Corporate Responsibility Peel 2009 Barry Collins 21/06/2011 20:26 Page 1

Corporate Responsibility Peel 2009_Barry Collins 21/06/2011 20:26 Page 1

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Contents

Chairman’s statement ...... 5

Our vision ...... 6

Creating opportunities ...... 8

Sustainable growth ...... 12

Operating with a duty of care for the environment ...... 18

Determination . Perseverance . Patience Managing our operational impacts ...... 20

Investing in communities ...... 22

Atlantic Gateway ...... 30

Our people ...... 34

Assessing our progress ...... 38

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Chairman’s statement

Peel is more than a Welcome to Peel’s Corporate Responsibility and infrastructure we have provided over the Report, a responsible and sustainable approach last 40 years, we feel we have also added to the corporate entity, there is an to growth and development has always been, social and environmental landscape. Peel is emotional attachment to and always will be, at the heart of our more than a corporate entity, there is an operations. We have always looked to the emotional attachment to what we do. what we do longer term, seeing potential and being prepared to invest to realise that potential. We This report is in part an outline of the current a diverse and dynamic company hope we have added value and economic added value Peel brings to the communities prosperity to the areas where we have invested where we operate and also an insight into the and we take great pride in the quality of our future sustainable economic, environmental and developments and the opportunities that social legacy we wish to bring to any community they bring. in which we invest.

This report covers our commitment to I hope you enjoy the report. excellence on social and environmental issues, both in areas of national significance such as our proactive approach to renewable energy and low carbon growth, or simply through the efforts of our employees to raise money for charities close to their hearts. John Whittaker

Peel is as much about what we stand for as Chairman what we do, we are about creating sustainable The Peel Group excellence, taking the long term view, future proofing our investments, leaving a positive legacy. In addition to the employment, facilities

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Our vision

Peel is committed to the long To create sustainable environments where people and businesses can thrive term investment, innovation and creativity that has served Our approach the Group well for many years. Through setting challenging Commercial and economic excellence • Boosting the economic strength of the regions objectives, inspiring our where we invest people, sharing and innovating • Creating jobs for local people • Creating new communities with our partners, and taking a • Improving culture, leisure and tourism potential pro-active approach to • Working in partnership sustainable growth and Environmental innovation development, the Group will • Promoting low carbon growth add value to its extensive • Providing sustainable solutions for energy, waste and water stakeholder base • Making best use of transport investment • Enhancing green infrastructure and biodiversity

Peel is committed to inspiring our Positive social impact people, sharing and innovating with our • Integrating and sharing with established communities partners and taking a pro-active • Enhancing quality of life and well-being • Adding value and giving something back. approach to sustainability

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Creating opportunities - raising aspirations Our aim is to provide opportunities “Working in partnership with Peel Underlying Peel’s long term approach and vision Atlantic Gateway is a current example of for its investments is a commitment to providing the excellence Peel are looking to create. has been a very positive for employment, for improved opportunities. Comprising over 50 projects covering experience, they bring a real commercial, environmental and social schemes, recreational facilities and for an Opportunities for employment, for improved spanning the corridor of opportunity that exists commitment to regeneration, to improved quality of life shopping, leisure or recreational facilities, between Liverpool and Manchester and engaging local employment, to supporting opportunities for an improved quality of life. a wide variety of regional stakeholders in the However, this can only be achieved by working in process. Projects ranging from MediaCityUK in local businesses” close partnership with others. Salford to Wirral Waters and Liverpool Waters in Barbara Spicer Merseyside offer help to provide a blueprint for CEO Salford City Council Local communities, regeneration agencies, future growth and the future proofing of regional and local authorities have a depth of knowledge prosperity. central to designing and delivering workable solutions. The knowledge and experience of our partners is of critical importance in maximising our impacts and providing the most relevant package of benefits and opportunities.

Wirral Waters illustration MediaCityUK

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MediaCityUK shipyards and docklands, largely unoccupied Trigen at MediaCityUK – With phase 1 now complete, the studios and with no public access. Peel has invested operational, and a growing number of people and £105m clearing and assembling the site creating MediaCityUK will be powered by a businesses now residing at MediaCityUK we are major improvements to public infrastructure, state of the art trigeneration plant. well on course for delivering a media hub of developing 1,150 apartments, and breathing life worldwide significance which also inspires and into this previously run down area. In addition to Trigen is a combined ‘heat and engages the local community. the jobs the project has created over 30 acres of power’ system that uses ‘waste’ green space has been opened up for public use, We are immensely proud that during the including 1 mile of waterfront cycle and walk heat from electricity generation for development phase 23% of the spend (£111m.) ways. heating and cooling, hence trigen went to small contractors in Salford. £257m went into Greater Manchester’s SME economy and of Wirral Waters (Electricity, Heating and Cooling). the 1,500 people who have worked there so far, Peel is delighted to have recently received 50% have been local. This has been achieved by planning permission for Wirral Waters. Wirral This system is 80% efficient a collaborative approach and our partners, Waters is the largest urban regeneration project in compared with conventional power including the local authority and our main the UK representing an investment in the Wirral of contractor Bovis Lend Lease, could not have over £4.5 billion. The potential for the area over stations that are only approximately been more proactive on this agenda. the next 30 years is immense, with the prospect 36% efficient. of over 20,000 new jobs over that period. Glasgow Harbour This flagship waterfront development in Glasgow In January 2011 David Cameron and Lord is a partnership with Glasgow City Council and Heseltine visited Wirral Waters, giving the scheme MediaCityUK the Scottish Government. The original site their seal of approval. has the potential encompassed 130 acres of derelict and isolated to create 15,000 new jobs as well as supporting an effective transport infrastructure that protects the environment

MediaCityUK

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Climate change is Sustainable growth - a powerful commitment to an issue for us all, low carbon energy and climate change adaptation Peel is committed “Biomass is the UK’s single most Central to our future plans and aspirations is a Biomass to low carbon growth commitment to reduce environmental impacts Peel is developing a number of biomass projects important renewable energy and promote sustainable development and capable of using a variety of fuels from waste source, it also provides a sustainable economic growth. Peel Energy and wood from the forest industry, and "energy Peel Environmental are at the forefront of crops", to wood from UK waste streams which controllable supply, irrespective of delivering low carbon energy and resource traditionally has been sent to landfill. With a weather conditions” management for the UK, our projects include:- potential output of 20-30 MW for smaller-scale plants and up to 300 MW for larger port Greg Barker Wind Power based plants. Minister for Climate Change Peel has an established track record in developing wind farms. Our first wind farm A planning application has been submitted for became operational in 1999 and our most recent Barton Renewable Energy Plant on the banks of opened in 2009. Our operational wind farms the Manchester Ship Canal, which in addition to have the capacity to produce enough electricity producing enough energy to power 37,000 to power over 45,000 homes. Wind power homes could also benefit from water borne remains a key element of our commitment to transport opportunities. renewable energy and future opportunities are in the development pipeline Including a 60MW scheme in Frodsham Cheshire which has the potential to deliver enough electricity to power 36,000 homes.

Scout Moor wind farm

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Peel are at the leading edge of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Tidal and Hydro Power Peel’s commitment to low carbon energy Working in partnership with Public Sector work on renewable energy in generation includes a commitment to deliver partners we have been investigating the the North West region and carbon capture and storage (CCS) on a possibility of using the River Mersey for tidal commercial scale. power generation. We are currently undertaking nationally more detailed work to bring forward a preferred CCS technology allows carbon to be captured design option which will take into account from energy production at power stations and possible locations, likely power generation and then transported and stored safely to prevent the wider environmental implications. it from entering the atmosphere. Peel is also exploring the feasibility of several Peel’s proposed CCS facility at Hunterston, small scale hydro power schemes in the North North Ayrshire, if approved, could meet the West region including on the Manchester Ship needs of up to 3 million homes and ultimately Canal and River Mersey. A local university has it would capture 90% of the carbon dioxide been engaged in this research process. produced by the plant!

Peel is committed to playing a part in addressing the climate change agenda

Barton Renewable Energy Centre Plant illustration Scout Moor wind farm Mersey Tidal Power Project

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“Our partnership with Peel is Refuse Derived Fuel benefits a range of stakeholders by moving The proposed Ince Resource Recovery Park, waste primarily via water borne transport, an exemplar of best practice, developed in partnership with Covanta, seeks therefore reducing CO2 emissions significantly, taking waste which would to utilise synergies between related aspects of and wherever possible recycling and reusing the the waste management process and is an waste products. have both contributed to excellent example of sustainable development. The plan is to provide an excellent waste landfill and transport The recovery park offers an integrated waste management facility (IWMF) and an management facility and also to create emissions, to Hoo Island. The Environmental Technologies Centre (ETC) as something unique to the Medway whilst being sensitive to the Islands local context. waste will help build a bird well as a Refuse Derived Energy Power Plant capable of producing energy from waste. As haven in the Medway Estuary well as benefiting from multi-modal access by Renewable Energy Centre Peel Environmental is part of an exciting and reduce our carbon rail, water and road the proposals include large areas of ecological mitigation, landscape partnership with UK Coal and Science City York emissions by 90%” enhancement and a visitor and business centre. for a proposed Renewable Energy Centre in North Selby close to the City of York. Yorkshire Alan Young Waste Management and Humber has world class research expertise Thames Water Peel Ports is continuing to develop an excellent in Bio-renewables and the North Selby site will opportunity to provide a waste management provide a facility that will allow Bio-renewables facility at Hoo Island in the Medway Estuary, that research to be tested on a commercial scale.

Hoo Island - construction waste transported by barge will help to establish a bird haven in the Medway Estuary

Ince Resource Recovery Park illustration Waste Management

Hoo Island in the Medway Estuary

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Planned investment of more than £500,000 helping Operating with a ‘duty of care’ landowners create bio-diverse habitats such as for the environment

an upland blanket bog to encourage wildlife at In addition to our business focused activity on the The benefits stretch well beyond the improvements “Woolston Eyes is a great environment Peel are delighted to support a number for wildlife with the blanket bog providing a major Scout Moor in Lancashire of additional activities of environmental significance ‘carbon sink’ both for the UK and Western Europe. resource for the whole region, it within our land portfolio. In partnership with a range shows beautifully how commercial of community led organisations long term Woolston Eyes environmental benefits have been brought to a 700 acres of Peel Land adjacent to the Manchester and natural interests can live number of the areas where we have invested and Ship Canal, which provides an outstanding nature continue to invest, these include; reserve run by the Woolston Eyes Conservation comfortably together” Group. Four separate ‘beds’ exist and between them Habitat Enhancement Plan (HEP) over 230 species of bird have been recorded at the Brian Ankers The HEP was set up by Peel Energy to conserve, site. Woolston Eyes Conservation Group restore and enhance wildlife habitats. Operational since the Scout Moor wind farm first began to Biomass Crop Research generate electricity the total HEP fund available over On Peel land unsuitable for development we have 25 years will be £500,000. undertaken research, in partnership with Manchester University, on growing potential biomass crops and Applications are evaluated by an independent panel there suitability to different land types. Started on a of experts and funding allocated to those projects small scale three years ago, the project is generating with the most potential to deliver habitat some very useful findings. enhancement. The projects have a strong focus on rewetting the currently deteriorating blanket peat bog.

A coastal reserve on Peel land Habitat Enhancement Plan (HEP)

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We understand the need to Managing our operational impacts

monitor and manage our own Peel as a highly successful company operating in measures to improve our environmental operational impacts “Being certified with the Carbon a number of energy intensive industries performance. Investment in improved control Trust Standard is proof an recognises the requirement to not only advocate systems, conveyors and energy efficient lighting projects of environmental excellence but also to at Port Of Hunterston in Ayrshire is expected to organisation has taken genuine monitor and manage our own operational save over 1,000,000 kWh every year. action to reduce their carbon impacts. We are committed to doing this and our footprint and remains committed approach includes; City of Salford Community Stadium Remediation works at the site of City of Salford to further reductions year on year. Sustainability Steering Group Community Stadium targeted zero waste, with We congratulate Peel on this The Sustainability Steering Group identifies best the waste produced being used on site for achievement. practice across the company, investment reprofiling, or crushed and used as part of the opportunities in new technologies, and builds build process. Discussions are under way with

Harry Morrison strategic environmental management into our day BREEAM about using the build process as a blue to day processes. This is supported by the print for future stadia construction projects. General Manager - Carbon Trust Standard production of a bi-monthly e-newsletter outlining key environmental and social impacts circulated Carbon Trust Standard to all our employees. The Group was delighted to achieve the coveted Carbon Trust Standard during last year, the Energy Saving Investment world’s only independent certification for Peel continues to evaluate and invest in a range organisations taking real action to cut their of energy saving technologies and good practice energy emissions.

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Investing in our communities – taking action to achieve our vision

We have been investing in communities for over 40 EventCity Peel is about what we years, from pioneering investments in Salford EventCity adjacent to The Trafford Centre in Quays and Trafford Park to the recently opened Trafford Park is another example of Peel’s vision stand for as much as Gloucester Quays designer outlet and the exciting and commitment for the communities in which plans for Glasgow Harbour. Often taking a lead to we operate. Formerly a distribution depot, we are what we do. looking to recycle this 27,000 sq metre facility into achieve our vision we are committed to the a location to rival the NEC in Birmingham. communities in which we invest, examples include; We believe in creating Although a long term vision EventCity has already successfully hosted a major King Tutankhamun employment and giving Salford Quays exhibition using approx 5,000 sq metres of Before Peel made a substantial investment something back floor space. on Salford Quays, commercial investment on the Quays had been tentative. After our The Trafford Centre investment, Salford Quays has continued Planned, developed and operated by Peel until the to flourish to the present day, when we find recent sale to Capital Shopping Centres (CSC) in ourselves again developing a landmark exchange for shares in CSC, The Trafford Centre is Peel has been media community of worldwide significance another example of vision, long term commitment, that would have been impossible to imagine and a lasting social legacy. A major tourist investing in 20 years ago. attraction for the area The Trafford Centre employs 8,000 people directly, and many thousands more communities indirectly, and provides a nexus of regional activity for over 40 around shopping, leisure and sport. years

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Gloucester Quays Glasgow Harbour Last year Gloucester Quays The Gloucester Quays designer outlet opened Currently under construction, Glasgow Harbour A donation of £12.5 million two years ago in the South West and continues is a 130 acre integrated development with an to the Imperial War Museum was the only retail outlet to build on our history of creative and innovative investment value of over £1.2 billion. As part of investment. Gloucester Quays is a new business this project Peel has gifted land and put financial worldwide to receive the North in Trafford Park helped combining leisure, shopping, tourism, recreation support into the relocation of The Transport coveted Sword of Honour. The and residential development. Museum to the Glasgow Harbour development. establish a world class The museum will both architecturally, and as an Sword of Honour is the most The development has been built using the educational resource, rival any equivalent visitor attraction existing heritage of the area, enhancing the development in Europe. prestigious international health waterfront location and bringing it back into and safety accolade a public use. Added to this is the economic impact of 2,000 new jobs and the further stimulation of company can receive the regeneration of the City of Gloucester.

Gloucester Quays Art installation at Glasgow Harbour

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“Peel had a number of questions to The social impacts of Peel go beyond the Imperial War Museum North MediaCityUK positive impacts of employment and wealth A donation of £12.5 million to the Imperial is the host answer when they came into our creation established by our investment and War Museum North in Trafford Park helped development activities. Engaging with the facilitate it to come to fruition, providing the community and over a period of time venue for a communities in which we operate is a key area with a world class visitor attraction of they have answered them all....their element of our approach to sustainable great historical significance housed in an range of growth. architectural masterpiece. exciting family openness and transparency in the Manchester International Festival Broadoak High School way they dealt with our concerns events for the Peel are delighted to be a Gold Corporate As part of the regeneration process in and issues, has led to a foundation Partner of the third Manchester International Partington we donated £150,000 to Broadoak Manchester Festival (MIF). The Festival is an excellent High School to help in its aim of achieving International of trust and I feel Peel will be a major opportunity for the region to engage with a school of excellence status for its sporting variety of arts and culture and it also links to performance. In conjunction with Manchester influence in the positive regeneration Festival the aspirations that MediaCityUK holds for the United and the Football Foundation we are of our area” region, in championing innovation and helping support the school in the development creativity. of its facilities and curriculum activities. Wayne Edwards School Governor Broadoak High School Partington

Bridgewater Way Partington Village

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We are supporting the new Manchester

Children’s Hospital appeal and have raised in “More than 2,400 patients The Bridgewater Way Manchester Children’s Hospital excess of £1.5 million over three years Supporting and encouraging the public use of Peel are proud to have supported the have used the screening waterways is also a key agenda for Peel. The Manchester Children’s Hospital appeal raising in excess of £1.5 million over the last three rooms, for babies in particular Bridgewater Way for example represents the enhancement of up to 35 miles of canal side years. This commenced with a charitable the confirmation of suspected for cycling, walking and community use. donation of £1 million to the hospital and was supported by a range of fundraising activity abnormalities can potentially This year represents the 250th anniversary of including the first ever swim of the Manchester the opening of the Bridgewater Canal and we Ship Canal (some 36 miles), by James be life saving” are celebrating this landmark with the Whittaker over two days. The swim raised in production of a commemorative medal. Almost excess of £150,000 and separately The Neville Wright 25 miles of the canal have been revitalised. Trafford Centre raised over £100,000. Clinical Director Children’s Radiology ‘Dunnies’ Social Club This year a children’s ward was opened using Manchester Children’s Hospital On land adjacent to Liverpool John Lennon Peel’s name and we were honoured to be at Airport we are working with the Speke the official opening. community and have helped to re-establish the Dunlop Social Club, a centre of community activity, in refurbished pub premises. The purchase, refurbishment and subsequent extension to the pub to meet requirements of the Dunlop members has been achieved with Peel support in excess of £750,000.

The Bridgewater Way The Peel Children’s Radiology Department at the New Manchester Children’s Hospital

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Moving freight by Atlantic Gateway - Unlocking the potential water will reduce road Peel is a principal private sector The Atlantic Gateway vision is for a low A World Class SuperPort delivery partner within Atlantic carbon, sustainable, economic growth zone of The opportunity to realise for the first time the congestion and the Gateway. The Peel component international importance, second only to complementary activities between the Port of London in a UK context. The proposition is for Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal. A ‘Ocean Gateway’ has the potential associated carbon no less than a sustainable economic revolution range of proposed ports at Wirral, Ince, to deliver: spanning the Liverpool and Manchester City Warrington and Salford, would significantly emissions Regions. The Atlantic Gateway vision can bring increase the opportunities to move freight by • 145,000 jobs, triggering a a step change across economic, social and water and reduce road congestion and the revolution in the manufacturing sector environmental themes, through associated carbon emissions. Linked to rail by reducing supply chain costs transformational investment in transport and air transport this would provide a multi infrastructure, sustainable resources, modal transport infrastructure as part of a regeneration and property development. This regional SuperPort. • 73,000 homes, to help attract will not only bring major benefits for the focus and retain talent, with a focus on high area, but can make a significant contribution to Complementary Waste and Energy Projects quality urban living and sustainable rebalancing the national economy. A range of complementary waste and energy waterside locations projects including the growth of biomass Peel is part of a Partnership Board created to crops, a waste recovery park and a tidal power • Over £1bn investment in work across the partner Local Enterprise Areas project form part of our vision. These projects and determine priorities and actions to help offer the opportunity for not only resource infrastructure ports and airports, deliver the Atlantic Gateway vision. efficiency but the creation of renewable energy sustainable energy, water, waste on a nationally significant scale. and greening

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Wirral Waters There is an opportunity to create The 125 mile radius around Liverpool has the Wirral Waters largest concentration of distribution and Peel was delighted to receive planning offers the potential a huge range of employment and manufacturing activity in the whole of the UK permission recently for Wirral Waters. Wirral and could be supported by our key themes of a Waters is the largest urban regeneration project business opportunities to support for 20,000 new jobs transport and logistics ‘SuperPort’, sustainable in the UK representing an investment in the over the next 30 the continued prosperity of resources and communities and regeneration. Wirral of over £4.5 billion. The potential for the area over the next 30 years is immense, with years the region A Great Place to Live and Work the prospect of over 20,000 new jobs over Atlantic Gateway provides an opportunity to that period. support investment in green infrastructure and quality environments. Through connected Atlantic Gateway covers a diversity of urban natural spaces, destinations, waterways and areas, natural environments and transport other attractions, there is the opportunity to add corridors between the cities of Liverpool and real value to the natural and tourism economies Manchester. of the area. This area of work is being delivered through the ‘Adapting the Landscape’ strategy. It offers an outstanding opportunity to harness Peel is supporting the creation of a Community the vibrant City Regions of Manchester and Environment Fund to support the delivery of Liverpool and develop the hinterlands between Adapting the Landscape and to help engage them to place the Atlantic Gateway on an communities at a local level in the Atlantic international platform to attract and retain talent Gateway initiative. and investment.

Wirral Waters illustration Wirral Waters illustration

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Our people

“Peel is a family owned group and At the heart of all organisations are its people, However, the role of our employees goes far achieving its vision, living its values and providing beyond the commercial success of Peel and we retain family values. We believe creativity, determination and tenacity. we are delighted with the role they play in our A variety of different approaches tailored to our partnership activities with community in providing our people with individual operating companies are used to organisations. careers not jobs and encourage support, train and develop our people to maximise both job performance and job Ardgowan Hospice and support them to make a satisfaction. Employees at our Clydeport operation worked closely with staff at the Ardgowan Hospice to link difference in their communities” A Manager’s Guide to help ensure consistency of a visit of the QE2 to the port with raising money

John Whittaker approach, Investors in People accreditation, and for the outstanding work of the hospice. Over Chairman the use of a number of nationally recognised £8,000 was collected and Clydeport then topped The Peel Group training programmes such as Apprenticeships, this up to £10,000, establishing an excellent Skills for Life and Train to Gain have all been partnership in the process. utilised to support employee development.

Our people take forward a whole range of charitable activities to help their communities

Children visit Clydeport Greenock Ocean Terminal Fundraising event for the Manchester Children’s Hospital

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Sparks The Bupa Great Manchester 10k Run Staff turnover is Our partnership with Sparks Peel is delighted to be working in partnership Each year for the past 4 years a team of runners with Sparks, the children’s medical research from Peel Management Services have run the offers our people the opportunity modest, when charity. This exciting alliance will see The Peel The Bupa Great Manchester 10k to raise money to be engaged in a variety of Group and Sparks working together to save and for charity. Interest and engagement with the run people join us change tiny lives throughout the North West. has grown year on year. they are invariably activities that will make a real Sparks is a unique children’s charity, funding Wear it Pink impressed enough difference on tiny lives now and medical research into the prevention, treatment Annually Peel Group offices also participate in and cure of all conditions and illnesses affecting the Wear It Pink day for Breast Cancer for generations to come to stay children, babies and expectant mothers. awareness, as well as activity for Red Nose day and Comic Relief. The funds we raise together will leave a lasting legacy in the North West, which will have a Our people work tirelessly behind the scenes on positive impact on the health of mothers and all these issues and many more not covered their babies now and in the future. here, to achieve added value for the region and its residents.

Raising funds for the Sparks charity Wear it Pink

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Assessing our progress

We constantly assess Peel’s long term view of As you will already have read throughout this report Peel has a history of responsible growth and our vision, values and investment and our history of continues to lead on many of today’s key issues. determination, perseverance objectives We are a diverse and dynamic enterprise. Our and patience form a strong activities range from property to ports, from wind farms to hotels, as well as services such as utilities foundation for many of the and advertising and all our operations look to achieve positive social and environmental impacts. issues we face today

Peel will continue to invest in wealth creation, regeneration, renewable and alternative energy sources, and sustainable development.

Our commitment to partnership working and a vision for sustainable growth remains at the heart of all we do. We will seek to deliver excellence and add value wherever we operate.

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We hope you have found this report useful and informative. The Peel Group is proud of its history, and is fully committed to successful partnerships delivering our vision for sustainable and responsible growth.

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