Tracey Collins, Group sustainability directorAt Kier, sustainability is a mindset shared by our people and embedded in everything we do. Our Building for a Sustainable World framework enables this commitment to become action — helping us protect the environment, deliver positive social impact, and create a lasting legacy for communities and our planet.
At the core of our purpose
At Kier, our mission is to sustainably deliver infrastructure that is vital to the UK. For nearly 100 years, we have served communities across the nation, and now, more than ever, our commitment to sustainability is paramount.
Recent years have brought considerable change, with a cost-of-living crisis and the growing climate and nature emergencies affecting our daily lives. As a responsible business, we recognise the need to adapt to these changing conditions to achieve success and contribute to a sustainable world.
To make sure we address the issues that are most important to us and our stakeholders, and to ensure we have the greatest impact, we have evolved our existing sustainability strategy, 'Building for a Sustainable World'. Our enhanced framework focuses on building on the good work that we have previously undertaken in the environment and the creation of social value in the communities we work in.
An overview of our sustainability framework
Our Building for a Sustainable World framework focuses on three key pillars where we believe we can make the biggest difference; Our People, Our Places and Our Planet.
Each pillar has several issues that are aligned to the priorities of our people and stakeholders. Each topic has clearly defined non-financial measures, chosen to help demonstrate impact and continuous improvement.
Everyone at Kier has a role to play and this puts sustainability at the heart of our business decision making.
Evolving our sustainability framework: double materiality
To better focus our sustainability efforts and use our resources effectively, we conducted a double materiality assessment aligned with the European Financial Reporting Authority Group (EFRAG) guidance to identify our key sustainability priorities. We aligned these priorities with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to understand how we can best contribute to addressing global challenges.
This assessment played a crucial role in shaping our evolved Building for a Sustainable World sustainability framework.
Midpoint review
In FY26, we carried out a midpoint review of both Building for a Sustainable World and our supporting double materiality assessment (DMA). As part of this we sought out internal and external feedback on our current framework and assessment. We made minor changes to both documents to reflect this feedback, emerging sustainability topics and to ensure our topics and measures are clearly communicated.
