Sustainability performance | Read our latest ESG report

We know that we are responsible for having a positive impact and we are continuing to learn and improve in order to do this.

Stonewater was one of the first social housing providers in the UK to adopt the Sustainability Reporting Standard (SRS), published by Good Economy.

This standard helps us report on our ESG achievements, as it is divided into 12 themes, aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Read the latest ESG report and the SRS input tool to find out more about our achievements.

ESG report

Our annual ESG report allows us to measure, report and enhance our sustainability performance as an organisation.

The ESG report outlines our objectives and obligations to the environment, our customers and our colleagues.

It also bring stories from customers and colleagues to life.

Read the report

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Our social value

Using the Housing Association’s Charitable Trust (HACT) tool, we calculated that we created social value of more than £46m during 2024-2025.

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Sustainable Finance Framework

Since developing the first edition of the Sustainable Finance Framework in 2021, the underlying guiding principles and Stonewater’s Sustainability Strategy have both evolved. This updated Sustainable Finance Framework reflects this evolution.

Recognising the importance of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, the Sustainable Finance Framework enables us to transparently align our debt instruments to those most relevant to our business and sphere of impact, delivering tangible environmental and social improvement in line with our long-term sustainability goals.

Our Sustainable Finance Framework has been reviewed and verified via a second party opinion by S&P Global Ratings.

SHIFT accreditation

SHIFT is an environmental accreditation specifically for social landlords.

Stonewater uses SHIFT as its environmental management system to monitor performance and set targets for continuous improvement.

We have maintained our Gold SHIFT rating for 2023-2024. Our latest SHIFT report provides an overview of our environmental performance and CO2 emissions for all key areas of our operations.