26 THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE
Cora: taking hits in the fight against climate change – “because it’s the right thing to do”
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Luke Simmons, managing director of housebuilder Cora, explains why the firm is putting climate before profit. He says it is now up to businesses, industries and individuals – waiting for Government to bring in legislation could mean leaving it too late.
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he housebuilding industry must take a leading role in the fight against climate change – because if we wait for the Government to take action, it could be too late. That may sound drastic, but unfortunately the clock is ticking. There has been a lot said about the climate emergency already, so I won’t go over the science here. But I think by now we know it is a crisis we must all face.
World leaders got together in November 2022 at COP27, making some strong statements about how important an issue it is, but real change will have to come from outside of politics. Businesses, industries and individuals need to push for a massive cultural and social change, new ways of working that take the environment into account.
In my experience, it makes very little difference who is in Government, and would need a dramatic change to combat both the lack of sustainable housing across the UK and climate change. If we wait for outside bodies, like the Government, to tell us what to do and bring in legislation – it will be too late. Essentially, it is up to us.
That’s why Cora is transforming the way we work – to put sustainability at the heart of the company’s mindset. It’s not
just a fresh new logo, but a new purpose and drive. We have developed new operating principles – our Sustainable Housing Framework – to embed sustainability, biodiversity and community engagement into all areas of our work. It is a completely new way of working, and one we are determined to deliver. We can’t change the industry overnight, but we hope we can set an example to other companies in our sector. As part of our new operating principles, we will be building homes with far less waste and carbon produced in manufacture. The homes we build and communities we create will be far more energy efficient too far above and beyond current and future regulations. It is about planning for the future, creating homes, communities and environments that can ourish long into the future.
THESE NEW OPERATING PRINCIPLES DON’T STOP WITH US – WE WILL EXPECT OUR CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS TO JOIN US IN OUR MISSION
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