Together, we create and maintain exceptional buildings and infrastructure to enable a society that connects seamlessly, operates efficiently and prospers now and in the future.
As part of our Groupwide ‘Journey to 2030’ strategy, we have refreshed our Responsibility and Impact Strategy to reflect what matters most to our business, people and customers. It raises our ambitions, strengthens resilience and supports our competitive position.
A key focus is supporting the UK’s decarbonisation while continuing to operate responsibly. Built on strong foundations, our strategy provides a clear, simplified approach to delivering greater impact.
Our Responsibility and Impact Strategy is a clear, focused framework for long-term sustainable growth, resilience and competitive advantage around three pillars. Anchored in our values of passion, integrity, responsibility and excellence it defines the impact we seek to deliver and the governance that underpins responsible, consistent delivery.
Reducing carbon
Resource use & circularity
Climate risk and adaptation.
Low carbon solutions
Power infrastructure
Modern methods of construction.
Skills and wellbeing
Community and local economy
Ethical and inclusive supply chain.
We identified nine priority areas which provide a clear framework for our strategy, targets and resources on the areas where we can create the greatest value and have the most meaningful impact. Each area is either a core focus of our Responsibility and Impact strategy or is managed through dedicated existing resources.
Our environmental priorities focus on building a more sustainable and resilient business through the development of a sustainable supply chain, pollution prevention initiatives, action towards net zero and climate change mitigation, and supporting the transition to electric vehicles.
Our social priorities centre on supporting people through initiatives that promote health and wellbeing, alongside investment in training, skills development and apprenticeship opportunities to help create a capable and future-ready workforce.
Our governance priorities focus on maintaining high standards of workforce safety, delivering strong customer satisfaction, and protecting data privacy and security across our operations.
Our roadmap sets out the key milestones and actions to deliver our Responsibility and Impact Strategy. It provides a clear line of sight from ambition to delivery, helping the Group stay focused on priorities that strengthen long-term resilience and value creation. Delivery of the strategy is a collective responsibility, with clear roles across the business to ensure meaningful and lasting positive impact for our people, communities and the environment.
Launch of Responsibility and Impact Strategy £2.5m of social value generated across the Group Target: 75% of suppliers (by spend of purchased goods and services) have a science-based target
Climate risk scenario analysis refreshed Double materiality assessment refreshed Social value targets in place for all projects with more than £25m sales
Adoption of ISO14001:2026 aligning to environmental best practice Responsibility and Impact Strategy periodic review
Alignment to British Standard 25700 aligning to modern slavery best practice Adoption of ISO14001:2026 aligning to environmental best practice Responsibility and Impact Strategy periodic review 28 52 Strategy Responsibility Target: 2,000 volunteering days taken across the NG Bailey Group
Climate risk scenario analysis refreshed. Target: 50% reduction in scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions from 2018/19 baseline
Through long-term collaboration, fundraising, volunteering and shared initiatives, our valued partnerships help us deliver positive impact.
CRASH“Since becoming a Corporate Patron in 2022, NG Bailey has shown exceptional commitment to supporting homelessness organisations and hospices through their expertise, generosity, and hands-on involvement. Their unwavering support helps create safe, dignified spaces, and their impact is felt across every project they support.”
Trisha PickersgillChief Executive
Chapter One“Literacy underpins everything - confidence, opportunity, the ability to navigate daily life. NG Bailey's support means more children get the focused, personalised help they need before the gap becomes too wide to close. A huge thank you for their continued support. ”
Anna Anstead Head of Corporate Partnerships
MACE / Manchester Airport Group project“NG Bailey has been a key contributor in delivering meaningful social value, consistently meeting targets while supporting the programme’s wider ambitions. Their impact across apprenticeships, social enterprise spending, and university placements, alongside their collaborative approach and valuable case studies, has helped showcase the programme’s real-world impact.”
Abigail IsherwoodSenior Social Value Manager
Kairos Community Trust“We are incredibly grateful to the NG Bailey team for their volunteering work at our Stondon Park premises. Their professionalism and teamwork transformed large areas of the building in just one day, making a real difference for our staff and residents. Our partnership with CRASH and its patrons continues to be invaluable.”
Mossie Lyons Director
Our Town Hall, Manchester City Council“NG Bailey has shown an outstanding commitment to delivering social value on the ‘Our Town Hall’ project in Manchester. Their collaborative approach and dedicated social value manager have helped create meaningful opportunities for local people and businesses through employment, apprenticeships and training programmes.”
Paul Candelent Project Director
Being a responsible business and undertaking our activities to the highest standards is really important to us.
We are committed to protecting the environment while strengthening long-term business resilience.
By supporting low-carbon buildings, transport and power infrastructure, we strengthen national energy systems and deliver measurable emissions reductions through innovation, specialist expertise and long-term operational support.
Social value shapes the decisions we make, the partnerships we build and the positive legacy we aim to leave behind.
Over the past decade, we’ve made strong progress in reducing our carbon impact through focused energy and carbon reduction initiatives.
