Our Pillars
Our sustainability strategy is based on six pillars: Climate Change, Resource Use, Biodiversity, Communities, Inclusion and Diversity and Responsible Business. These pillars help us determine where best to nurture ambition, prioritise and deploy resources.
Our buy, build and hold investment strategy means that we take a long-term and disciplined approach to managing social and environmental risks and opportunities. Our active presence on the ground plays a huge role in achieving our ESG goals because it enables us to identify concerns, influence partners and drive forward our sustainability agenda. Our engagement is focused on developing ESG action plans to deliver real-world sustainability outcomes that benefit investors, the environment and society as a whole. We have developed a proprietary framework to assess practices across the portfolio and guide our assets on potential next steps.
Investing sustainably on the path to net zero
We are determined to play our part in addressing climate challenges. Climate considerations are embedded in both our investment process and asset management. We seek to develop projects that are resilient to climate change and aligned with a 1.5°C pathway.
Promoting the efficient and sustainable use of resources
Resource extraction and processing are responsible for 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions and 90 per cent of biodiversity loss. Working with our partners to reduce the use of raw materials and construction waste is therefore a key priority for us.
Society's backbone
Infrastructure facilitates access to energy, transport, housing and healthcare while increasing productivity and creating jobs. We help communities located near our assets by improving access to essential services and supporting sustainable livelihoods and strive to create sustainable local partnerships that benefit everyone involved.
An independent grant-making charity
The John Laing Charitable Trust is an independent charity established in 1962 to care for the welfare of former and current employees of the John Laing group of companies and to improve the lives of people in need.
