Better Health for All

In June 2024, Breedon became an official supporter of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, providing mental, physical, and financial wellbeing support to the construction community and their families across the UK and Ireland.

The company also partners with Neighbourly to promote mental health and wellbeing through local volunteering programs. The company acknowledges that some manufacturing processes are energy, carbon, water, and resource intensive. It aims to reduce Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 23.3% by 2030, with targets validated by SBTi, explicitly linking this to mitigating climate change impacts on public health. In 2022, Breedon planted over 31,000 trees and developed 25 Biodiversity Action Plans, contributing positively to public health. The company's core products (construction materials) have no significant direct positive or negative health impact, and it generates no revenue from products with direct negative health outcomes. Its business activities do not involve health-related products, services, data, or crisis response, nor do they have addiction potential or conduct clinical trials. The company does not offer health products requiring price accessibility or vulnerable reach considerations, nor does it have health risks requiring specific transparency disclosures to users.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Breedon Group PLC reports that 80% of its employees earn at or above the Real Living Wage as of October 2023.

However, 55% of employees reported below average market rates and 52% lacked paid breaks in the same period. The company's latest engagement survey in January 2024 showed 78% of colleagues feeling engaged, a slight decrease from 80% in 2023. In January 2024, a 4% pay increase was implemented for employees, alongside enhanced management training. In terms of labor practices, Breedon Group was fined £300,000 in 2021 following a blasting operation incident that posed serious risks to workers. The company maintains a Code of Business Conduct, a Human Rights Policy, and publishes Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statements, with the latest available for 2024. It is a signatory to the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority’s Construction Protocol and, in September 2023, launched a new Sustainable Procurement Policy and refreshed Code of Conduct, training over 1,580 employees on these policies and anti-bribery practices. A confidential whistleblowing line is available for concerns. Additionally, Breedon adopted a Board Diversity & Inclusion Policy in November 2023 and appointed a Non-executive Director for Workforce Engagement in September 2023. Redundancies were announced in Irish operations in December 2023.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific, quantifiable data points were provided in the articles to score any of the KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. The articles mention commitments, policies, and certifications (such as BES 6001 across 241 sites

), but do not provide percentages of spend, audit frequencies, incident numbers, traceability coverage, remediation times, or supplier diversity spend figures required by the rubric.

Honest & Fair Business

Over 98% of the Group’s revenues were covered by audit.

The company has an Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy, a comprehensive Code of Business Conduct, and a Supplier Code of Conduct. It conducts workshops to assess fraud risks and provides mandatory anti-bribery and code of conduct training for over 1,580 employees, with compliance training for over 2,200 employees, supported by regular audits. The Board is 70% independent as of September 15, 2025. A 'Speak-Up' whistleblowing helpline, Safecall, allows confidential reporting and protects whistleblowers, with a new Whistleblowing Policy launched to ensure transparent review of complaints.

Kind to Animals

Breedon Group actively engages in public policy by joining over 560 companies worldwide to urge governments to adopt policies aimed at reversing nature loss

. This collective action seeks to influence discussions leading to a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework .

No War, No Weapons

Breedon Group PLC primarily supplies construction materials for civilian infrastructure projects and does not manufacture weapons or engage directly in military activities. The company has supplied materials for military infrastructure, such as constructing hangars and aprons at RAF Lossiemouth and major runway resurfacing works at RAF Kinloss.

In May 2023, Breedon Group acquired Minster Group, a contractor involved in resurfacing runways for the RAF. The company's products are associated with civilian uses without significant military ties. , and it explicitly excludes peace advocacy, indicating no investment in peacebuilding or disarmament initiatives. Breedon Group has stated its involvement reflects a neutral stance on military engagement, focusing on community support without significant influence on peace initiatives or weapons involvement. In 2023, the company signed the Armed Forces Covenant and received the Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for supporting military personnel.

Planet-Friendly Business

Breedon Group's near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets have been successfully approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

These targets include a 23.3% reduction in absolute gross Scope 1, 2, and Scope 3 emissions from purchased clinker and cement by 2030, from a 2022 base year, and a 95% reduction in absolute gross Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 2050 to achieve net-zero across the value chain.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Breedon Group has no reported cultural appropriation incidents.

The company's operations are not described as impacting indigenous communities, making FPIC processes and indigenous supplier tracking not applicable. For cultural site protection, the company has active protection measures in place, including discussions on protecting the Grade I Listed Church of St Mary and St Hardulph and an Iron Age hillfort, with no reported incidents of disruption. Furthermore, Breedon Group demonstrates proactive prevention for cultural incidents, with mitigation measures, archaeological assessments, and a continuous Watching Brief during ground stripping, and no incidents requiring response have been reported.

Safe & Smart Tech

Breedon Group demonstrates a commitment to data protection and cybersecurity, despite its core business in building materials having limited direct involvement with advanced technology. The company has no documented data breaches or incidents of unauthorized data use.

It ensures personal data processing, particularly for recruitment, adheres to GDPR requirements and maintains a broader compliance framework covering data protection. Breedon Group's privacy policies outline data subjects' rights, including access, correction, and deletion of personal data. The company has taken steps to enhance its cybersecurity posture, including advertising for an IT Security Manager position in November 2024 to develop a company-wide IT security strategy. It also strengthened its cyber resilience in 2022 by implementing best practice controls and further developed its Information and Cyber Governance Frameworks in 2023. The company maintains a neutral stance on digital rights issues.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Breedon Group achieved a 92% waste recycling rate in 2022, with over 90% of operational waste recycled.

The company increased its use of recycled materials in production to 30% in 2022. Breedon has implemented numerous waste reduction initiatives, including returning green brick to the process, trialing fired reject brick as a raw material, investigating reject brick as an alternative pozzolan, investing in technology for better resource management, maximizing recycled water capabilities, promoting reuse through its supply chain, and implementing recycling processes for road maintenance materials. , , The company has set an ambitious target of zero general waste to landfill by 2025.