At the heart of all we do is the Six Capitals model of sustainable development – originally developed by the big financial institutions as a means of measuring values in addition to financial. By understanding and embracing these capitals, we believe that we can better measure the ‘total impact’ of our work, maximising the value we create in a holistic sense.
Peter Garrett, Managing Director, Keyland
We’ve spent several years developing an approach that fully embeds the Six Capitals at the heart of all we do – who we partner with, the consultants we use, the design strategies we adopt and our approach to disposal. This process is described below.
Our approach is rooted in an understanding of policy, priorities and needs – the drivers.
These are then considered through the lens of the Six Capitals – i.e. how do these issues relate to and affect each capital, and how does this inform the project vision and objectives.
By considering each issue through the lens of each capital, we develop a series of design strategies – which might for example be around minimising water, energy, design quality, well-being, infrastructure, good economic growth.
We then use our experienced project teams to integrate these into an integrated masterplan
This leads us to a very different master-planning approach – where there is a clear emphasis on people, climate and inclusive growth at a local level.
Gordon Rogers, Head of Long Term Strategy at United Utilities
Damian Allen, Chief Executive, Doncaster Council
Liz Barber, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Water