Anchor Environmental Sustainability & Net Zero Carbon Strategy 2023 – 2026
Anchor’s Board approved a pathway in the Spring of 2022 towards an overarching environmental sustainability strategy. This set out how Anchor would build its capacity, developing the team’s expertise and the systems for effective data collection and analysis, establishing governance, including a Sustainability Steering Group, scoping and delivery structures to support the development of an Environmental Sustainability Strategy. The following steps on this pathway have supported the development of this strategy. • Establish governance, scoping and delivery structures to define strategy, including setting up workstream task & finish groups. Form Residents’ Sustainability Panel (In progress) • Establish key data requirements and baselines including carbon scope and footprint (external support advised). Include SECR report in Annual Report. • Continue building to EPC B+ whilst exploring costs and benefits of building to NZC standards and options and cost implications for the speed of adoption within the development pipeline, to inform Anchor’s new build pathway to net zero • Retrofitting existing homes; • Review learning from existing retrofits and define capabilities required to model retrofit costs, benefits and options • Carry out retrofit surveys on a sample of locations • Develop retrofit costs and options model for Anchor’s stock, informing Portfolio Strategy and investment planning • Apply for Social Housing Decarbonisation Funding in a joint bid with the Greener Futures Partnership and if successful, deliver SHDF retrofit programme • Consider Energy Wise capabilities to support retrofit projects • Review business operations (offices, travel) energy use, recycling practices, and sustainable travel arrangements and link to carbon reporting. • Assess options for enhanced environmental and ESG standards in procurement framework, considering costs and benefits. • Set up Electric Vehicle Charge Point pilot; develop strategy & policy Pathway 2022/23
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