Regenda makes the SHIFT to sustainability
Posted by guest author on Tue, Nov 29, 2011
North West housing provider, The Regenda Group, has been awarded a score of 43%, the
equivalent of a bronze award, by the Sustainable Homes Index for Tomorrow (SHIFT), which provides an independent benchmark of the environmental sustainability of an organisation.
Sarah Thomas, Regenda’s Environmental Officer explained, “We’ve been striving to improve the sustainability of everything that we do as an organisation, looking 
at every area to see where we can make changes. This can be either by changing the way that we communicate with residents, monitoring the carbon emissions at our offices or carrying out risk assessments on the possibility of extreme whether and finding ways to mitigate the effects on our housing stock.”
The SHIFT report has also highlighted areas which Regenda can review in the future. Chris Dale, Head of Property Services at Regenda added, “We’re delighted to have achieved this level of success, particularly as we have performed better than other housing associations of a comparable size. Our Environmental Group has worked very hard and the members are keen to continue to make improvements wherever possible. Our target is now to achieve the equivalent of silver standard.”
The Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow (SHIFT) was developed with the support of, and continues to be steered by, the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and WWF-UK. For more information visit the SHIFT website.
Regenda works with communities to build a sustainable future.
About The Regenda Group
The Regenda Group was formed in 2002 as a partnership between Liverpool-based Maritime Housing and Templar Housing in Macclesfield. Oldham-based West Pennine Housing Association (WPHA) joined the group in 2003. On 1st April 2005 Wyre Housing Association (“WHA” - originally an LSVT) joined the group. West Pennine had a registered subsidiary – the Limehurst Village Trust (“LVT”) which transferred its engagements to West Pennine in 2009.
The Regenda Group’s subsidiaries were amalgamated into Regenda Limited on 1st May 2011. The group now owns and manages 12,000 homes, including sheltered housing. The Regenda Group works across the North West in over 30 local authority areas ranging from Congleton in the South to Fleetwood in the North, Wirral in the West and Tameside in the East.
Author & Contact: Lucy Bradwell, Regenda Group: lucy.bradwell@regenda.org.uk or call 01204 814039.