OUR CSR
Blakeney Leigh Limited is a socially and environmentally responsible business. We are a professional building surveying and property consultancy company predominantly working within the public sector.
Our activities have an impact on the environment, our colleagues, the communities in which we operate, our customers, supply chain, and broader society.
We are accountable for ensuring we minimise that impact by approaching our business aims responsibly and by responding to the different concerns and demands of our stakeholders, while remaining profitable and competitive. This means conducting our activities according to meticulous ethical, professional and legal standards. In this way, Blakeney Leigh Limited continues to deliver high-quality building surveying and multi-disciplinary services that help ensure a sustainable built environment for future generations.
In all aspects of our responsibilities, we work closely with our employees, clients and other stakeholders. We strive to balance short-term and long-term interests as well as integrate economic, environmental and social considerations into our strategic decision-making. We operate an open and transparent dialogue with those who are affected by our operations and communicate with our stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.
OUR PEOPLE
We are committed to our employees.
We recognise the need to be able to attract, recruit and retain employees with the potential, skills and experience necessary for the continued growth and development of our business. The commitments to our people are embodied within the following:
Health, safety & wellbeing
Health, safety and wellbeing is a key priority for our business. We are committed to maintaining and continuously improving standards of occupational health and safety for all our employees and those affected by our activities including members of the public.
Equality & Diversity
We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment where all employees are treated with courtesy, dignity and respect and where everyone feels valued irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability or age. We are committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment and ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment.
Learning & Development
We are committed to creating a learning culture and providing opportunities to ensure that our people are equipped with the skills and knowledge to maximise business effectiveness. We will also support our people in realising their potential while contributing to the development of the business and the achievement of its objectives. We operate a comprehensive CPD programme to support both our professional and support staff.
OUR CUSTOMERS
We work in partnership with our customers to deliver quality projects on time, safely and with due regard to the environment.
We will work with and support them in developing sustainable solutions to meet their needs.
OUR COMMUNITIES
We promote good community relations.
By its very nature, construction, refurbishment and management of buildings has an impact upon the local environment, the end users and the wider community.
We take a proactive stance in ensuring that our work causes the minimum of disruption to our neighbours and their communities. We also aim to make a positive contribution by becoming involved with community initiatives and schemes, thereby promoting and enhancing good community relations.
ENVIRONMENT
We aim that our business will be carbon neutral by 2030.
We take all reasonable steps to manage our operations so as to minimise our environmental impact and promote good environmental practice. We acknowledge our responsibility to the natural environment and strive to minimise any negative impact from our business activities. We are assessed under the control of BS EN ISO 14001.
ENERGY & RESOURCES
We will improve efficiency.
Climate change is one of the key environmental challenges our business faces and we are committed to regularly reviewing our business practices and performance to identify how we can reduce our requirements for energy, transport and water usage. We will also promote good practice in respect of recycling and waste minimization at both our offices and sites. Where possible we will specify alternative materials and methods to optimise the use of resources in collaboration with our clients and suppliers. Our offices have hot water produced by green energy from a combined heat and power plant. We aim to provide energy efficiency and sustainability in all projects.
INNOVATION
We innovate to find balanced sustainable solutions.
Innovation is essential for the development of our business and for creating vibrant sustainable solutions in the built environment.
We aim to stimulate sustainable solutions that balance economic, environmental and social issues. We believe that by acting upon these commitments we are creating value for our customers, employees, shareholders and broader society.
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