We have been a purpose-led business since 1852, with a long-standing belief that our work should create lasting value for people, communities and the environment.

Sustainability is central to how we work at Willmott Dixon: the ambitions and targets we have set in our 2030 Sustainability Strategy, 'Now or Never. Our decisive decade' are core to our future business success and will safeguard our ability to operate in the long term. Through Now or Never, we focus on the areas where we can make the greatest difference: creating brilliant buildings, building lives and supporting a better planet.

Our approach to sustainability and social value is structured around these themes:

Brilliant Buildings – Delivering buildings which are resilient to the impacts of our changing climate, conserve natural resources, use responsibly sourced low-carbon resources, minimise carbon emissions and the cost of ownership, whilst improving people’s health and wellbeing.

Building Lives - Supporting the people and businesses in our communities to thrive with a focus on helping individuals facing societal or personal barriers to access good careers.

Better Planet - Creating a better planet for future generations by putting the climate, biodiversity and resources crises at the heart of the way we do business. This includes our approach to carbon, waste and biodiversity.

Each theme includes published ambitions, annual performance data, case studies and information about how results are measured and assured.
Our 2025 Now or Never review reports on the a 63% reduction in absolute carbon emissions and a 51% reduction in construction waste, both achieved against our 2018 baseline. It also shows how we delivered £472 million social return on investment, including support for 752 people furthest from the labour market supported towards sustainable employment.

Find out more about how sustainability is embedded throughout our business via the links below.

Learn more about out how we calculate and report on our sustainability performance here.


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