Picton Property Income Limited Sustainability Report 2021

PictonProperty Income Limited Sustainability Report 2021

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Environmental Focus

Introduction

Approach

Sustainable Buildings

Our Employees

Stakeholder Engagement

Appendix

Environmental Focus Summary Our environment Climate change is one of themost significant issues to be addressed globally and requires urgent action. It is recognised that commercial buildings are a key source of emissions and that as a responsible landlord wemust seek to reduce the environmental impact of our buildings. We continually assess the environmental performance of our portfolio and seek to implement improvements wherewe can.

Our material issues 1/ Climate changemitigation and adaptation Reducing impact of buildings through design, energy efficiency and occupier engagement, and taking into consideration embodied carbon. Climate adaptation is about ensuring that the business is able to adapt to the physical and transitional impact of climate change.

2021 highlights

3/ Water consumption Focus on water management and efficiency.

– Embarked on development of net zero carbon pathway and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting framework – Undertaken biodiversity surveys with initiatives introduced across several sites – Reduced landlord purchased water consumption by -47% – Reduced waste disposal by -53% Looking ahead During the course of the coming year we intend to develop and publish our pathway to net zero carbon, in line with the Better Buildings Partnership framework. We will also develop our reporting in line with TCFD. We will carry out further biodiversity surveys at a number of assets in the coming year, and introduce further initiatives where appropriate. We will focus on improving data collection and introducingwater preservationmeasures.

Read more on page 23

4/ Materials andwaste

Read more on pages 19–21

Focus on materials used, sustainable procurement and waste and recycling.

2/ Biodiversity

Read more on page 24

Focus on land use and ecology, which include adding environmental value, for example with landscapes, green roofs and sustainable drainage systems. Biodiversity also contributes to wellbeing.

Read more on pages 22–23

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