THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2024 44 Making a positive impact: our ambitions Championing inclusion, wellbeing and success for young people in HE. • Supporting care-experienced students. • Leading on inclusion and achievement for young people in HE. Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can thrive. • Real Living Wage employer. • 40% females in senior leadership. • 65% of senior leadership hired internally. • 10% ethnic minority representation in senior leadership by 2025. Making a real contribution to the communities we operate in. • Investing 1% of adjusted earnings in social initiatives. • Impactful local community projects delivered by every property and team. • 20% employee volunteering participation rate. • Making spaces available in our properties for local community use. Tackling climate change and reducing our environmental impacts. • 56% reduction in absolute operational Scope 1 & 2 market-based carbon emissions by 2030, compared to 2019 levels. • 28% cut in operational energy levels by 2030. • 100% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. STRATEGIC REPORT PERFORMANCE REVIEW Sustainability continued Young people Our people Communities Environment