Materiality and Focus Areas
Click the focus areas of the sustainability wheel to view our responses to each of the focus areas.
Materiality and Focus Areas
Hesperia uses Focus Areas in its ESG reporting to clearly identify and prioritise the issues that are most material to our business, stakeholders and communities. This approach ensures our reporting remains focused, relevant and aligned to where we can have the most significant impact.
Focus Areas are reviewed regularly and are expected to evolve in response to changes in our operations, stakeholder expectations and industry best practice. While each Focus Area is assigned to an Environmental, Social or Governance category based on best fit, we recognise the interconnected nature of ESG issues. The framework also reflects Hesperia’s three spheres of influence – Corporate, Projects and Community – supporting practical, meaningful and accountable ESG outcomes.
Click the focus areas of the sustainability wheel to view our responses to each of the focus areas.
Social Focus Areas and Our Response
Social Focus Areas and Our Response
Support Healthy, Safe, Inclusive Workplaces
We foster healthy, safe, inclusive workplaces that support employee wellbeing, engagement, and diversity. Through strong governance, collaboration, and sustainable workplace practices, we create positive outcomes for our people, partners, and project communities.
Support First Nations Reconciliation and Empowerment
We advance reconciliation through respectful engagement, cultural understanding, and opportunities for First Nations peoples. We support participation, employment, education, housing, and procurement outcomes while embedding Aboriginal perspectives in project planning and delivery.
Support Delivery of Social Services and Infrastructure
We contribute to stronger communities by supporting health, education, social services, affordable housing, and related infrastructure. We seek opportunities to deliver lasting social value through projects, partnerships, research, and targeted community investment.
Foster Community Connection and Culture
We support vibrant, connected communities through investment in arts, culture, public spaces, and community initiatives. We create places that reflect local identity, enhance wellbeing, and foster meaningful social interaction and cultural participation.
Governance Outcomes
Governance Outcomes
Develop Sustainability Capability
We build sustainability capability through robust measurement, reporting, governance, and stakeholder engagement. By embedding sustainability into decision-making and project delivery, we strengthen organisational capacity and drive continual improvement in ESG performance.
Oversee and Certify ESG Outcomes
We maintain strong ESG oversight through governance, risk management, independent certification, and performance review. We set clear expectations, monitor outcomes, and pursue recognised standards that demonstrate accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Report on ESG Outcomes
We report sustainability performance transparently using recognised frameworks and benchmarks. Through regular disclosure, assurance, and industry engagement, we provide stakeholders with credible information on our ESG commitments, progress, and outcomes.
Manage Supply Chains
We work with suppliers to improve environmental, social, and ethical outcomes throughout our value chain. Through responsible procurement practices, we identify risks, support better outcomes, and integrate sustainability considerations into purchasing decisions.
Environmental Focus Areas and Our Response
Environmental Focus Areas and Our Response
Act on Climate Change
We reduce greenhouse gas emissions through efficient design, low-carbon materials, renewable energy, and verified carbon management. We measure, disclose, and continuously improve operational and embodied carbon performance while supporting climate resilience and credible offset programs.
Support the Renewable Energy Transition
We support the renewable energy transition through electrification, energy efficiency, renewable electricity procurement, and investment in solar and battery infrastructure. We enable renewable energy adoption across our operations, assets, and communities while reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
Manage Consumption and Reuse of Resources
We minimise resource consumption through efficient design, waste avoidance, material reuse, recycling, and responsible water management. We seek circular economy outcomes across development, construction, and operations while reducing waste, conserving resources, and improving long-term environmental performance.
Achieve a net improvement in biodiversity
We enhance biodiversity by protecting and restoring ecosystems, increasing tree canopy and vegetation, and supporting nature-based carbon projects. We integrate biodiversity considerations into project planning and delivery to achieve lasting environmental and community benefits.
How we determine our Focus Areas
Hesperia established its Focus Areas through a formal materiality assessment undertaken in 2021 with an independent external facilitator.
The assessment considered impacts associated with Hesperia’s development, construction, asset management and corporate activities, together with those arising through its value chain and stakeholder relationships.
Workshops and interviews with senior leadership, the Sustainability Group and subject matter specialists assessed actual and potential impacts on the environment, economy and people. Topics were prioritised according to stakeholder interest, significance of impact, strategic relevance, regulatory trends, commercial considerations and Hesperia’s capacity to influence outcomes.
The Focus Areas are reviewed on a biennial basis, with interim reviews undertaken where emerging issues warrant further consideration. The review process incorporates stakeholder feedback, strategic priorities, market developments, regulatory change and industry practice, supporting continual improvement and ensuring the Focus Areas remain relevant to Hesperia’s most significant impacts and opportunities. Recent reviews have increased the emphasis on housing affordability, social infrastructure and the renewable energy transition.
Sustainability News
Sustainability Performance at Hazelmere Interchange
Hesperia's approach to development is guided by our Sustainability Strategy, which outlines our response to sustainability focus areas.
Murdoch Square Achieves 5 Star Green Star As Built Rating
Hesperia is delighted to announce that Murdoch Square has achieved a 5 Star Green Star – Design & As Built v1.2 certification from the Green Building Council of Australia, recognising the precinct as an Australian Excellence benchmark for sustainable development. Murdoch Square is one of the few mixed-use developments in WA to receive this certification.
Reducing Carbon in the Supply Chain at Orthonova
Our latest development within the Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct, Orthonova Orthopaedic Hospital (Orthonova), is rapidly progressing towards completion.
140 & 160 Adelaide Street Receives WA’s First 5 Star Green Star ‘Buildings’ Certification
Hesperia’s first completed development at Hazelmere Interchange, 140 & 160 Adelaide Street (formerly 71 Stirling Crescent), has been awarded Western Australia’s first 5 Star Green Star 'Buildings' certification under the new Green Star Rating Tool.
Hazelmere Interchange Awarded Waterwise Development Gold Endorsement
Hazelmere Interchange has been recently awarded a Waterwise Development Gold Endorsement, building on the 6Leaf EnviroDevelopment Certification achieved last year.
FY24 Sustainability Performance Report
We are proud to share the launch of our FY24 Sustainability Performance Report. This year, we’ve made significant strides toward our sustainability goals, focusing on reducing environmental impact, fostering social responsibility, and driving positive change across our operations.
CRC Partnership for RACE 2030
Hesperia has entered a 3-year funding arrangement with the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), which has the overarching goal of accelerating the transition to Reliable, Affordable, Clean Energy for 2030 (RACE for 2030). The CRC platform matches Commonwealth funding to industry contributions to leverage academic problem-solving on highly relevant, practical topics brought to the CRC by the industry partners.
Silk K2 Celebrates 6 Star Green Star Facility at Roe Highway Logistics Park
In collaboration with tenant Silk Contract Logistics, Hesperia has successfully achieved Western Australia’s second 6 Star Green Star (Design & As-Built) industrial facility at 106 Logistics Boulevard in Kenwick, within the Roe Highway Logistics Park. This facility is one of only a few in Australia to achieve this prestigious sustainability certification. Spanning 24,000sqm, the $40m Silk K2 facility includes a 700sqm two-storey office, two 100sqm dock offices, a 3,250sqm super canopy, and a 7,350sqm container-rated hardstand.
FY23 Sustainability Performance Report
From the beginning, Hesperia has taken a leadership position to embed sustainability in all aspects of our business. We empower and support our team to bring creativity and innovation to the challenges we face in business and as a community to address the impact of climate change, support the natural environment, and contribute to community health and wellbeing.