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STRATEGIC REPORT
GOVERNANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE
A responsible and sustainable business, doing
the right thing through People and Places
“It has been inspiring to see the
intensity of action right across the
business in the implementation of
our sustainability strategy this year.”
Dame Shirley Pearce
Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Dame Shirley Pearce
Chair of the Sustainability Committee
Richard Smith
Chief Executive Officer
The sustainability strategy forms a key component of our
business planning and is central to delivering our Home for
Success purpose and our values, especially “doing what’s
right”. The Sustainability Committee reviews the Group’s
performance against its targets and ambitions to ensure
Unite is a responsible and resilient business, keeping in
mind the paramount importance of our responsibility to
stakeholders and the wider community. Our commitment to
transparency can be seen through our sustainability-related
targets and ongoing disclosure of our performance.
2022 highlights and progress
Ilaria del Beato
Non-Executive Director
Ross Paterson
Non-Executive Director
Tom Jackson
Non-Executive Director
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Continued implementation of the sustainability strategy
with regular reviews of our sustainability targets and
performance of the business.
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Oversight of the asset transition plans, produced for
each of our properties in 2022 and, a review of our
sustainable investment approach.
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Oversight of our commitment to donate 1% of annual
profits to social initiatives including additional funding
for the Unite Foundation scholars 2022/23 academic
year as well as the Group’s ongoing investment in
the Leapskills programme for school leavers. We also
made progress in the development of our community
investment performance metrics which will launch in
2023, aligned to the Societal Impact (B4SI) Framework.
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Supported the launch of our first Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB) & Wellbeing strategy and
participation in the 10,000 Black Interns programme.
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