Company Policies

Climate and Biodiversity

We believe in the transformative power of landscape to influence and bring about positive change. As a business dedicated to shaping places, creating memorable experiences, and enhancing the natural world, and the lives of individuals and communities, we are leading by example and taking responsibility for the future of our planet.

This led us to begin assessing our carbon footprint, and in 2023, we established a roadmap to reach Net Zero.

Download a copy of our Environment and Sustainability Policy.

Quality Assurance

Gillespies is a Landscape Institute chartered practice, committed to delivering the highest professional, ethical and best practice standards in landscape architecture, urban design and landscape planning. The practice is certified under ISO 9001:2015.

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All work is fully insured with Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Our organisation is made up of brilliant people, each of whom is unique in terms of their background, personal characteristics, experience, skills, and motivations. We value our people for the differences they bring to the table. This diversity is powerful and enriches our office culture, helping us to design better.

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CSR and Social Value Policy

At Gillespies we create environments that improve the quality of life by helping our clients to deliver projects that contribute to an area’s economic, social and environmental well-being.

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Modern Slavery

Gillespies has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business

Gillespies has taken measures to understand and reduce the risk of modern slavery in its business and supply chains. You can download a copy of Modern Slavery Policy.