing #SocialHousing #ESG #ESGReporting

📈 We take pride in showcasing the annual reports produced by Housing Provider Adopters of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). Today, it is the turn of The Wrekin Housing Group, which provides over 13,000 homes for affordable rent and low-cost home ownership across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Telford & Wrekin. The Group says that its 2023 ESG Report highlights: "our continued commitment to tackling climate change, delivering social value and making a difference to people's lives." Wayne Gethings, Group Chief Executive also says: "The reporting criteria covered here are diverse and cover complex challenges – whilst we might address some in the short-term, many will take years to address fully. One thing is certain, we are fully committed to addressing the Sustainability Reporting Standard (SRS) criteria and ensuring that we play our part." We are delighted to be part of The Wrekin Housing Group's ESG journey and look forward to supporting them for years to come. Read the full report here and below: https://lnkd.in/eySMSqqy #ESGReporting #SocialHousing #AffordableHousing #SustainabilityForHousing #ESG

Here’s VIVID’s thoughts on the need to rethink how we deliver place based, cross tenure retrofit at scale in the ‘decisive decade’ for climate action. We need a national plan suitable for the greatest built environment challenge that we’ve ever seen - the retrofit of all 27 million UK homes in the next 26 years. And support for local authorities to take a leading planning and coordination role. #energyefficiency #housing #retrofitatscale

Investing in social and affordable housing projects is helping organisations to meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. However, low returns pose a challenge for many investors and this was identified as a top barrier to meeting the national housing target in our latest industry survey. Our Real Estate partner, Jane Hodder and Finance partner, Lucy McCullagh discuss strategies to make social and affordable housing a more viable asset class and explore its significant social impact. For the latest industry insights, read our report ‘A Pulse on Social & Affordable Housing in Australia’: https://lnkd.in/gMaP4Wmg #ESG #socialhousing #affordablehousing

Interesting discussion. But decarbonization of older buildings needing a rehab can lower current costs as well through energy efficiency.

📊 "By adopting the SRS, we can track our progress, benchmark ourselves against other housing providers and drive service improvements." - Eastlight Community Homes' ESG Report 2023- 2024 Congratulations to CEO Emma Palmer and the team at Eastlight Community Homes on publishing their fourth annual ESG report. The report is based on Version 2.0 of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). We’re proud to have the 14,500-home resident-led housing association in our community of Adopters. They are contributing to the advancement of sustainability reporting in the sector and using the insights they receive to benchmark and improve their ESG performance. Read the report here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eFpcxAZe

Have you heard, we're joining forces with Housemark to take reporting against the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) to the next level for housing providers across the UK and their funders? Together, we’re introducing a centralised sustainability reporting portal with enhanced benchmarking and analytics capabilities. This will enable SRS Adopters to create actionable insights that enhance their ESG performance, while fostering transparency and sector-wide learning. Read more in Scottish Housing News. #ESG #Sustainability #SustainabilityReporting #ESGReporting

📊 South Lakes Housing (SLH) is the latest Adopter to release its 2023-24 ESG Report in line with the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) framework. SLH is an independent, not-for-profit housing association with over 3,000 homes and is the largest provider of affordable rented housing in South Lakeland, Cumbria. In the introduction to its ESG report, SLH says: "In 2023 SLH adopted and reported against ‘The Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing’ (SRS) and this is our 2nd report against the updated version 2 of the SRS. We feel that it is integral to tell our story, and that of the social housing sector, through a consistent and comparable reporting framework. "Our business strategy objectives around Growing, Greening and Transforming (GGT) are so closely aligned with the Standard that they go hand in glove, and where GGT meets ESG." We're delighted that the team at SLH advocate for consistent and transparent reporting and strategic decision making through the SRS and we're proud to have their continued support. Read the full report: /https://lnkd.in/eG3bVVFP #SustainableHousing #AffordableHousing #ESG #ESGReporting #SocialHousing #Sustainability

Professional portfolio investment and the requirement for landlords to be socially responsible: https://lnkd.in/eC_mdmcz cc Andy Jones and Leaders Romans Group #btrnews #esg #btr #buildtorent #insights #residential #residentialdevelopment #residentialproperty #builtenvironment