Sustainability

Our success is predicated on more than simply our property portfolio. Sustainability informs everything we do, not just because we believe (as we do) that it’s the right thing, but because it makes strong business sense too.

Our focus on sustainability is aligned with our strategic objectives and supports our ambition to be the Ireland’s leading real estate management company.

We approach all our projects with a long term view. We design features that will enhance health and wellbeing for our tenants while anticipating and responding to investor, customer and regulatory demands. In this, we ensure our business model looks to enhance the natural, social, cultural and economic environment.

How We Approach Sustainability.

• We comply with relevant legislation and work towards best practice in sustainability.

• We continue to reduce our direct carbon emissions (at our own offices) and also to reduce carbon emissions associated with travel and energy consumption at development sites.

• We work to reduce the energy and water consumed by the landlord and tenant-controlled areas of our buildings.  

• We engage with prioritised suppliers and contractors to ensure that they are aware of and able to deliver the company’s environmental commitments.

• We liaise with local communities and listen during the development process.

• We minimise waste production through effective design, on-site management and through engagement with tenants to encourage recycling.

• We protect and support biodiversity at our locations for the benefit of the environment, residents and the wider community.

• We focus on safe and healthy working environments for our employees and subcontractors. And we continually audit our suppliers to ensure that they are delivering the environmental and sustainable standards ODREM expects.

• We set annual sustainability targets, focused on the key areas of our environmental strategy. A Sustainability & CSR update is presented biannually to our Board.

Horizon is our preferred supplier for helping to optimise energy usage, energy costs and carbon footprints.

We are active members of the Urban Land Institute and the Irish Green Building Council