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RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALLCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT: A REVIEW OF 2017-2018

MAY 2019

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

CONTENTS

Rider Levett Bucknall UK Ltd (RLB) is committed to operating as a responsible business and we have been reporting on our Corporate Responsibility achievements since 2011.

In this report we provide an update on our actions for the period May 2017 –

April 2018.

Our economic, environmental and social impacts (material aspects) discussed

in this report have, as in previous years, been produced following the Global

Reporting Initiatives G4 guidelines.

All referrals to the baseline year are to 2010/11.

About this Report i

Message from the Board 1

Highlights 2

People 3

Overview 3

Staff Breakdown 4

Employee Category Gender Breakdown 5

RLB Charter Award 6

Environment 7

Approach 7

Impact 9

Performance 10

Carbon Offsetting 11

Social 12

Achievements 12

Charities Supported by Our Staff 13

Outreach Programmes 14

Creating Opportunities 15

Looking Forward 16

Kensington Aldridge Academy - Helping to construct a temporary school for 960 studentsCover image: London team supporting Red Nose Day

i Rider Levett Bucknall | Corporate Social Responsibility Report: A review of 2017-2018

ABOUT THIS REPORT

1Rider Levett Bucknall | Corporate Social Responsibility Report: A review of 2017-2018

Rider Levett Bucknall is proud to be a responsible business. We are committed to

making our contribution to the communities in which we live and work. This is a

principle supported across Rider Levett Bucknall, and one that is demonstrated

through our actions.

We believe in an inclusive environment where we celebrate our people as

individuals and are committed to building a diverse and sustainable workforce and

client base. We are playing our part in overcoming the bias across the industry

by recruiting a more diverse workforce through; our membership of ENEI - the

leading employer network promoting equality and inclusion in the workplace, our

commitment to the RICS Inclusive Employer Quality Mark signatory, and formation

of RLB’s Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group.

We measure our impact under three key pillars of sustainability: Social,

Environment and Economic, and have followed the guidance of the GRI reporting

standard.

In this report we highlight some of the outreach and engagement programmes

we are involved in, our environmental and sustainability initiatives, and how we are

working collaboratively with colleagues, clients and communities to create a better

tomorrow.

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

STUART STABLESUK Board Finance Director

e. [email protected] m. +44(0) 121 503 1603

PEOPLEInvest in our people and value their contribution

INDUSTRYLead by example and shape the future of our industry in

everything we do

COMMUNITYBe aware of our social responsibilities and make our

contribution to the community

ENVIRONMENTBe conscious of the difference we can make in creating a

better tomorrow

CUSTOMERSChallenge the norm, give fresh perspectives and deliver

flawlessly

SUPPLIERSAct with integrity, honesty and fairness in all our

relationships

SHAREHOLDERSBe a self-owned organisation, be financially robust and

deliver agreed financial plans

OUR VALUES

2 Rider Levett Bucknall | Corporate Social Responsibility Report: A review of 2017-2018

PEOPLE ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL

HIGHLIGHTS

13consecutive years accredited as a Top Employer

14% reduction in total carbon emissions compared to our baseline year

3600hours dedicated to local communities and young people

RLB Charter Awardpresented for exceptional individual contribution

Exceeded 2017/18 fundraising target and raised

£45,000

1162trees saved, reducing energy consumption by 30% against base year

28%reduction in carbon emissions per employee compared to our baseline year

9consecutive years with Equality Assured Kitemark

13consecutive years as an Investor in People Gold and Champion


PEOPLEOVERVIEW

0Cases of discrimination reported

0Cases of corruption recorded

0Fines or sanctions from non compliance with

laws and regulations

0Fatalities

0Occupational diseases

1.64%total sick days as % of working days in 2017/18

0Major injuries

2Minor injuries (Midlands: 1 female, 1 male).

90%Technical staff achieved their professional

qualification

100%Of our staff have received a formal performance

appraisal and review in the last 12 months

100%Anti corruption training completed

100%Diversity and Inclusion training completed

17%Technical female workforce (compared to

industry average of 13%)

100%Employees receiving National Living Wage

ACHIEVEMENTS GOVERNANCE HEALTH & SAFETY


PEOPLESTAFF BREAKDOWN

TECHNICAL STAFF GENDER BREAKDOWN ALL STAFF REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

NORTH MIDLANDS SOUTH

83% 17%114 89 191

38 39 72Our female technical staff number remains greater than the industry average of 13%.


PEOPLEEMPLOYEE CATEGORY GENDER BREAKDOWN

EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY BREAKDOWN

17% 11%

5%

44%

45%

78%

Minority

Percentage

Male Female

Manager 6% 7%

Technical 10% 25%

Support 39% 6%

Manager Support Technical


The RLB Charter is an initiative which supports and

rewards our people for their contribution to a local

community, charity or cause.

It is supported across the UK business, through

fundraising, volunteering and outreach activity.

Each year we recognise a member of our team who

has demonstrated an exceptional level of community

involvement. This year the RLB Charter Award winner

is Kathryn Hind. Kathryn, who is based in our Sheffield

office and has been working with RLB since 1998,

received a £500 donation to a charity of her choice.

Kathryn was recognised for volunteering over 60 hours

and helping to raise over £10,000 for Weston Park

Cancer Charity.

PEOPLERLB CHARTER AWARD

Left to right: Darren Hayes (Weston Park), Catherine Rhone (Weston Park), and Kathryn Hind

Invest in our people and value

their contribution


To ensure we manage the environmental aspects

of our business activities effectively, we maintain a

formal environmental management system (EMS).

Our EMS is third party certified and drives continual

improvement, good practice and legal compliance for

all our UK offices.

To embed an environmental consciousness within the

services we offer, we have continued to promote and

develop our sustainability services, including:

� SKA Consultancy

� Carbon Management Planning

� BREEAM Consultancy

� Carbon Assessment

� As Built Carbon Measurement

The RLB Accreditations Guide, released in 2018, compares and highlights the advantages of national and international sustainability construction certifications available and valid in the UK. These include BREEAM, LEED, SKA Rating, WELL Building Standard, Wired and the Living Building Challenge.

The guide is available to download, for free on RLB.com.

Be conscious of the difference

we can make in creating a better

tomorrow.

ENVIRONMENTAPPROACH

https://www.rlb.com/en/


OFFICE OPERATIONS ENERGY

30%reduction in office

energy compared to

baseline year

100%of electricity generated

from renewable sources

where RLB is responsible

for the tariff

GOVERNANCE

10Number of years certified

to ISO14001

100%of significant suppliers

checked against

environmental criteria

89%of paper used is

recycled

37trees saved from using

recycled paper

4offices achieving SKA

Rating certified for

sustainable refurbishment

WASTE

0%Total waste sent

to landfill*

LEGAL COMPLIANCE

100%compliance with

environmental laws

and regulations

9years voluntarily

reporting against CDP

(Carbon Disclosure

Project)

*where RLB is responsible

ENVIRONMENTACHIEVEMENTS


ENVIRONMENTIMPACT

We’ve assessed that our main environmental

impacts result from the following key activities. The

percentage figures represent the proportion of total

carbon emissions from that activity.

Business travel accounts for 87% of our carbon

emissions; we continue to monitor how we can

improve this aspect of our impact.

This is broken down as below:

AIR TRAVEL

1.5 Million km

29%

RAIL TRAVEL

2.2 Million km

10%

ENERGY USE

1,910 Gj

13%

ROAD TRAVEL

3.4 Million km

48%

We monitor flights by type, when domestic flights are

requested we look at the customer needs and staff

efficiency of taking alternative means of transport.

It is our policy that carbon emissions relating to all

international, long and short haul flights are offset.

Our 2020 emission reduction target is based on

government reduction guidance and what we

believe is achievable in the timescale, set against the

background of our business plan and the way we

deliver our services to clients.

EMISSION FIGURES

We have already achieved our 2020 relative emission

target.

Baseline Current Position 2020 Target

Absolute

emissions

1,217

(tCO2e)1322 (tCO2e) 973 (tCO2e)

Relative

emissions

3.42

(tCO2e)2.44 (tCO2e) 2.5 (tCO2e)

RLB office in Manchester - SKA Gold Rated

As our emissions are largely influenced by the number

of staff we employ, it is the tonnes of GHG relative

emissions per employee per annum which has been

identified as the metric which is most meaningful for

the business.


We calculate our carbon emissions every year. By

monitoring our impacts, we are able to take action to

keep the associated emissions to a minimum.

By continuing to monitor the number of flights taken

and encouraging staff to take the train for business

journeys, we are delighted our air-miles have reduced

by 15% and use of rail is up 182% on our baseline year.

Reducing travel by road is still a challenge when

balancing against our customers needs. We are

currently reviewing our car incentivisation scheme to

further encourage staff to purchase lower emission

vehicles.

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/180

Office Energy

Air Rail Waste

Lighting & Small Power Heating Road

CARBON EMISSIONS 2010-2018

248

475

235

497

45

56

60

6470

69

97126

448325 399

504

565

450

442

382

508

79 68

135 119 113 88 95 105

6968 65 68

529442 455

549

640

CO

2e

ENVIRONMENTPERFORMANCE

Waste 7%

Air 15%

Energy 58%

Road 35%

Rail 182%

Total % Change 9%

TYPE OF EMISSION 2017/18 ACTUAL


As part of our on-going commitment to reducing our impact on the environment we voluntarily offset* all of our air travel related emissions for 2017/18 which is the equivalent to 382tCO2e.

CASE STUDY: DARFUR LOW-SMOKE STOVES PROJECT

We use the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a mechanism to help us choose projects which aim to

reduce future emissions, and which will help achieve a better, more sustainable future for all.

We chose to support the Darfur Low-Smoke Stoves project in Sudan, a project which improves household

health by replacing traditional cooking methods – burning wood and charcoal inside the home – with low

smoke LPG stoves.

The project helps achieve many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and gives us the potential to

create a real positive impact.

BENEFITS

� The first registered carbon credit project in Sudan and the first to be developed in a conflict zone.

� Almost 100% of families using the new cookstoves delivered by the project state that indoor air quality

has greatly improved.

� Each stove installed in a household in Darfur saves 4.5 tCO2e – equivalent to one passenger flying 3

times between London and New York.

� The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves states that cooking with efficient low smoke LPG reduces

most key pollutants by over 95% and reduces energy consumption by 50-70%.

2017/18 Emissions

before offset

(Gross)

1,322 tco2e

2017/18 Emissions

after offset (Net)

906 tco2e

This is a 22% reduction against the base year.

ENVIRONMENTCARBON OFFSETTING

*A Carbon Offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon

dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to

compensate for emissions made elsewhere.

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300


SOCIALACHIEVEMENTS

£45,000Achieved and exceeded fundraising target

2017/18

1,800 hoursAchieved and exceeded volunteering target

2017/18

RLB Charter AwardWe reward through an annual RLB Charter

Award, donations to charity, ad-hoc prizes and

recognition and thanks in bi-monthly office

communications meetings and monthly staff

news-letter.

VOLUNTEERING COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES

Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in support of Forget Me Not

Children’s Hospice

Bristol team participating in the Great Run - Bristol 10k in

support of OTR Bristol

Our staff across the UK have been involved in a wide

range of CSR activities, including:

� Feeding the homeless

� Helping at Winter Warmth - raising money for cold weather clothing for the homeless

� Volunteering at Clifton Robinson’s Hockey Club to umpire during games

� Taking part in the Future Leaders Programme at Colston’s school

� Volunteering two hours of their time a week to volunteer at a homeless outreach centre in London, handing out food and clothing in partnership with Todos Together


SOCIALCHARITIES SUPPORTED BY OUR STAFF

David Bucknall

Scholarship

1 week per yearWe match staff time off for charity work up to

one week per year

CHARITY WORK


BUCKNALL’S FIRST RUNG

Launched in 2012 the Bucknall’s First Rung (BFR)

Project was established to honour our former

Chairman, David Bucknall. The project aims to

support and develop young people on their journey

to employment in the construction industry and

reduce the numbers classified as NEET (Not in

Education, Employment or Training). Each graduate

has two weeks to dedicate to working with their local

communities to ensure the initiative is a success.`

SOCIALOUTREACH PROGRAMMES

Over 1,800 hours deliveredin supported learning, mentoring, and presenting to young people, designed to encourage greater insight into the construction industry. The programme provides valuable work experience.

THE DAVID BUCKNALL SCHOLARSHIP

In September 2017, Birmingham Metropolitan College

(BMet) student, Monique Hall-Smith was awarded the

David Bucknall Scholarship.

The scholarship was set up in memory of David

Bucknall. Funded by private donations from David’s

friends and colleagues, the scholarship is run by RLB

in partnership with Birmingham City University (BCU).

The scholarship offers a combination of financial

support, mentoring and work experience to a student

embarking on studies in a built-environment subject.

The award scheme also offers a number of other

selected students an unconditional place at BCU, with

reduced fees.

As the David Bucknall Scholar, Monique received

a financial contribution of £10,500 over three

years’ study plus guaranteed work placements and

mentoring from the RLB team.

Find out more here.

Be aware of our social

responsibilities and make our

contribution to the community

https://www.rlb.com/en/news/2017-05-18-david-bucknall-scholarship-helps-put-sisters-on-joint-career-path/


SOCIALCREATING OPPORTUNITIES

36Work experience placements

13Apprentices employed

24Staff members undertaking CMI diploma

40Graduates taken on board

10Year Out/Placements provided

Celebrating National Apprentice Week in our Manchester

office

Career Fair in university

Graduate Day 2018


LOOKING FORWARD

Our 2020-2030 Business Strategy will inform the setting of new targets and include the preparation of our next three year Carbon Management Plan.

We have recently formed a Global Corporate Social

Responsibility committee to review and monitor our

approach to CSR and the sharing and adoption of

practices and initiatives to further promote CSR at a

global level across Rider Levett Bucknall.

The committee will assess the continued suitability

of GRI as a reporting mechanism and the inclusion

in future reports of the United Nations Sustainable

Development Goals.

VIV TODHUNTERPartner - Compliance & Business Improvement

e. [email protected] m. +44(0)7958 958423

If you have any questions or feedback, please do

contact Viv Todhunter, CSR Partner.


675UK Staff

100%Employee Owned

£80mUK turnover

10UK offices

Independent, privately owned and managed

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