Clarion Housing Housing Association Limited

Clarion Housing Group is Britain’s leading social landlord, providing a home to some 350,000 people across the country. We have a development arm, Latimer Homes, and a charitable foundation, Clarion Futures, dedicated to improving the lives of our residents and their communities.

Sustainability permeates our entire approach and is centred on making our homes and communities fit for the future. We are committed as a Group to improving our environmental footprint and we have set challenging targets to make our social housing stock more energy efficient. We are investing in retrofitting our existing homes to make sure these targets are reached. Maintaining our homes to a high standard is important to us, from refurbishing kitchens and bathrooms to replacing roofs and upgrading heating systems.

We strive to build lasting relationships with suppliers who share our values. Value for money is at the heart of our approach to procurement but this does not mean simply going with the lowest bidder. Making sure that the work we do makes a positive social impact is also a key consideration.

Social value and environmental impacts are among the criteria for all major procurements of goods and services costing £250,000 or more. Clarion is committed to using its buying power to drive social change. When procuring new services we consider each bid not only on the basis of price, but also how it will improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of our residents and communities. Environmental impacts are considered by assessing purchases against the goals and action areas of our sustainability strategy.