Octavia Group Our other websites ABOUT WHAT WE DO OUR ROOTS OUR APPROACH NEWS & EVENTS JOIN OUR TEAM CONTACT US Home › News & events › News News & events News Events 23 November 2021 Octavia achieves SHIFT Gold sustainability accreditation Octavia has achieved ‘Gold’ accreditation in our recent SHIFT (Sustainable Homes Index for Tomorrow) assessment, a sustainability standard specifically for the housing sector, in recognition of our commitment to sustainability. Octavia achieved SHIFT Gold with a score of 57.04, ranking us 10th out of the 40 most recent UK housing providers to be assessed. The SHIFT report provides an independent assessment of Octavia’s sustainability performance from 1 April 2020 - March 31 2021, and spans 21 environmental criteria including CO2 emissions, energy and resource use, transport and travel, resident engagement, climate risk, biodiversity and responsible sourcing, to provide a comprehensive overview of Octavia’s environmental footprint. Key highlights from the SHIFT report show: Octavia have scored 15 out of 15 for our Sustainability Strategy, which includes a range of ambitious and smart targets, aimed at making homes warmer and reducing our environmental footprint. Over 69% of our homes are rated EPC C or above, with over 98% rated EPC D or above. Given the older age and location of our stock, which are difficult to retrofit, this is a strong score. We retrofitted 141 homes in the last year with external wall insulation (EWI) and new windows. Low carbon emissions from our head office due to the 20kWp solar array which provides green energy. Heat is provided from a heat pump system installed on our roof. 59% of materials used for maintenance are responsibly resourced. We scored 7th out of the 40 most recent UK housing providers to be assessed. You can read a full copy if the Octavia report here: Octavia SHIFT Report 2021 RETURN TO NEWS Tweet Related News Stories 1 FEBRUARY 2019 Octavia has been short-listed for two development awards 20 JULY 2021 #KeepTheLifeline Campaign Pledge of Support Translated pages: French Albanian Portuguese Arabic Somali Bengali Spanish Farsi Tigrinian Accessibility help Privacy and cookie policy Terms & conditions Sitemap Contact Us twitter © 2021 Octavia, Emily House, 202-208 Kensal Road, W10 5BN Tel: 020 8354 5500 Octavia Housing is registered as a Co-operative & Community Benefit Society with the Financial Conduct Authority, register number 13991R and also as a Registered Provider of Social Housing with the Regulator of Social Housing, register number L0717. site by tictoc