Annual Sustainability Report
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Anchor Hanover Group (Anchor/the Issuer) £450,000,000 2 per cent Secured Sustainability Bonds due 2051 (ISIN XS2349738190).
11 November 2026
Anchor Hanover Group (‘Anchor’)
Publication of Sustainability Report and Sustainability Bond Allocation Report 2026
Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life, announces the publication of its sustainability report for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Rachael Shimmin, Chief Executive of Anchor said:
“Anchor residents want to ensure that they can love living in later life and also that high-quality housing and care will continue to be available for older people in the future. The biggest challenge we face is climate change and our latest Sustainability Report shows how we’re progressing towards making Anchor’s homes and all of our operations ready for that challenge and working towards the goal of net zero by 2050, set out in our Environmental Sustainability and Net Zero Carbon strategy. We are also proud to report on the social value Anchor delivers and on our governance structures and progress against Tenant Satisfaction Measures.
This is the fifth year we have prepared our Sustainability Report using the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing and we’re pleased to share the results of our continued work, developing our response to climate change in line with these measures and alongside our peers in the housing sector.”
The report is accompanied by the publication of our Sustainability Bond Allocation & Impact Report for 2025-26, showing how we have used the proceeds raised under Anchor’s 2021 Sustainability Bond, securing social and environmental outcomes in line with the eligible criteria set out in Anchor’s Sustainability Finance Framework. Our bond allocation and impact report has been independently assured by DNV-GL.
The sustainability report including the bond impact and allocation statement can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.anchor.org.uk/investors/our-esg-strategy-and-performance
Highlights from the report include:
- We serve nearly 65,000 residents, providing nearly 55,000 homes across 1,700 different housing schemes, including 121 care homes spread throughout England. Our Sustainability Strategy is focused on helping both current and future generations to love living in later life.
- Anchor issued its sustainability bond on 21 July 2021, raising £350,000,000 at an all-in coupon of 2%, with a further £100,000,000 retained. During the financial year 2025-26, the bond remained fully allocated, with a change in allocation to eligible projects reflecting changes to Anchor’s portfolio. The split between refinancing and financing remains the same. Proceeds were allocated in two tranches:
• Refinancing 70% / £245m: Allocated at issuance to refinance Anchor’s existing loan book. Historical borrowings had funded eligible social assets with a combined net book value of approximately £1.2 billion, as at 31 March 2020.
• Financing 30% / £105m: Fully allocated to new eligible projects by 31 March 2023, primarily under the Green Buildings category.
- Anchor is committed to making all of our homes energy efficient, cheaper for residents to run and comfortable in both Summer and Winter. In 2025-26, we have retrofitted 110 homes to EPC C or above through making fabric first improvements and improvements to heating and hot water systems and renewable sources of energy, supported by the Government’s Wave 3 Warm Homes Social Housing Fund providing £12 million over three years. 87% of Anchor’s homes A further 450 properties are targeted for improvements in 2026-27.
- In addition to improving existing homes, we are committed to building 5,700 sustainable new homes for older people over the lifetime of our 10-year business plan. This year, 408 new homes were completed to an average of EPC B.
- Affordability is essential to sustainability. As well as providing 35,000 homes for social rent, our Be Wise team provides financial support services, gaining £12.8 million in additional benefit payments for residents over the last year.
- We employ over 10,000 colleagues, with a majority in care roles. We are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer and to be a diverse and inclusive organisation, with Gold Standard Accreditation from Inclusive Employers.
Anchor Hanover Group
Rosalind Selby
External Communications Manager
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communications@anchor.org.uk
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