The organisation has agreed a clear target for the improvement in the energy efficiency of its stock and the reduction of carbon emissions, as well as fuel poverty among its residents.  This feeds into the development and asset management strategies, informing decisions on whether homes should be retrofitted with energy efficiency measures or possibly disposed and replaced with new properties built to higher environmental standards.  A rolling programme of improvements to existing homes is underway, gradually improving minimum standards while avoiding, where possible, the need to retrofit properties more than once.