Sustainability

Creating better places for people
& the environment.

Now is the time for action, and for positive impact across everything we do.

Vague pledges are simply not enough.

Working in partnership we are innovating, creating and implementing ideas at scale. Smart built environments, low carbon energy solutions, functional green public realm and the promotion of sustainable travel options - just some of the areas in which we are delivering real transformation.

Discover more about our Sustainability commitments from the people at Peel L&P who help make it happen in this video.

Peel L&P’s sustainability journey - Part 2

Awards & Affiliations

The first major property company to achieve the energy management standard ISO 50001 in 2015

Demonstrating our commitment to sustainability through the UK Green Building Council

Helping City of Trees to plant a tree for every person in Greater Manchester

Working with like-minded businesses to take authentic climate action

Demonstrating support for the UN SDGs

The first developer to achieve the BREEAM communities standard at MediaCityUK in 2011

Five year sustainability plan

We have a comprehensive action plan, with clear governance and performance targets, that will drive real change for the benefit of people and the environment.

Download our full five year plan here

UN SDG Goals/Commitments

All of our work is underpinned by globally recognised principles and calls to action – The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

These ‘Global Goals’ guide our work to embed sustainability into all our placemaking activities. Working in partnership with our stakeholders, we have prioritised the five that are most relevant to our business…

Our commitment:
We will continually improve the sustainability of our existing assets

Our commitment:
We will support the development of sustainable low-carbon communities

Our commitment:
We will create new training, employment and local business opportunities through our regeneration activities

Our commitment:
We will help communities to connect with nature

Our commitment:
We will take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Our targets & progress

Aligned to the UN’s own targets to support the Sustainable Development Goals, each of our commitments has a set of clear targets.

We track progress and report annually on achievements. Click to discover more...

Discover more about our targets and the
progress we’ve made here

We have:

Sent zero waste to landfill for the second year in a row

Delivered an extra 2.02 acres of public realm, across our strategic waters destinations

Certified to the new ISO 50001:2018 standard

Business Declares

To further our focus on climate resilience, we’ve joined Business Declares, acknowledging the urgency of the climate and ecological emergencies and our commitment to tackling them alongside like-minded businesses.

Discover more about the membership

Climate Positive Plan

We’re helping to enable a climate resilient future for all.

Discover more about our commitment within our Climate Positive Plan.

Read our Climate Positive Plan

Our approach to ESG considerations

Tackling climate change and developing more sustainable, healthy communities are critical, and people customers, investors and employees alike expect companies to act.

At Peel L&P, we see ESG reporting as the tip of the iceberg. It is the action we are taking and the plans we have in place to reduce our risks, and make our business fit for the future, that are most important to us.

View our approach to ESG considerations here

Featured Case Studies

Driving data centre efficiency at dock10 studios

The University of Salford and Peel L&P: creating a skilled local workforce

Energy Management at The Vic

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News & Videos

Sustainability News

27 May 2022

New iconic waterfront destination for Quayside MediaCity given the go ahead

A new ‘Action Plan for Active Travel’ has been launched today by Peel L&P’s Wirral Waters. The plan sets out five key actions and a range of specific projects, which will help it to realise its ambition in making Wirral Waters the most cyclist and pedestrian friendly development in the UK.

25 May 2022

Join in the celebrations at Trafford Palazzo's Jubilee Party

The Peel NRE facility is expected to save around 4,200 tonnes of carbon per year through the use of water source heat pumps and thermal stores to provide heat to Peel NRE’s Mersey Heat district heat network.

Videos

Peel L&P’s Sustainability Journey Part 2 (2021)

“We have made fantastic strides, we’ve got a long way to go, but I like to think we can continue to take the lead.” CEO, Steven Underwood.

Discover more about our Sustainability commitments from the people at Peel L&P who help make it happen.

Peel L&P’s Sustainability Journey Part 1 (2020)

“Sustainability is about delivering benefits to the community and the environment in everything we do.”

Sustainability Director, Jo Holden explains how we’ve aligned our Five-Year Sustainability Plan to four of the UN Sustainable Development goals.

UKGBC and Zero Carbon Institute

Our Sustainability Director Jo Holden talks with the UKGBC and Zero Carbon Institute

Volunteers

Our volunteers help to capture carbon and boost biodiversity.

Wirral Waters

“Green infrastructure is vitally important to create a new, desirable and resilient place – we have a responsibility to get this project right.”

Richard Mawdsley, Development Director at Wirral Waters.

Protos

Development Director at Protos, Jane Gaston explains how Protos is contributing to Peel L&P’s sustainable commitments – including the Net Zero Carbon target.

The Bridgewater Canal

The Bridgewater Canal has become an oasis for many from Runcorn through to Manchester and onto Leigh. Hear from Director of Bridgewater Canal, Peter Parkinson about the plans for its future.

Northstone

Northstone, Peel L&P’s housebuilding arm, is focused on building a more neighbourly world – where homes are sustainable and energy-efficient with community-focused spaces that shape the future of living.