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Doing business in a clear, open way is a commitment we work hard to keep, and we promote transparency where possible throughout our industry. We have voluntarily reported on our environmental and social performance since 2007, and were the third construction company globally to submit our carbon targets for validation by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in 2017.

Our responsible business reporting focuses on the challenges that most affect our business performance and matter most to our key stakeholders

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Our Total Commitments

Total Commitment KPI 2025 performance 2025 target 2030 target Horizon ambition
Protecting people Lost time incident rate (LTIR)1 0.18 0.21 0.18 Zero incidents
Developing people No. of training days2 per employee per year 3.9 days 5 days 6 days 7 days
Improving the environment Reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions from 2019 baseline3 55% 30% 60% 90% by 2045
Reduction in Scope 3 carbon emissions from 2020 baseline4 13% increase - 42% 90% by 2045
Working together with our supply chain Percentage of total invoices paid within 30 days5 70.5% 70% 80% 95%
Enhancing communities Social value contribution via the Social Value Portal6 £1.9bn -
  1. Number of lost time incidents x 100,000 divided by the number of hours worked. Lost time incidents are those resulting in absence from work for a minimum of one working day, excluding the day the incident incurred.
  2. A training day is a minimum of six hours’ training.
  3. Net zero commitment approved by the SBTi. The 2019 baseline for Scope 1 and 2 emissions was 20,903 tonnes CO₂e.
  4. Net zero commitment approved by the SBTi. Scope 3 carbon emissions data covers our UK and European operations. In 2025, we rebaselined our 2020 Scope 3 emissions across all relevant categories and restated our 2024 figure to apply new methodologies, assumptions and data points.
  5. Within the last six months of 2024.
  6. As determined by Social Value Portal’s TOMs System™. In 2025, we onboarded all divisions onto the Social Value Portal (SVP). This is the first year we have aligned SVP with our annual reporting cycle, although we have been tracking our contribution on the platform since October 2023. Read more in our 2025 SVP report here.

Reporting standards and frameworks

Framework
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Our latest TCFD disclosure is contained in our latest annual report.
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Science-based targets provide a clearly defined pathway for companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping prevent the worst impacts of climate change and future-proofing business growth.

Our Scope 1, 2 and 3 targets have been aligned to a 1.5°C scenario and validated by the SBTi.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Our annual report and responsible business data sheet have been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. Our responsible business data sheet contains our GRI content index.

ESG data providers and ratings

ESG survey 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
MSCI ESG rating*

AAA

AAA

AAA

 AAA AAA
CDP Climate** A-

A

A

 A A
CDP Forest

B

B

B-

 B B
CDP Water B B C C C
CDP Supplier Engagement A Results pending A A A
FTSE4Good Included in the index since 2009
ISS ESG Corporate Rating C+ C+ C C C

*The use by Morgan Sindall Group plc of any MSCI ESG research llc or its affiliates (“MSCI”) data, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement, recommendation, or promotion of Morgan Sindall Group plc by MSCI. MSCI services and data are the property of MSCI or its information providers and are provided ‘as-is’ and without warranty. MSCI names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI.

**To see our full history of CDP responses, please click here and search for Morgan Sindall Group. To see our latest response, please click here.

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