Responsibility
About us
Through professionalism, transparency and accountability we aim to make a real positive difference for the environment, our communities and our people.
To reduce the threat of climate change we must reduce waste, resource consumption and carbon emissions. We help our clients achieve energy efficiency and find innovative ways to help our clients meet their sustainability goals.
Adair is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 and has in place a Carbon Reduction Plan to support this commitment.
Adair is part of a group of CO₂nstructZero Business Champions. Working alongside the Construction Leadership Council and other major industry bodies to share innovations and best practice, acting as promoters and role models to support the industry’s move to Net Zero Carbon
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The driving philosophy is to contribute and make a difference to inspiring the next generation through our apprenticeship and graduate programmes.
As well as offering a graduate scheme we provide programmes for apprentices to become chartered surveyors and project managers.
We want to improve diversity and inclusion within the built environment and support and develop our employees and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Diversity & inclusivity in the construction industry
- Just 5.4% of construction workers were from a BAME background compared to about 13.8% of the UK population being from a minority ethnic background with London having 40% within this bracket.
- Women now account for just under half of the total UK workforce but only 11 per cent of the construction workforce and just 1 per cent of workers on site.
- The UK-born construction workforce age profile peaks at between 50 & 64 years old which means that construction will lose a quarter of its workforce – over 500,000 UK-born workers – in the next 10-15 years.
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Diversity & inclusivity at Adair
Adair has achieved a reasonably balanced staff retinue, in terms of D&I, by starting with the first principle of attracting the most appropriate talent and by ensuring there are no impediments to any candidate.
Governance
Adair conducts its business with honesty and transparency in accordance with the principles of fair competition and applicable regulations. We provide all of our stakeholders, from our clients and colleagues to communities with the highest standards and integrity in everything we do. We hold ourselves to account through a rigorous system of internal and external standards and frameworks.
Adair is regulated by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who promote and enforce the highest professional qualifications and standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.
