Biodiversity is essential for many of the Earth's natural systems to function, and biodiversity initiatives present opportunities to improve landscaping, reduce flood risks and engage with occupiers and local people.
We focus on setting the standard for green roofs, incorporating them in most of our new developments, and working with our occupiers and property managers to retrofit them to some existing buildings, including our own Head Office, York House. We also work with local schools and community organisations to encourage biodiversity and raise awareness.
Based on stakeholder feedback, we've decided to increase our biodiversity efforts.
We're currently reviewing and updating our Biodiversity Programme and related guidance, in partnership with our property management teams and landscape architects.
We're commissioning further studies into our green and brown roofs to track their performance and identify further opportunities to enhance their effectiveness. This follows a 2010 review by ecologists of the biodiversity impacts of our developments in central London which showed that we have positively contributed to local biodiversity over the last few years, and identified opportunities to improve biodiversity.
Award
We won the Guardian Sustainable Business Award for Biodiversity 2011
March 2012 - Retail
