We’re a business doing good, naturally

Our Environment goals

We’re carrying out work to significantly reduce our demands on the environment and increase our positive impact:

• Using a science-based target and pathway, we will reach Net Zero Emissions across all our operations and locations by 2030 for Scopes 1 and 2; and by 2050 for Scope 3, against aFY22 baseline.
• Become Zero Waste to Landfill by 2028, working with suppliers, team members and guests to minimise the waste we create and maximise reuse and recycling.
• Establish long-term targets in FY24 to reduce water usage in relative and absolute terms through efficiency, innovation and stakeholder engagement.

Our cabins in the forest

Our cabins gently blend into the forest thanks to a forest-centred approach to development, design and integration which uses extremely low impact and ecologically sensitive methods and techniques. This helps to retain and enhance the woodland, its wildlife and their habitats.

We’re committed to building sustainable locations that protect and promote the UK’s forests and wildlife. We believe in sustainability by design and follow guidance set out by BREEAM (Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method). We build in a unique way with a pioneering design which fits around the forest, using a technique which allows cabins to be carefully assembled between the trees and raised on steel piles. This process protects the forest floor, ensures that nearby trees are unaffected, soil movement is minimalised, and rainwater drains into the forest floor naturally.

We’ve further revolutionised the way we create the foundations for our cabins by using new piling technology. A lightweight micro pile system, which mimics a tree root system, is installed with simple portable tools, making it extremely low impact and ecologically sensitive.