Sustainability strategy
Sustainability is embedded in STARK Group’s business model and commercial strategy. Our ambition to be the best partner for sustainable building is reflected in how we operate, engage our suppliers, serve our customers, and manage risks and opportunities.
As the construction industry accelerates its transition towards a net-zero future, sustainability has become fundamental to how we operate. Our strategy is designed to ensure we remain relevant and valuable to our customers, while supporting them in meeting growing sustainability requirements and expectations from their own customers and end-users.
We focus on delivering value through the products, services, and support we provide every day. At the core of our approach is a commitment to commercialising sustainability to enable better building practices, reduce environmental impact, and support our customers in meeting their climate and compliance goals.
Our sustainability strategy is structured around four interconnected pillars, reflecting our role as a distributor, a partner, and a responsible business.
Commercialising sustainability
This is the core of our sustainability strategy. We are transforming our commercial offering to help customers build more sustainably. This includes a growing range of low-carbon, eco-labelled, circular, and energy-efficient products, as well as services that support low-emission and circular construction sites.
We provide expert advice through our STARK Sustainability Ambassador Programme, offer digital tools that help customers understand product carbon impacts and conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), and support the upskilling of tradespeople in sustainable building practices. We also simplify compliance by making product data and documentation easily accessible through our digital platforms.
By focusing on what matters most to our customers, we are making sustainability a competitive advantage. Our strategy is about being the most useful partner on the ground. This is how we help build for the future and aim to become the best partner for sustainable building.
ESG-guided future ambition
We integrate ESG considerations into our long-term planning and governance to ensure we are prepared for the risks and opportunities of a changing world. Our ambition is to support the transition to a low-carbon, circular construction sector through practical, customer-focused solutions.
Responsible day-to-day operations
We take responsibility for how we operate. From reducing emissions in our logistics network and branches, to supporting a safe, inclusive, engaged and competent workforce. Our focus is on practical improvements that make our business more efficient, resilient, and aligned with customer expectations.
Trusted disclosure & transparency
We are committed to honest, consistent, and transparent reporting. Our disclosures are guided by leading standards and are designed to give customers, partners, and stakeholders confidence in our progress and performance. Transparency is about building trust and customer value.
Our material impacts, risks and opportunities
This section presents the results of our latest double materiality assessment. It shows where STARK Group has the greatest potential impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs) across environmental, social and governance topics.
Our sustainability framework
Our sustainability framework addresses the key risks and opportunities from raw material extraction to product end-use along our value chain.
The framework supports our vision to be the most trusted distributor and supports our core values and Code of Conduct. The framework structures our sustainability efforts and ensures that environmental, business ethics and social issues are identified and appropriately addressed with suitable governance, policies, targets and actions.
Our sustainability framework is built on the principles of the UN Global Compact, taking into consideration how we can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
An essential foundation of the STARK Group sustainability framework is our Group policies within HR, Finance, Sourcing, Legal, Risk, Compliance & Property and IT. Our Group policies lay down the fundamental principles that govern how we operate and describe the roles and responsibilities of relevant stakeholders.
