Hill & Smith PLC - Our Approach
Our approach

Our Approach

Our Approach to Sustainability

Following our purpose of creating sustainable infrastructure and safe transport through innovation, we are committed to ensuring that our Environment Social & Governance (‛ESG’) strategy provides the foundation for the successful delivery of our Group strategy and business model.

DETERMINING our Approach

Our sustainability priorities were identified following a comprehensive materiality assessment carried out in 2021, which also included comparing the results to the relevant Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (‛SASB’) materiality maps, see page 33 for more details. We have maintained the same sustainability priorities for 2022, however we will continue to review and adapt as our sustainability strategy evolves.

Our Executive Chair, Alan Giddins, has Board responsibility for ESG and is also a member of the ESG Committee. The ESG Committee works with our operating companies to create common sense, actionable plans with measurable near and medium term targets. We were delighted that Lucinda Farrington Parker joined as Group Head of Sustainability in February 2022. Lucinda is a key member of the ESG Committee and is leading on the Group’s carbon reduction plans including establishing a baseline for the Group’s Scope 3 emissions. The ESG Committee also includes the Group CFO and the Group Company Secretary, alongside a number of other Group employees who are passionate about our ESG focus areas. The Committee reports directly to the Board on a six-monthly basis, providing updates on progress made against targets.

Dimension Category SASB matrix H&S materiality study ESG Focus
    Engineering & Construction Road Transport    
Environment Ecological Impacts .      
Waste and hazardous materials management        
Waste and wastewater management        
Air quality     .  
Energy Management   .   .
GHG Emissions   . .
Social Capital Selling practices and product labelling        
Customer welfare        
Product quality and safety .      
Access and affordability        
Data security        
Customer privacy        
Human rights and community relations        
Human Capital Employee engagement, diversity and inclusion     . .
Talent development/employment practices     . .
Employee health and safety . . . .
Labour practices        
Business model and innovation Physical impacts on climate change       .
Sustainable products       .
Materials sourcing and efficiency        
Supply chain management        
Business model resilience        
Product design and lifecycle management .      
Leadership and governance Systemic risk management        
Critical incident risk management   .    
Management of the legal and regulatory environment        
Competitive behaviour        
Business ethics .   . .

 

OUR SUSTAINIBILITY PRIORITIES

We determined our ESG focus areas by taking a materiality-based approach to ESG.

This two-stage materiality process identified the following seven sustainability priorities for Hill & Smith:

protecting the world

01

Greenhouse Gas ('GHG') emissions and energy management

02

Sustainable products - infrastructure

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Saving and Enhancing Lives

02

Sustainable products - safe transport

03

Health & safety

04

Talent and engagement

05

Inclusion and diversity

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Sustainable Governance

06

Climate risks

07

Ethical conduct

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Hill and Smith’s
Role in Sustainability

Protecting the World

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