b'Energy and SustainabilityBuilding Sustainability During Energy Week 2018, Choice collaborated with a range of partners to support and raise At Choice, we take our corporate socialawareness of energy efficiency. Partners responsibility seriously, recognising theincluded the Housing Executive, Energy Saving importance of a company contributing Trust, NI Federation of Housing Associations, positively to the ecological, social and Consumer Council and Bryson Energy. A number economic environment in which we operate.of high profile events were organised throughout the region, aimed at promoting energy efficiency We are committed to long-term environmentaland providing information and where necessary sustainability and have this year, developedguidance. Training was provided to each of our an ambitious two-year Energy and SustainableRegional Tenants Forums on the work of our Development Strategy for 20192021, aimed atEnergy Management Team.building on our achievements to date. We haveThis year, Choice renewed its Environmental successfully completed 92% of the targets outlinedManagement System (EMS) with a successful in our Energy and Sustainable Developmentexternal audit to Phase 3 of the Environmental Strategy 20162019, with estimated saving forStandard BS8555. Other energy efficiency customers of more than 100,000. initiatives Choice has been involved in includeChoice has continued to invest in our existinga partnership with Fusion Heating in completing homes through energy efficiency measures suchan Energy Efficiency Upgrade Programme. as insulation improvements, lighting upgrades and boiler replacements.During the 2018/19 period, our procurement exercises resulted in savings of around 7.5% against market or average energy prices. This included a two-year natural gas contract,We have successfully completed procurement of our landlord electricity, and our92% of the targets outlined in our participation in a UK framework for heating oil.Energy and Sustainable Development These savings have made a significant impactStrategy 20162019, which hasfor our customers, showing an overall averagedelivered for customers.energy efficiency rating of 76 (Band C), which is substantially higher than the Northern Ireland average of 60 (Band D). Over Our target for the period 2018/19 aimed to 100,000reduce our energy consumption by 5%, when compared to our base year. By the end of Q2 2018/19 Choice had already delivered energySaving savings of approximately 8%. Choice has installed 375 Solar PV systems across our housing stock and in 2018/19;these systems generated around 560,000kwatt-hour of renewable electricity. This represents a reduction in CO2 emissions of around 245 tonnes of carbon emissions. Choice Annual Report | 2018/1913'