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Canary Wharf Group Focuses on the Future for Long Term Improvements
Canary Wharf Group Focuses on the Future for Long Term Improvements
Published 06-26-17
Issued by Canary Wharf Group
Summary
Canary Wharf Group’s latest Sustainability Report gives a snapshot of its activity and commitments in five key areas: making great places; pioneering innovation; promoting inclusive growth; optimising our performance and responsible business. The theme of the report is ‘evolution’ as we all strive for a brighter future.
Report Highlights
Canary Wharf Group’s latest Sustainability Report gives a snapshot of its activity and commitments in five key areas: making great places; pioneering innovation; promoting inclusive growth; optimising our performance and responsible business. The theme of the report is ‘evolution’ as we all strive for a brighter future.
Click here to download our Sustainability Report.
Report highlights in 2016:
- 41% of Group spending was on local companies
- £3m total investment in community engagement projects and programmes
- £1.4 billion local spend since 1997
- Canary Wharf Group achieves GRESB 5 Green Star Rating
- Zero waste to landfill CWG managed areas for seventh consecutive year
- 100% CWG electricity (388 million kwh) from renewable sources since 2012
- 4.6% reduction in electricity use since 2015
“We are proud of the hard work we have put into achieving past successes, but we will strive to do more. We have mapped our targets against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and we are focusing on the future for long term improvements.”
Sir George Iacobescu CBE, Chief Executive and Chairman of Canary Wharf Group.
The independently assured report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Core Option. Canary Wharf Group is keen to receive stakeholder feedback.
Please contact Canary Wharf Group Head of Sustainability Martin Gettings
Canary Wharf Group plc has overseen the largest urban regeneration project ever undertaken in Europe, designing and building more than 17m sq ft of iconic London real estate, home to local and international companies and renowned retailers. It is diversifying into residential development and is currently developing the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank. The Group is a wholly owned joint venture between Brookfield Property Partners and the Qatar Investment Authority.
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Canary Wharf Group plc is a British property company headquartered in London, England. It is the owner and developer of nearly of property at Canary Wharf and elsewhere in London.