Sustainability & IMPACT

Sustainability & IMPACT

Social Housing REIT Plc

OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT

Providing better social outcomes for vulnerable people is at the heart of everything we do.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT

ESG integration

Our approach to sustainability is grounded in our commitment to responsible investment and good stewardship, with the aim of delivering long-term value for our stakeholders. We believe that by embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within investment and asset management processes, we can not only deliver broader positive outcomes but better manage risks and opportunities over the long-term.

Our impact measurement and management framework

Impact Goal

To increase the provision of Specialised Supported Housing that delivers positive outcomes for vulnerable adults with care and support needs.

Under this overall impact goal, we have established the following set of impact objectives and target outcomes:

Impact Objectives

1
Meet social need
2
Fund high-quality sustainable developments
3
Provide quality services and partnerships
4
Increase supply

Target Outcomes

1
Improve wellbeing
2
Deliver value for money

Resident Stories

Further information about our impact objectives and real-world outcomes can be found in our Impact Report linked below.

Reporting

Our Board and Investment Manager recognise the importance of transparent, decision-useful sustainability reporting to improve our accountability to our stakeholders. We are committed to embedding social outcomes in our metrics and reporting, with our impact performance being independently assessed on an annual basis. We are also committed to enhancing the environmental performance of our portfolio, with a focus on energy efficiency measures, emission reduction opportunities and addressing climate-related risks.

Our key sustainability reporting outputs can be found using the links below.

SOHO Annual Sustainability Report 2023
SOHO Annual Sustainability Report 2023

SOHO’s Annual Sustainability Report 2023 can be found within the latest Annual Report.

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SOHO TCFD Report 2023

SOHO’s latest annual report includes voluntary reporting using the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.

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SOHO TCFD Report 2023
SOHO Impact Report 2023
SOHO Impact Report 2023

Bi-annual impact assessments of SOHO are undertaken by The Good Economy, a leading independent social impact advisory firm.

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SOHO Article 23 Disclosure

AIFMD disclosures for SOHO.

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SOHO Article 23 Disclosure
SOHO ESG Integration Policy
SOHO ESG Integration Policy

For all our investments we have developed a framework of incorporating ESG factors in our decision making and stewardship.

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SOHO Sustainability Disclosure Requirement Document

Consumer Facing Disclosure setting out SOHO’s investment policy and strategy in relation to the Company’s sustainability characteristics.

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SOHO Sustainability Disclosure Requirement Document

Documents

Our sustainability-related policies can be found here: