Delivering sustainably is key to our delivery and can help us be more efficient and effective and deliver better value for money. It is a key theme of our 10 year vision and last business plan which are clear that we seek to deliver social and environmental value alongside value for the taxpayer through our work. Our ambitions are deliberately stretching and encourage us to be ambitious in what we can achieve. We have made good progress, worked with others and have taken learning where our aspirations are challenging.
As part of our commitment to Net Zero and responsible public spending, we have taken a careful and considered approach to procuring solar panels for use across our sites.
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Our Thorpe Hesley mine water treatment scheme in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is being delivered to protect local drinking water supplies and the environment, while also delivering an important asset for the local community for many years to come.
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Nent Haggs (metal mines) pumping station was designed with the future in mind. It has adaptive capacity built in to maintain operations under current and future climate risks, rather than requiring costly changes in the future. Designing to anticipate change reduces unexpected issues, revisits, and retrofitting, lowering overall costs and increasing predictability across the lifetime of the asset.
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We have taken significant steps to better understand, protect, and enhance nature and biodiversity across the land we manage. In line with our goals for nature recovery and environmental resilience we have launched a comprehensive programme of habitat surveys and ecological management planning across a range of our operational sites.
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