Environmental
B Corp Certified
having achieved a score of 102.8, we are extremely proud to have met the stringent B Corp high standards of social and environmental performance.
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4 Years of our Impact
2026
Governance
Amended our Articles of Association
to ensure that the business commits to act as a force for good by considering the impact of its decisions on all stakeholders, not just shareholders, including the community and environment.
2025
Governance
Greenbuild Guidelines KPI review
through the introduction of an internal scoring systems we track achievements and measure our projects performance against the targets set. Our current average score in rated excellent at 78.5%.
Governance
B-Corp application submitted
after extensive internal data collation and preparation we submitted our application to assess if we will qualify to achieve this independent and commonly known as highly challenging stamp of approval.
Governance
Updated WPA & UKGBC Charters
having been early adopters from their inception we are aligned with a broad network of forward-thinking organisations aiming towards a net-zero city by 2040.
Launched community charity christmas appeal
in partnership with Baker Street Quarter and local charity, Penfold Elderly Community Hub. Collection boxes placed in our buildings received enough donations from our occupiers of food and other household items to fill 100 bags.
Environmental
Portfolio re-audited 46% reduction
thanks largely to the installation of metering and monitoring equipment within our buildings, enabling us to exceed the target we had set ourselves by over 50% and putting us on course to meet our targets for 2035 and 2040.
School Speed Networking & Workplace Visits
for 13-15 year olds, sharing insights on professional routes into real estate, and exploring the kinds of day-to-day decisions involved in real estate. We aim to build on students' confidence by encouraging them to share their ideas and engage in environments that may be new to them.
Governance
Our first ESG report issued
to document and celebrate the teams collective work in creating a tangible and positive impact on our community, customers and the planet.
2024
Environmental
CollectEco Partnership set up
to manage and track the distribution of surplus furniture, equipment and materials recovered from our spaces undergoing refurbishment. This has resulted in almost 100 tonnes of prevented emissions with hundreds of thousands pounds worth of materials being donated to local charitable causes.
Schools partnerships formed
with King Solomon Academy in north London to focus on professional development and educational opportunity. We aim to help address the industry's current lack of diversity by inspiring students from a wide range of backgrounds to explore careers in real estate.
Governance
Internal collaboration workshops held
to focus on enhancing departmental communication, organisational tools and systems, presentational skills and more to help improve the way we interact and work together as a business.
Governance
ESG Working group formed
to drive our initiatives and share our commitment to enhancing our environmental and social impact.
Environmental
Parcels Shortlisted for RIBA Reinvention Award
alongside the Stirling, four prizes annually celebrate project success, including this new award for sustainability and adaptive reuse. We were excited to be in the running with three others for the coveted award.
2023
Environmental
Parcels won SFE Sustainability Project
achieving recognition for the project's exceptional facade engineering, energy efficiency and embodied carbon reduction.
Launced Employee Engagement survey
to give employees the opportunity to share honest feedback about their experience of working at DSP. The survey helped us understand what is working well and identify where we can continue to improve supporting our aim to create a positive and collaborative workplace.
Governance
Published Greenbuild Guidelines
developed internally, our Greenbuild Guidelines for construction projects set environmental-performance objectives across all RIBA Work Stages. They are reviewed bi-annually to ensure they reflect updates to industry-leading standards, including LETI, NABERS, GLA, WELL, BREEAM, UKGBC and FSC.
Governance
B Corp Assessment Started
as a strategic tool to benchmark our performance, help us measure, manage and improve our social and environmental impact. This rigorous assessment process sets out what 'good' standard looks like and has helped us learn how to evaluate our business and target improvements.
Governance
Ethical trading requirements updated
to ensure clarity around the minimum standards and core principles that we set for ourselves and require our customers and their supply chains to meet.
Governance
Green lease provisions updated
following the launch of The Better Buildings Partnership's Green Lease Toolkit, we expanded our template green lease provisions to help position ourselves in partnership with our customers to manage and improve the environmental performance of our buildings and drive sustainability.
First DSP team offsite
held to improve communication, streamline systems and strengthen collaboration across the business.
2022
Charitable giving initiative launched
in partnership with our customers to make an annual donation to a chosen charitable cause.
Environmental
Monitoring equipment installed across portfolio
to enable us to have 24/7 live data on our building's perfromance and indentify the optimal baseline operation for the plant equipment. This has allowed us to reduce hours of operation to suit occupancy times, carry out targetted maintenance and dramatically reduce emissions.
Environmental
Portfolio Audit-Baseline and Targets set
by identifiing a science based understanding of our recently formed portfolio we were able to set our baseline conditions and determine how we can work to improve and further measure our performance.
Environmental
Parcels included in WPA Retrofit First, Not Retrofit Only report
as an exemplar in sustainable design and delivery of an all electric retrofit mixed use project.
Governance
Employee Handbook issued
outlining the policies, privileges, benefits and responsibilities of being an employee at DSP and reflecting our ongoing dedication to employee safety and wellbeing. As we have evolved we have updated our handbook to ensure it is a true reflection of how we work.
Governance
Duke Street Property is founded
as a private property company to enhance and evolve the property portfolio in the area surrounding Duke Street, following the sale of Selfridges.