At Designer Group, environmental responsibility is embedded in how we plan and deliver our work. We are committed to preventing pollution, protecting resources, and ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental regulations.
Through structured management systems and ongoing monitoring, we actively reduce the environmental impact of our operations and projects.
Beyond compliance, we support a more sustainable built environment by lowering carbon emissions, improving resource efficiency, and driving continuous, measurable improvement.
Net Zero Carbon
We will help to combat climate change by achieving net zero emissions by 2035 – scope 1 & 2.
Biodiversity & Responsible Sourcing
We will protect biodiversity by practicing responsible material procurement, targeting year-on-year improvements.
Best Practice Sites
We will ensure every site we operate are up to best-practice environmental standards by 2028.
Employee
Welfare & Inclusion
We will prioritise our people and improve our employee welfare performance against KPI targets, demonstrating year-on-year improvements.
Transparent Reporting
We commit to publicly reporting on our sustainability performance and targets with complete transparency.
We have committed Net Zero
Carbon by 2035 and we only select
suppliers that contribute to this goal
Designer Group’s sustainability strategy is built around three principles People, Performance and Planet reflecting the impact of our activities on stakeholders, the built environment, and the wider world.
Through a data-led approach, we support clients in meeting regulatory and sustainability objectives while delivering measurable outcomes.
Key ESG milestones include:
These actions demonstrate our commitment to accountable, measurable sustainability performance.
Designer Group strengthens its environmental performance through recognised independent assessments and industry-leading carbon measurement tools. Our sustainability progress is benchmarked through platforms including EcoVadis, Greenly, CDP, and the CIF Carbon Calculator, supporting transparent reporting and continuous improvement.
We also utilise One Click LCA and the CIBSE TM65 methodology to measure and manage embodied carbon across projects, enabling more informed decisions and lower-carbon outcomes for our clients.