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Natural Resources

We aim to improve energy efficiency, reduce water use and cut waste to landfill. This reduces our costs and those of our occupiers, as well as conserving precious natural resources.

  • Energy
  • Waste and materials
  • Water
  • Carbon and CRC
  • Travel
  • Biodiversity
  • Natural Resources
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  • Communities
  • Staff and Suppliers
  • Properties
  • 12%less like-for-like energy use than last year,
    saving 11.1 million kWh and £700,000.
  • 11,000 TONNESof waste recovered,
    equivalent to £445,000 in landfill taxes.
  • 13%less like-for-like water use than last year,
    saving 54.7 million litres of water and £70,000.
  • ZERO net carbon contributed into the atmosphere
    from energy use across the common parts of our entire managed portfolio.
  • 27% better energy efficiency than current standards across our developments.
  • 60,000 SQ FTof green space created
    on our London developments.

British Land’s approach to encouraging biodiversity through green roofs is absolutely exemplary. It is great to hear that a rare black redstart is already using the green roof in Broadgate for foraging. Hats off to British Land.

Dusty Gedge
President of the European Federation
of Green Roof Associations
and Director of livingroofs.org

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