SHIFT members came together last week at London’s Living Room, City Hall, for the first release of their public rankings. With the night sky and London’s bejewelled skyline as a backdrop the opening speeches were given by John Shinton (Chair, Sustainable Homes Board), Richard Blakeway (Director of Housing, Mayor’s Office), Helen Williams (Assistant Director of Neigbouhoods, National Housing Federation), and Colin Butfield (Head of Campaigns, WWF-UK). Alison Mathias (Policy Manager, Homes and Communities Agency) then informed the SHIFT members of their results to much applause.
The event was a great success and we owe our thanks to many people who stepped up to the challenge to have an independent assessment of sustainability.
We are especially grateful to Mark Group and NHER who sponsored the event and whose presence contributed to the engaging atmosphere. And, of course, our gratitude is extended to the Mayor of London, who provided us with such an inspiring venue, and the National Housing Federation for supporting the work of SHIFT.
SHIFT MEMBER PERFORMANCE TABLE (in alphabetical order, by band)
| Silver band |
| Bromford Group |
| Gentoo Group |
| Peabody |
| Wakefield and District Housing |
| Bronze band |
| A2Dominion Group |
| Catalyst Housing Group |
| Derwent Living |
| Harvest Housing Group |
| Hastoe Housing Association |
| L&Q |
| Metropolitan Housing Partnership |
| MHS Homes Group |
| Network Housing Group |
| Raven Housing Trust |
| The Hyde Group |
| West Kent |
PHOTOS
Richard Blakeway View from London's Living Room SHIFT members line up People mingling 1 People mingling 2 Magic at SHIFT more magic
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For more information on the index or to discuss joining please contact us at info@sustainablehomes.co.uk or phone 020 8973 0429.