Corporate Social Responsibility

CSR refers to the way in which businesses regulate themselves in order to ensure that all of their activities positively affect society as a whole. CSR policies aim to guarantee that companies work ethically, considering human rights as well as the social, economic and environmental impacts of what they do as a business. Businesses should meet, and aim to exceed, any relevant legislation, and if legislation does not exist in a particular area, the company should ensure they carry out best practices anyway.  

Talbot Landscapes are committed to ensuring that any business undertakings are conducted as ethically as possible by following the below policy. 

Who we are and what we do 

We transform landscapes. We are specialists in soft and hard landscaping, turf and sports surfaces deploying the most advanced equipment available.  

Privately owned and based in the heart of England we offer an unparalleled level of expertise to our customer’s projects.  We are in demand from our great heritage of public realm estates, to the world’s leading hotels and elite sporting surfaces within the Premier League, Super League rugby, international cricket, and golf.  

We deliver a sustainable quality service each & every time. 

• Our Mission: We transform landscapes, those of our customers, our team and our community.  
• Our Vision: To provide an unparalleled level of expertise and skill to our customer’s projects  
• Our Values: Innovation, Integrity, Responsibility 

Our Team 

We attract & retain great people, passionate about their landscapes.  We recognise the importance of quality, health, safety and environmental issues in how we go to work and we train our team accordingly. We encourage an inclusive and healthy work environment with positive communication channels for all. 

Our Customers 

We are proactive in our communication with customers and measure satisfaction before, during and after our safely delivered projects. We are comfortable leading with innovation in equipment and landscape solutions, benefiting our customer and the community in general.  

Our customers benefit from 30+ years experience. We repeatedly deliver high levels of customer service and our Integrated Management System is audited under ISO9001:2015 quality standards.

Our Suppliers 

We bring innovation, integrity and responsibility through effective sourcing of supplies and technical partnerships. We monitor our partnerships to ensure they align to our mission. 

Our Community and Environment 

We plan and execute our work to leave a positive impact on the local community and environment around our project sites. We readily employ from underrepresented groups and support our team and the community with initiatives beneficial to them. We seek to re-use and recycle where possible, a commitment to greener fuel usage, a clear green conscience integral to our responsibility value. 

Measurement 

Our CSR committee includes our shareholders and non-executive team and convenes at each board meeting. We have set clear targets against each line of our mission, vision and values to monitor progress. The CSR committee is resourced appropriately to deliver on these terms of reference. 

Environmental, Social, and Governance 

An extension of our CSR governance is our commitment to things around us. 

Environmental 
We are committed to maintaining an ecological balance to ensure environmental resources will be protected and maintained for future generations. 

Our objective is to be net zero by 2035. We are upskilling in the ISO standards necessary to support this objective.

We plan and execute our work consistent with our Sustainability Policy and the values of ISO14001. (Our Sustainability Policy is available to customers and has more detail on our interim carbon reduction targets, other mitigations, education plans and integration objective).

We promote Environment, Social & Government “ESG” initiatives through our membership of green organisations and societies. 

We are leading the sector in the adoption of electric equipment replacing existing fossil fuel machinery with new fully electric machinery when commercially available. 

Social 
We remunerate above the Real Living Wage and recruit and train apprentices, providing an entry into horticulture and Equal Opportunities to a diverse workforce. 

We engage with the communities around us, educating on ESG and supporting diversity. Our CSR initiatives inject funds into community projects. 

Governance 
We act responsibly today for all our tomorrows, honestly reporting on our operations and services.  We have independent review mechanisms to assess our service delivery. We keep the team updated on our plans and performance, we welcome feedback and we listen to advise from other professionals to help us to grow.