Taylor Wimpey plc - Annual Report and Accounts 2007: Our Corporate Responsibility Approach

Photo: Corporate Responsibility Committee Chairman, Katherine Innes Ker

Katherine Innes Ker
Corporate Responsibility
Committee Chairman

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	Aim	2007 achievements	2008 targets
Our approach	To operate responsibly and build sustainable homes and communities	Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey were two of only three housebuilders to score over 70% in a sustainability benchmark	Our high level Corporate Responsibility Committee will continue to ensure that the Company maintains high standards of corporate responsibility
Supporting local communities	To be a good neighbour in the communities in which we operate	Won 10 awards from the Considerate Constructors Scheme for building in a considerate manner	Seek to further improve community engagement and implement our new charitable policies
Better by design	To use design to enhance the homes and communities we build	Received a series of high profile awards for design and innovation	Improve design and build quality in all regions in which we operate
Environmental sustainability	To build environmentally friendly homes and communities	Integrated a wide range of environmental features into our developments	Improve the energy and water efficiency of the homes we build
Enhancing economic growth	To contribute to the local economies in which we operate	Contributed over £89.5 million in UK planning obligations as well as providing affordable housing and employment opportunities	Further develop our G2 brand of low cost, high quality housing aimed at first time buyers
Customer care	To provide the highest levels of customer care	Developed new Taylor Wimpey systems and processes	Implement and embed our new customer care practices
Employees	To attract, develop and retain the highest calibre of employees	Focused on open and fair treatment of employees during the merger process	Bring the culture of our former businesses together to create industry leading employee teams
Health, safety and environmental (HSE) management	To provide safe and healthy workplaces and minimise environmental impact	Integrated systems and processes and introduced a comprehensive new UK HSE manual	Implement and embed our HSE management systems
Supply chain management (SCM)	To maintain effective and fair SCM procedures	Analysed historical approaches to SCM to identify best practice going forward	Integrate our systems and processes as well as reviewing green procurement practices

Aim

2007 achievements

2008 targets

Our approach

To operate responsibly and build sustainable homes and communities

Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey were two of only three housebuilders to score over 70% in a sustainability benchmark

Our high level Corporate Responsibility Committee will continue to ensure that the Company maintains high standards of corporate responsibility

Supporting local communities

To be a good neighbour in the communities in which we operate

Won 10 awards from the Considerate Constructors Scheme for building in a considerate manner

Seek to further improve community engagement and implement our new charitable policies

Better by design

To use design to enhance the homes and communities we build

Received a series of high profile awards for design and innovation

Improve design and build quality in all regions in which we operate

Environmental sustainability

To build environmentally friendly homes and communities

Integrated a wide range of environmental features into our developments

Improve the energy and water efficiency of the homes we build

Enhancing
economic growth

To contribute to the local economies in which we operate

Contributed over £89.5 million in UK planning obligations as well as providing affordable housing and employment opportunities

Further develop our G2 brand of low cost, high quality housing aimed at first time buyers

Customer care

To provide the highest levels of customer care

Developed new Taylor Wimpey systems and processes

Implement and embed our new customer care practices

Employees

To attract, develop and retain the highest calibre of employees

Focused on open and fair treatment of employees during the merger process

Bring the culture of our former businesses together to create industry leading employee teams

Health, safety and environmental (HSE) management

To provide safe and healthy workplaces and minimise environmental impact

Integrated systems and processes and introduced a comprehensive new UK HSE manual

Implement and embed our HSE management systems

Supply chain management (SCM)

To maintain effective and fair SCM procedures

Analysed historical approaches to SCM to identify best practice going forward

Integrate our systems and processes as well as reviewing green procurement practices