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Summary

The report provides details achievements and challenges in areas such as stakeholder engagement, human resources, health & safety, community & environmental stewardship, and sales & marketing

Report Highlights

Crest Nicholson PLC has released its fifth annual Corporate Responsibility Report 2006, which incorporates the company’s sustainable development activities and performance results for the financial year ended October 31, 2006. Available at www.crestnicholson.com/sustainabledevelopment/reports.aspx

This report demonstrates Crest Nicholson’s open and proactive approach to managing and reporting on corporate responsibility issues.It provides the Company’s stakeholders with detailed information about its achievements and challenges in areas such as stakeholder engagement, human resources, health and safety, community and environmental stewardship, and sales & marketing.

Details of the Company's progress during 2006 is highlighted within each section and measured against key performance indicators (KPI’s) demonstrating the Company’s commitment to transparency and recognising the need for quantifiable metrics and targets.The KPI’s have been established based on stakeholder feedback from the previous year’s reports and guided by the GRI guidelines.The report also includes a 3rd party independent verification statement

Highlights from 2006:

Partnership and innovation to address climate change and energy consumption through the development of future proofed housing range using modern methods of construction
Examples of good practice green transport initiatives being integrated into developments
Customer engagement on sustainable lifestyles through the provision of a ‘A Guide to Greener Living’
Overview of the Company’s waste management policy and the introduction of more on-site segregation
Record number of social housing completions helping to address affordability
Publicly reported targets for energy efficiency and an emissions reduction strategy
Evidence of leading-edge projects implementing a range of sustainability measures including New England Quarter, Park Central and Poole Quarter
Significant improvement in Customer satisfaction since 2003

Crest Nicholson is collecting feedback on their new report via their CorporateRegister.com listing here

Hard copies can be requested via environment@crestnicholson.com

Crest Nicholson is a leading developer whose mission is to meet customer expectations and increase shareholder value through the provision of environmentally sensitive and well built developments.