PERFORMANCE REVIEW Sustainability continued Ambition Making a positive impact for young people Making a positive impact for communities Making a positive impact for the environment Making a positive impact for our people Targets • £15 million invested in supporting young people by 2030. • Maintain support to the Unite Foundation charity. • 100% of properties to have Resident Ambassadors. • Meet our commitments under the Care Leaver Covenant. • 15,000 hours volunteered to support local communities by 2030. • All teams achieve Bronze award or higher in our Positive Impact sustainability engagement programme. • 30% of all employees participate in volunteering in 2025. • 10% cut in operational energy consumption by 2030 vs. 2025. • Net zero carbon by 2030, see our net zero carbon pathway, www. unitegroup.com/sustainability/ our-net-zero-pathway. • 56% cut in Scope 1 & 2 market-based emissions by 2030 vs. 2019. • CRREM-aligned target of 28% reduction in energy intensity by 2030 vs. 2019. • 100% renewable electricity by 2030. • 35kWh/m² operational energy intensity for new developments by 2030. • 625kgCO 2 e/m² of total embodied carbon (A1-A5, B1-B5, C1-C4) for new developments by 2030. • EPC A and BREEAM Excellent for all new builds. • We remain committed to transitioning to net zero, investing over £5 million in energy and carbon reduction across our estate in 2025 and achieving our lowest ever embodied carbon for a new building at Avon Point in Bristol. Investors in People Platinum by 2030. • Employee engagement score of 79 by 2030. • Employee belonging score of 77 by 2030. • Retention rate of 82% by 2030. • 40% women in senior leadership by 2030. • Zero reportable accidents and incidents. • Maintain Real Living Wage accreditation. • 12% ethnic minority representation in management and senior leadership by 2030. Key progress in 2025 • Five internships linked to the Interns Foundation, and eight industrial placements. • 70 new Unite Foundation scholars at the start of the 2025/26 academic year. • New six-week welcome programme with Resident Ambassadors and interns shaping and delivering a programme of meaningful and inclusive events. • Over 90% of student- facing employees completed new student support training under our Support to Stay programme. • 6% increase in number of properties with Resident Ambassadors. • 77% of teams achieving a Positive Impact Gold award for local community projects, with the remaining achieving a Silver award. • Passed a cumulative total of £2.5 million of donations from our properties to British Heart Foundation over eight years. • 5% increase in volunteering participation rate, up from 31% in 2024, to 36% in 2025. • £6.9 million invested in energy, water and carbon reduction in 2025. • 57.0% reduction in total Scope 1 & 2 market-based emissions vs. 2019. • 100% of electricity backed by renewable energy certificates. • Signed new corporate power purchase agreement for Three Maids solar farm commencing supply in 2026. • Achieved total embodied carbon of (A1-A5, B1-B5, C1- C4) of 768 and 603kgCO 2 e/ m² at new openings in year. • 91.2% A-B rated EPC by floor area. • Continued to pay the Real Living Wage. • Maintained Gold Investors in People accreditation. • Ranked 7th in the Best 50 Small-Medium Sized Placement Schemes for our Early Careers programme. • Launched My Impact framework to help drive employee performance. • Made progress towards our 40% target of women in senior leadership roles with 37% representation achieved. SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS AND KEY PROGRESS IN 2025 THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 46 STRATEGIC REPORT