THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2024 50 STRATEGIC REPORT PERFORMANCE REVIEW Sustainability continued Our 2030 renewable energy target is to purchase 100% renewable electricity in line with RE100 requirements. 2024 performance is on target at 99.9%, with 30% of electricity purchased via a corporate PPA and the remainder matched to unbundled renewable enegy attribute certificates. Our actual new build embodied carbon continues to be ahead of the RIBA Climate Challenge targets which is a 48% reduction in embodied carbon by 2030 equating to 625kgCO2/m2. We are focusing on site selection, building design optimisation, materials selection and cutting construction site impacts to enable this our new build to achieve this target.