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Hexagon gets leading SHIFT award for being 'green'
Hexagon gets leading SHIFT award for being 'green'
Hexagon Housing Group has been recognised as one of the most environmentally-friendly housing associations in the country in a prestigious sustainability award.
Hexagon was awarded bronze in the highly challenging SHIFT Index, a sustainability benchmark for housing associations. The index was developed with the support of WWF-UK, the Tenant Services Authority, Homes and Communities Authority and the UK Green Building Council.
Companies signing up to be assessed by the SHIFT Index, commit themselves to being measured against a challenging set of targets for reduced carbon emissions, designed to mitigate against climate change and a broad range of environmental impacts.
Andrew Eagles, Managing Director of Sustainable Homes, secretariat of SHIFT stated “SHIFT provides an independent assessment of sustainability. By having this assessment Hexagon Housing Group is standing head and shoulders above the rest of the sector. They are illustrating how seriously they take the issues of adaptation and mitigation of climate change ”.
Pat Ritchie, Chief Executive of the Homes and Communities Agency said of the results “Environmental Sustainability is vitally important: I am encouraged to see that our housing association partners recognise the significance of their role and the impact of their work in this field.”
Tom McCormack, Chief Executive of Hexagon said: “This award is excellent news. It confirms that Hexagon is at the forefront of this important area of work. I am confident that this milestone will drive forward our efforts to reduce carbon emissions in our workplace, in the process of building of new homes, and most importantly, in existing Hexagon homes”.
(Pictured is Hexagon's Finance & IT Director, Phil Newsam, accepting Hexagon's award)
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