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SOCIAL IMPACT @ LENDLEASE

At Lendlease, we aim to shape a future for people and communities to prosper.

Lendlease have a long history of emphasising environmental, social, and economic outcomes to support people today, and into the future – a legacy from our founder Dick Dusseldorp who was a pioneer in advocating the need for business to justify its worth to society.

In the 60 years since he founded our company, we have worked hard to create legacies to benefit the communities in which we operate. To further this aim, Lendlease Foundation was created in 1983 with the objective to nurture the wellbeing of employees and their families, and support employee involvement in charitable and community affairs.

Lendlease have now set ourselves a target to create $250m of extra social value by 2025. This is above and beyond the commitment we make in our projects. Our social value target reflects our ambition to make a positive impact on people’s lives by improving their quality of life, supporting health and wellbeing, providing economic opportunities, improving the local environment, and building resilient and thriving communities.

Learn more about Lendlease’s social impact here.

“The time is not far off when companies will have to justify their worth to society, as indeed increasingly major public and private investments have to do now, with greater emphasis placed on environmental and social impact than straight economics.”

Dick Dusseldorp, Founder of Lendlease, 1972.