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 silver members of The 5% Club. And 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 Staff volunteering during working hours has doubled year on 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 18% of all staff members are Mental Health First Aiders. |
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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 Our carbon footprint assessment shows at least a 5% overall reduction from 2021 to 2022. |
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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. |
See our ESG in action
We’re committed to making a meaningful impact through our ESG initiatives. From charitable events and school visits to apprenticeship, we actively support our communities, create opportunity for growth and uphold responsible governance for positive change.
ESG in action: 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.
Our ESG in action: School visits
Dawn Nadin, Sales Co Ordinator and our Head of ESG, Kathryn Cooper, visited Year 5 & 6 primary school children in Norfolk to teach them about roles in Engineering. Some of the highlights were activities which included ‘Guess My Job’ and putting the children into groups to build the best marble run. The innovations witnessed that day were inspiring for all.
Our ESG in action: Charitable donations, sponsorship & fundraising
- £13,000 of donations, sponsorships and fundraising made in 2023
- £2,116 raised in one single employee-led event
- 5126 miles walked to raise money for the Turkey/Syria Earthquake Appeal
Our ESG in action: Stakeholder engagement – SMP Alliance
Kathryn Cooper, our Head of ESG, was asked to speak at the ICC, Birmingham at the SMP Alliance 7OGETHER event. She spoke about a co-led biodiversity project “Do we thrive where we drive?” that invites everyone to record information about wildlife living near our road networks to create more research-grade, publicly available data for the industry.
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