Protecting and preserving our planet
On each of our developments, we aim to mitigate our impact on the environment through a range of actions, including flood impact assessments, ecology surveys, biodiversity mitigation, and environmental impact assessments.
Building better
As a company, we aim to create long-term, sustainable communities in which our customers want to live. These communities will be built with the intention of protecting the local environment, ensuring that we care for and maintain as much as possible.
No matter the development, we want to offset the effect we have on the environment. To do this, we’ll carry out a comprehensive range of risk assessments and surveys, covering local ecology, flood impact, and much more.
As we embed our new strategy, we plan to introduce further initiatives and KPIs across the business that will have a positive influence on biodiversity and the wider environment.
We are exploring a range of environmental partnerships with NGOs to provide focused volunteering opportunities for Bellway staff and communities, as well as strengthening long-term objectives for sustainable, climate-resilient developments in the UK.
Our progress so far:
- We partnered with conservation charity Plantlife, to bring more natural sustainable habitats to our developments.
- Working with Plantlife, we created a Management Guide to showcase best practice for our Management Companies.
- Five Community Woodlands sites to benefit both communities and biodiversity have been identified and will be delivered by 2030.
- We have completed an internal review of the steps required to comply with Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). This work will support Bellway towards submitting a full annual disclosure.
- We are a signatory to Future Homes Hub 'Homes for Nature' pledge.
- We have introduced our Bellway BNG+ promise, our commitment to go beyond the minimum requirement.
- 12.3 %
- average BNG on secured sites
- 70 %
- homes with wildlife features in July 2025
Minimising our impact on biodiversity enables us to create communities that are built for the future
Our Key Targets for 2025 onwards
Future targets
- FY26
- Continue to work with Plantlife to support customers to understand the biodiversity benefits of their new home during FY26.
- 100 %
- Achieve 100% of homes complying with the Homes for Nature Pledge by the end of FY26.
Future initiatives
- 10
- Integrate nature within the Supplier Engagement Programme, including ten meetings with suppliers who are material to biodiversity.
- 5
- Identify a minimum of five sites per year for Community Woodlands.
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