Environment
The built environment sector is responsible for 25% of UK greenhouse gas emissions.
As a major organisation in our sector, we are committed to driving meaningful change. Our purpose is clear: to reimagine places where people thrive, communities flourish, and the planet prospers.
That means embedding sustainability into everything we do – not as an add-on, but as a core principle.
Our ambition is bold: to be a net zero carbon company by 2045, while helping our customers achieve their own sustainability goals.
Through our Sustainability Accelerators, we’re shaping a future where thriving people, thriving places, and a thriving planet are inseparable.
We look beyond short-term costs to deliver whole-life value. By investing in technical expertise and digital tools, we design solutions that minimise carbon and waste, maximise resource circularity, and create long-term benefits for customers, communities, and the planet.
A thriving planet starts with data-driven decisions. From post-occupancy evaluations to digital-first design, we use insights to improve building performance, embed biophilic and climate-adaptive design, and deliver innovative carbon and biodiversity solutions at every stage.
Thriving places and thriving people go hand in hand. We pioneer health and wellbeing initiatives, support green skills development, and collaborate with communities to create systemic opportunities—ensuring our projects leave a lasting positive impact.
Building for a Net Zero future
Whether it’s a complex facility, commercial office, or a public build, we design and deliver engineering and technology services for spaces that stand the test of time.
- Data driven decision making: We utilise data to conduct post occupancy evaluation to learn and continually improve the efficiency of the building and future designs.
- Ongoing performance monitoring: We help you leverage data and technology to adapt your spaces to evolving usage patterns such as flexible workspaces.
- In-house experts: Through our specialist engineering services and post occupancy services, we understand how buildings perform. We bring this intelligence into our designs to ensure the best outcomes for your building.
- Bespoke designs: Working closely with customers and our strategic supply chain, we will provide thoughtful, efficient, bespoke engineering designs that maximise opportunities for a net zero future and integrate seamlessly with your vision.
- Serving communities first: We put our communities at the heart of what we do. From initial consultation through to build and handover, we aim to create sustainable spaces for people to thrive.
At SES, sustainability isn’t just a goal, it’s a responsibility. We’re committed to eliminating carbon and waste from our operations and helping our customers do the same. By combining data-driven insights, innovative design, and a focus on communities, we’re building spaces that stand the test of time and help people and the planet thrive.”
Richard Pickett
Head of Sustainability
