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Hammerson has published comprehensive data on its sustainability activities and progress against targets since 2008. Here we share our headline performance and provide access to our Annual Sustainability Reports.

Latest performance headlines

Co 2
-13.4 %
Group carbon emissions
Charger
100 %
Destinations with Net Zero Asset Plans
Water
- 1 %
Group Landlord water demand
Recycle
57 %
Group waste recycled
Community
£ 2.5 m
Group social value investment

ESG Highlights    

•    The issuance of our €700 million sustainability-linked bond, linking our sustainability carbon emission targets with our financial objectives.


•    Reduced carbon emissions by 17% vs. 2019 in our proportionally consolidated portfolio.


•    Increased our recycling rate from 57% to 59%, diverting 18,000 tonnes of resource away from landfill.


•    Reduced our water consumption by 36% vs. 2019.


•    Increased our renewable energy capacity to 2.1 MWp, generating over 2.2 GWh of renewable electricity in 2021.


•    87% of occupier units are compliant with the 2023 requirement to be rated E (2019: 62%), as required by the regulatory Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.


•    Total community investment increased from £1.6 million in 2020 to £2.0 million in 2021.

Industry Recognition

Our longstanding commitment to sustainability is recognised in our performance within the following industry ESG benchmarks:

AA
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MSCI ESG rating (2020) 

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LOW RISK
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Sustainalytics ESG risk assessment (2020)

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4 STAR / 85
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GRESB score (2020) 

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72
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Dow Jones Sustainability Indices sustainability score (2020)

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EPRA Gold Award
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Reward for our sustainability reporting standards (2021)

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Verification and Disclosures

Independent assurance has a critical role to play in driving continual improvement of sustainability reporting across the sector. 

Our annual environmental data disclosures are independently assured. This process ensures our stakeholders have confidence in the data we are reporting and supports us in developing our data management processes and systems of governance. We design our reports to comply with the reporting requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and EPRA. Our compliance with these standards is verified by a third party. 

Our basis of reporting, asset lists, target calculations and third-party verification statements can all be downloaded here.  

GRI and EPRA verification (PDF)

2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT ASSURANCE (PDF)

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Better Buildings Partnership

Hammerson is a founding member of the Better Buildings Partnership, and Hammerson’s Head of Sustainability, Louise Ellison, is the group’s chair. The BBP is a collaboration of the UK’s leading commercial property owners who are working together to improve the sustainability of existing commercial building stock.
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Charity partnerships

We take both a group-wide and local approach to our philanthropic activities and focus on four guiding thematic areas, which also flow across our wider socio-economic work. These areas reflect where we have the greatest potential for positive change: health and well-being; developing young people; employment, skills and enterprise; and regeneration.
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ESG Report 2023 (PDF)
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