Building a Better Future for All of Us
At Hill & Smith Infrastructure, we consider people, the planet and our purpose every step of the way. For us, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is just as important as meeting sales targets. We value our hardworking teams, providing outstanding health, safety and wellbeing solutions, and also go to great lengths to support local communities. And we take full responsibility for our environmental impact – proving our commitment with a pledge to achieving net zero across our operations by 2040.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Designed to ‘achieve a better and more sustainable future for all’, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were set as part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They aim to reduce climate change and poverty, and improve education, health and economic growth worldwide.
Along with our parent company Hill & Smith PLC, we set our Sustainability Goals around three key areas and proactively work towards:
Protecting the world
Serving and enhancing lives
Sustainable governance
How We Achieve These Goals
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Apprenticeships We’re Apprenticeship Levy funders, using the scheme to upskill existing employees and recruit apprentices to nurture into future leaders. |
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Safety Health and safety is at the core of everything we do here at Hill & Smith Infrastructure. We are dedicated to ensuring a high level of health and safety for our team. |
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Volunteering We support our employees in giving back to their communities, providing up to 14 hours of paid volunteering time each year. |
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Fairness, inclusion & respect We’ve introduced a Reward & Recognition scheme aimed at all staff, recognising and celebrating contribution and achievements of each in our organisation |
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Wellbeing We have trained Mental Health First Aiders across our business who are available to provide support to colleagues. |
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Sustainable products Our low-carbon precast concrete barrier is setting a new standard, halving carbon emissions compared to conventional production methods. |
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Educational visits Our contribution includes career talks, primary school sustainability initiative and STEM awareness. |
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Stakeholder engagement We participate in key events such as the National Highways engagement event with the National Biodiversity Network. |
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ESG reporting We’ve achieved Gold CSR-Accreditation in 2021 and 2024. |
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Charity Committed budget to support local communities through sponsorships. |
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Carbon neutral/net zero We are working to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, with a target to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040. |
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Leaner construction Our focus on product and method innovation, and supply chain collaboration support lean construction programmes. |
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Sustainable materials Our low-carbon concrete barrier, REBLOC LC, uses 20% less concrete, 50% less steel, and 33% fewer emissions. |
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iNaturalist project Biodiversity and our roads: Do we thrive where we drive? |
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Waste All packaging and PPE is recycled, and rainwater is collected and reused at all sites. |
CSR Gold
Achieving CSR accreditation is a visible testimony to our excellence in CSR. The accreditation shows we have integrated CSR initiatives throughout our business operations and are engaged in business practices that directly affect our local community and environment.
Supply Chain Sustainability School
Our Gold Membership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School reflects our commitment to developing sustainability expertise, embedding responsible business practices and supporting a more sustainable built environment.
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