Sustainability Plan Our strategy for creating better places for people and the environment - Peel L&P
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We devote our energy to Our sustainability plan aims to accomplishing great things; not help us meet the current needs for their own sake, or ours, but of our business and stakeholders for those who come after. Today, whilst keeping ahead of key tomorrow and for generations to trends to ensure we future-proof come. Our ambitions are for a more our activities. We are often the prosperous, sustainable future for facilitator, with an in-direct impact all; where people and places are on sustainability, and our ambitions matched with the opportunity to be can only be achieved by working the very best they can be. together with partners to keep pace with key future trends. We see possibility. We deliver transformation. We acquire, own or manage land, We consider Business, A positive impact property, water and the best possible for which community and that on peoples lives airspace that offers which use and impact provides environmental delivers for a long-term, a development or for that specific opportunity sustainable business investment environment opportunity Peel L&P model
Future trends identified by Climate change the UK Green Building Council The Past The Future Nature & Biodiversity Reasonable change of pace Unprecedented instability Health & Regulation is the answer Business leadership is key Wellbeing Do less Do more Resource use Business as usual Breakthrough innovation It sits with the The mainstream own it sustainability team Socio-economic impact
Peel L&P Peel Group Supervisory John Whittaker on governance Chairman Board The Peel Group At Peel L&P we recognise Peel Group Steven Underwood the responsibility we hold Supervisory Board Chief Executive The Peel Group as a leader in regeneration projects, and we understand that this responsibility starts Steven Underwood Mark Whittaker James Whittaker Myles Kitcher with a governance structure Chief Executive Executive Director Executive Director Executive Director that involves our Executive Peel L&P Property Investment & Management Development Natural Resources & Energy and Senior Leadership Teams. Executive Stephen Wild Phil Wilson John Schofield Leadership Finance Director Robert Hough Team Board Executive Director Executive Director Non Executive Our sustainability activities are Strategic Investment Land & Communities John Peter Whittaker Director reported quarterly by business unit & Growth & Northstone Non Executive to the Peel L&P Sustainability Board, Director which in turn reports quarterly to the Executive Leadership Team Board. Lois Kay Joanne Holden Sustainability The Peel L&P Sustainability Group Development Surveyor Peel L&P Sustainability and the Green Team both engage - Peel NRE Sustainability Reporting Director Sustainability Champion & ESG Board our practitioners in the delivery Peel L&P aspects of sustainability matters. Peel L&P A network of Sustainability Sustainability Champions and Energy Champions Group ensure sustainability is embedded in everyday thinking. Peel L&P Green Team
1 5 Create opportunities Strive to put more for people to back into the natural lead better, more environment than is prosperous lives taken out Sustainability Principles 2 6 Support the health Engage with local and wellbeing of people to understand communities by the needs of creating beautiful, From the three pillars To encourage the creation of existing and future functional of sustainability - balancing highly sustainable, future-proofed communities and well-used green destinations, we have developed the economy, environmental the Principles for all our partners to public realm responsibility and community seek to deliver in our development 3 7 needs - we have developed schemes. By setting a consistent 7 Sustainability Principles. approach across our developments and measuring progress, we can Develop highly Promote sustainable sustainable and smart transport options ensure our activities deliver built environments for all liveability for whole communities, more sustainable individual sites and long-term custodianship. 4 Embrace a low carbon energy strategy
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The UN’s 17 SDGs, otherwise We have prioritised the four that known as the Global Goals, are most relevant to our business activities and recognise that none were launched in 2015 and could be achieved without working underpin our ambition to in partnership with our stakeholders. embed sustainability into our placemaking activities. We support the principles of the SDGs and have started to look at how we can play our part in contributing to them.
Peel NRE’s UN SDG Commitments Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, is at the heart of the nation’s activity around clean growth and the circular economy – helping the UK achieve net zero by 2050 and supporting the regions in their actions to achieve climate emergency targets. With our partners we re-use, re-purpose and re-energise natural resources to develop and maintain vital infrastructure across the UK and are experts in renewable energies, district heating, waste to value, water management, materials management and electric vehicle charging.
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Our Commitment: estate, infrastructure and operational further 120MW on the Shetland solutions to benefit sustainable Islands. Our Protos, Cheshire energy We will continually explore energy provision both in the regions and resource hub leads the way What does this mean? we are based and nationally. in low carbon energy and waste innovation in energy production management with the deployment Pursue innovation in energy In Liverpool, our Mersey Heat of innovative technologies including Through our business areas, production to provide sustainable energy service company (ESCO) the UK’s first plastic-to-hydrogen including renewable and low carbon heat and power sources for current is delivering a low carbon district facility, a 21.5MW biomass plant, waste management and energy and future generations. heat network. Across the UK we a 49MW energy from waste plant production, we have the opportunity to work in partnership with have delivered over 180MW of in construction and a plastic park investors, technology providers and onshore wind, including the 65MW blueprint to revolutionise plastic businesses, together with the public Scout Moor wind-farm, recycling nationwide. sector, to provide bespoke real and are currently delivering a
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable What does this mean? Contribute towards making places for the economy, communities and Our Commitment: Engagement and participation are gain assessments into many of our nature to thrive. integral to Peel NRE’s approach to projects to further this commitment. We will develop our strategy community consultation, being a place where all people for engagement with local good neighbour, and supporting feel welcome. communities and partners, economic and social growth of the regions in which we are based. and work across Peel L&P Over the coming years, we will to promote the benefits of be building social value and net using recycled aggregates
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Our Commitment: resources and energy projects, bringing three divisions of Peel L&P providing solutions and expertise to together, we seek to continually What does this mean? We will support training, Government ministers, public and expand through volunteering employment and local trade bodies and industry leaders. activities associated with the areas Economic and skill growth, inclusive Thus, we are in a strong position to in which we work, and supporting business opportunities and engaging working environments. give back and support the regions the next generation of talent. through our activities in which we work with their carbon reduction and COVID-19 recovery At Peel NRE, we have a strong track plans over the coming years. record in working with partners As a newly formed business [unit], to deliver successful natural
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation What does this mean? Innovation in energy provision and waste management to support Our Commitment: Across Peel NRE, we provide time Over the next 5 years, we look to decarbonisation. and resources to regional working bolster the nation’s ability to deal Work with partners to explore groups focused on economic, with non-recyclable plastic and and implement innovation to energy and waste management further development of district heat support national clean growth resilience through cross- business network projects. collaboration. and the circular economy
Targets SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements reliable, sustainable and modern inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Our 4 commitments energy for all are underpinned by 1 year target 1 year target 8 one-year targets and 9 five-year targets, • Support the development of the EPort • For Peel NRE’s renewable energy projects, study (looking at a multi-vector energy explore the potential opportunity focussed on the solution for Ellesmere Port) by dedicating to provide wider benefits to local sustainability issues resource as a consortium member for communities hosting our wind and solar future phases of the project. farm developments. that are most relevant to our business activities • Enable the opportunity for occupiers at Protos to join a local grid allowing more 5 year target and associated sustainable, direct provision of energy stakeholders. to adjacent facilities. • Stimulate a circular economy approach by promoting the use of recycled aggregates across Peel L&P. 5 year target • Proactively engage with the local and • Investigate the potential for Carbon wider community in our developments Capture and Underground Storage (CCUS) beyond statutory and planning and and connection of Protos into Hynet legislative obligations. (hydrogen distribution network).
SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, and sustainable economic growth, promote inclusive and sustainable full and productive employment industrialisation and foster innovation. and decent work for all 1 year target 1 year target • Investigate a carbon usage scheme at Protos • Support a work experience opportunity by the end of 2021 subject to successful funding (Covid restrictions permitting). and management approvals, with the intention to reduce the carbon load of the planned • Establish a Peel NRE volunteering strategy. PowerHouse Energy hydrogen facility, produce lightweight construction materials and responsibly treat up to 12,000 tonnes 5 year target per annum of local alkaline residues. • Increase engagement with Peel L&P • Investigate a carbon capture demonstration People Team initiatives. scheme at Protos by the end of 2021 subject • Support local authorities in which to successful funding and management approvals. our developments are based by • Coordinate the delivery of a cross-sector, communicating upcoming construction cross-vector blueprint for industrial and operational facilities, employment decarbonisation in the NW of England opportunities to allow for further and NE Wales by the end of 2022. education training alignment. • Support public sector and wider 5 year target initiatives to achieve carbon reduction and Covid recovery plans in the regions • Seek to develop over 10 Plastic to Hydrogen where are projects are located. plants over 5 years, to take locally-generated end of life plastic and create a local source of clean fuel for the automotive sector. • Create Peel NRE’s first plastic park at Protos which will process up to 300,000 tonnes of plastics that would either go to landfill, incineration or be shipped abroad for processing. • Explore low carbon energy solutions for future district heat network projects.
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