Bid to help environment stepped up

Date published: 07 August 2014


Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has launched a major project to measure its carbon footprint.

The society’s 14,000 homes will be independently assessed under the Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow (SHIFT) scheme and become part of a network of organisations which manage over one million homes around the country.

 

Joining SHIFT is a key part of RBH’s commitment to helping its tenants and employees to reduce their carbon footprint and save money.

The society has already pledged its backing to Greater Manchester’s carbon literacy scheme which is aiming to significantly improve the area’s environmental performance.
RBH Chief Executive Gareth Swarbrick said: “We are looking forward to working with SHIFT to help residents, employees and the community.

“There are lots of practical steps people can take in their daily lives that will save them money as well as helping the environment.”

SHIFT is one of the UK’s leading measures of organisations’ sustainability credentials. It was developed with the support of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), WWF, the Mayor of London and UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and is formally recognised by the Department for Energy and Climate Change and the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Andrew Eagles, Managing Director of Sustainable Homes, which administers the scheme, said: “We are delighted to welcome Rochdale Boroughwide Housing to SHIFT. SHIFT’s growth over the years is very encouraging and demonstrates the positive impact being realised by the sector. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing have demonstrated their commitment to sustainability and we are excited to assist them in furthering their impact on their operations, residents and the environment.” 

Do you have a story for us?

Let us know by emailing news@rochdaleonline.co.uk
All contact will be treated in confidence.


To contact the Rochdale Online news desk, email news@rochdaleonline.co.uk or visit our news submission page.

To get the latest news on your desktop or mobile, follow Rochdale Online on Twitter and Facebook.


While you are here...

...we have a small favour to ask; would you support Rochdale Online and join other residents making a contribution, from just £3 per month?

Rochdale Online offers completely independent local journalism with free access. If you enjoy the independent news and other free services we offer (event listings and free community websites for example), please consider supporting us financially and help Rochdale Online to continue to provide local engaging content for years to come. Thank you.

Support Rochdale Online