​Our vision and mission

Our Values

An Agent for change

• We seek to be a catalyst to bring about positive change
• We work to influence policy and practice that leads to beneficial social change
• We provide opportunities for creative thinking and action

Globally minded

• We build understanding of connections between people, their homes and the planet
• We promote the adaptation and transfer of solutions across contexts and borders
• We connect people and ideas to foster collaboration and the free sharing of knowledge

Climate focused

• We are informed by science that our world is in a climate emergency caused by human activity. We believe that the climate emergency is the greatest threat to World Habitat’s vision
• We understand that the climate emergency disproportionately affects those least responsible for it
• We will work urgently towards a rapid and sustainable decarbonisation in all our work and the wider housing sector

Independent

• We are impartial, professional, open and act with integrity
• We maintain our freedom to focus on issues that are relevant and important
• We nurture community resilience and self-reliance

Innovative

• We encourage fresh thinking, and practical and scalable solutions to housing policy and practice
• We tackle difficult, sometimes unfashionable issues, because they matter
• We won’t be afraid to fail, and we will learn from our mistakes

Caring

• We are committed to social justice and equality of opportunity
• We are focused on sustainable outcomes for people, both now and for future generations
• We value diversity and strive to achieve equality and inclusion, challenging discrimination and proactively targeting help to those in greatest need

Well Connected

• We value being connected to people who have direct experience of the issues we care about
• We work in partnership with others so that together we can have more influence
• We work together with others best placed to deliver real change

Our Vision

A world where everyone has a safe and secure home in a successful community

Our Mission

We are a catalyst for change, we:

• help generate great ideas and identify best housing practice from around the world
• transfer those ideas and practices to places where they are needed most
• help ideas grow so they benefit people who need them