Through Our People pillar, we seek to ensure a safe, inclusive, and fair workplace, which is free from exploitation, for all people involved in or impacted by our activities.
We rely on our entire workforce, including people working in our supply chain, to be able to deliver successfully on our purpose, which is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK.
- Percentage of Kier’s workforce in formal development programmes, i.e. an accredited course of more than one year in duration. It includes apprentices and excludes Kier’s wider learning and development offering. In FY25, the number of apprentices in our workforce decreased (see footnote 2 adjacent), which affected the overall percentage of people in our workforce in a formal training and development programme.
- In FY25, we continued to strengthen our training and development offering, as well as our reporting. We introduced our own CMI-accredited management development courses, which replaced management apprenticeships and removed these from our figures. Candidates completing their management apprenticeships in FY24 were not replaced in FY25. This will also be the case in future reporting years. Looking forward, we are preparing for the reduction in government funding of Level 7 apprenticeships from January 2026 onwards and welcoming participants onto our alternative emerging talent programmes.
Through Our Places pillar, we drive positive social impacts and social mobility for our workforce, our business, our supply chain and our wider communities, adding social value, nurturing community relations and ensuring a positive project legacy.
- The Companies (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2024 increased the monetary size thresholds for micro, small and medium-sized entities for financial years starting on or after 6 April 2025. Our reporting reflects these changes.
Through Our Planet pillar, we prioritise strategic initiatives which drive climate action, value nature and encourage resource efficiency. Our strong focus on these topics supports our objectives to reduce our own carbon footprint, as well as that of our supply chain; protect and preserve the natural environment; and manage waste and water effectively. This is how we drive our purpose to sustainably deliver infrastructure that is vital to the UK.
- In FY24, we reported an SEIR of 59. As a result of improved reporting practices, we have revised this figure to 55.
- In FY24, our waste intensity was 148.5m3/£1m of revenue, re-reported as 16.8 tonnes/£1m revenue per our revised methodology explained adjacent and above.
- In FY24, we reported a diversion from landfill rate of 93%. As a result of improved reporting practices, we have revised this figure to 97.8%.
