Sustainability
As one of the UK's leading social housing providers, we are committed to doing all we can to minimise our impact on the environment.
We are committed to providing homes that are energy efficient and are working towards Government targets for carbon neutrality. We have been awarded a Gold SHIFT rating against challenging environmental targets.
Our Environmental Strategy 2021-2025 sets out Stonewater’s ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of our housing stock, make homes more affordable to run for our customers and minimise our overall impact on the environment.
Read our Environmental Strategy.
Greenoak Centre of Excellence
The Greenoak Centre of Excellence is a collaborative thought leadership initiative from Stonewater and Greenoak Housing Association.
Together, we want to identify and highlight the most effective routes for the housing sector to achieving a zero-carbon future.
The global climate emergency requires rapid and effective changes. For the housing sector, this includes decarbonisation across all activities and adaption of our homes to provide safe, comfortable and affordable places to live now and into the future.
By engaging and learning from others in the sector, we can uncover the best practices and sustainable measures that really work for our customers, our businesses, and our planet.
Stonewater and Greenoak launched the Centre of Excellence at an event in November 2023, bringing together Stonewater partners, contractors, consultants, and senior colleagues from across the housing sector to discuss the net zero challenges and opportunities ahead for the housing sector.
We also explored possible decarbonisation solutions for both new and existing homes and looked beyond buildings to wider sustainability issues.
On the Air: Greenoak Centre of Excellence Launch
We filmed a bonus video episode of On The Air at the launch of the Greenoak Centre of Excellence. Host Paula Palmer was joined by Vicki March, Greenoak's Director of Development and Sustainability and our very own Clare Rainsford, Environmental Sustainability Business Partner.
Key sustainability projects
Thought leadership
At Stonewater, our ambition is to build a reputation as a thought leader within the housing sector. Our size and financial strength gives us the opportunity to be a leading voice in the industry, as well as champion causes that will have positive impacts on our customers, the housing sector, and the environment we live in.
We have been working closely with some of the UK’s leading researchers on a number of projects over the past few years. This includes:
- Working with IPPR to find a solution to the significant challenge of decarbonising the UK’s existing housing stock, with a focus on tackling fuel poverty
- Our work on decarbonisation in housing was shortlisted for the PR Week 2021 Awards for Public Affairs Campaign of the Year, demonstrating the impact that it has had on influencing the sector and the Government.
Read our Influencing Policy