Watkin Jones has pledged to install heat pumps in all its new developments from 2023.

The build-to-rent and student housing specialist outlined the commitment in a raft of ESG targets in an update to the markets today.

Watkin Jones also pledged to achieve net zero on scope 1 emissions (direct emissions from own sources) and scope 2 emissions (indirect from generation of electricity, heating and cooling from own sources) by 2030. It has pledged a “meaningful reduction” in scope 3 emissions (all other indirect emissions in supply chain) over the same period.