Redrow has come third in the 2017 NextGeneration Sustainability Benchmark, which evaluates sustainable development among the top 25 UK housebuilders. The report evaluates the yearly progress the sector has made in sustainable development and also highlights best-in-class performance. This year, Redrow invested £163m ($218m) in community development and built 50% of its homes on brownfield land. The vast majority (97%) of its sites were built within 500 metres of public transport. In 2017, Redrow’s sustainability efforts included a new partnership with the National Trust to build more than 100 houses for homeless people across England – including one at St Pancras railway station in London.
Redrow has come third in the 2017 NextGeneration Sustainability Benchmark, which evaluates sustainable development among the top 25 UK housebuilders. The report evaluates the yearly progress the sector has made in sustainable development and also highlights best-in-class performance. This year, Redrow invested £163m ($218m) in community development and built 50% of its homes on brownfield land. The vast majority (97%) of its sites were built within 500 metres of public transport. Meanwhile, more than 90% of materials and subcontractors were sourced and employed locally to respective developments.