The Hill Group has moved to strengthen its senior Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) team with the appointment of Andrew Day, who joins the award-winning housebuilder as Sustainability Director.

In recent years Hill has taken significant steps forward in becoming an industry leader in ESG, putting environmental protection at the forefront of its operations, and setting out ambitious commitments to sustainability and social value. The company's first ESG report was published in the past year setting out a clear strategy aligned to Hill's business planning and company culture. The report also outlined a series of objectives, including reaching net zero carbon in business operations and net zero operational carbon in all homes built by 2030, as well as achieving Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) across its land portfolio.

Andrew's vast experience will play a major role in the delivery of Hill's ESG strategy. He arrives having been Sustainability Director for Telford Homes where he developed and implemented their Building Living Legacy Strategy, and led the company to be ranked as the UK's most sustainable UK housebuilder in the NextGeneration Sustainability Benchmark Report for 2021 and 2022. Prior to this Andrew was Divisional Board Director for Architecture, Design and Sustainability for Countryside. He is also active on numerous committees and forums, including the Future Homes Hub Oversight Group, the NHBC Foundation Expert Panel and he chairs the Supply Chain Sustainability School Wellbeing Group.

Andy Hill, Group Chief Executive of The Hill Group said: “Andrew brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our senior leadership team and will make a major contribution to our ESG delivery. We have ambitious plans for growing the size of our business but it is vital that we do so in a sustainable way that makes a positive social impact and enhances the natural environment. I'm very confident that Andrew will enable us to do just that.”

The Hill Group is mid-way through its growth target of doubling turnover by 2025, through a diversified range of development activities including large scale estate regeneration, local authority investment partnerships and major city centre housing schemes. A key part of Andrew's initial remit will be to ensure the ESG strategy continues to support the business plan across all activities and helps Hill to grow in a responsible way, while ensuring that emerging planning and policy changes are fully embedded in the business.

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About The Hill Group

Hill is an award-winning housebuilder and one of the leading developers in London, the home counties, and the south, delivering both private for sale and affordable homes.  

Now in its 24th year, this family-owned and operated company has grown to establish itself as the UK's second-largest privately-owned housebuilder, with an impressive and diverse portfolio of schemes ranging from landmark, mixed-use regeneration schemes and inner-city apartments to homes in rural communities. 

Employing over 750 staff, the company operates from five strategically located regional offices, with its head office based in Waltham Abbey, Essex. 

Hill anticipates completing over 2,800 homes in 2022 and has a controlled land bank with planning consent of over 6000 units. Around half of the development portfolio is in joint venture to deliver a range of mixed tenure developments, reflecting Hill's commitment to partnerships with government, local authorities, housing associations and private clients. 

Hill has won over 460 industry awards in the past 23 years, including Best Medium Housebuilder at the Housebuilder Awards in 2020 and 2021. Hill also won Best Home, Best Sustainable Development and Best Medium Housebuilder at the WhatHouse? Awards 2021 and has won WhatHouse? Housebuilder of the Year twice. Hill's prestigious and highly sustainable Knights Park development in Eddington, Cambridge won Best Family Home at the 2022 Evening Standard New Homes Awards. In addition, Hill has been awarded the 5-star status in the Home Builders Federation's annual Customer Satisfaction Survey for the past four years. 

The Hill Group is donating 200 fully equipped modular homes to local authorities and homeless charities as part of a £15m pledge through its Foundation 200 programme, launched in 2019 to mark Hill's 20th anniversary.

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