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Churchill Group has been awarded SFMI Gold and ‘Rising Star’ awards for sustainability.
The specialist facilities management provider has made significant strides in its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in 2024, following a Silver Award in 2023. Its score increased from 67 per cent to 83 per cent, good enough for a Gold Award from the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI).
In addition to this achievement, Churchill Group was also named the SFMI’s ‘Rising Star’ for the second consecutive year.
Churchill Group’s success in this year’s SFMI assessment stems from several notable developments. The integration of its ESG dashboard with the Social Value Portal was praised for enhancing real-time progress tracking and delivering measurable social impact. Other standout achievements include:
- Embedding wellbeing into Health and Safety strategy: A comprehensive approach that prioritises employee wellbeing as a core component of the company’s culture and mission.
- Advanced emissions reporting: Leading with transparency and accountability in environmental performance.
- Integrating ESG and social value into contracts: Ensuring sustainability is embedded into client partnerships and service delivery.
- Proactive collaboration on ESG with clients: Showcasing a forward-thinking approach that drives mutual value.
Hannah Dales, Head of Environment at Churchill Group, said: “Sustainability is central to everything we do at Churchill Group, and it is fantastic to be recognised in this way. These achievements underline our commitment to creating value for all stakeholders and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in sustainability. Our next steps are to further improve our risk and opportunities disclosures and developing our biodiversity strategy.”
The SFMI is the only sustainability benchmark dedicated to the UK facilities management sector. Its rigorous assessment evaluates companies across 23 criteria in environmental, society and governance pledges. The full results of the 2024 SFMI assessment can be found in the report ‘FM Leaders Reach the Point Where Sustainability Really Pays (2024)’.
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