D.R. Horton

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the ecosystems and biodiversity area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the social inclusion and community impact area.

Sustainability strategy and accountability
D.R. Horton discloses no sustainability strategy with nature-related targets and does not report on sustainability accountability within its governance structure.

Stakeholder engagement
D.R. Horton does not disclose how it engages with stakeholders, nor the issues it raises during such activities.

Lobbying
D.R. Horton does not report on its lobbying and advocacy practices on nature-related issues, nor whether these activities align with its sustainability strategy.

Impact and dependencies assessment
D.R. Horton has not holistically assessed its impacts or how it depends on nature, including biodiversity. It has an opportunity to start such an assessment across its value chains, focused on quantification of its impacts or dependencies.

Key areas and species
D.R. Horton does not disclose key species or areas important for biodiversity affected by its operations or suppliers. It has an opportunity to increase its transparency.

Ecosystem conversion and restoration
No evidence was found regarding D.R. Horton’s efforts to avoid ecosystem conversion, including deforestation, or promote restoration. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.

Resource exploitation and circularity
No evidence was found regarding D.R. Horton’s efforts to work towards a circular economy or which organisms it exploits. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets. The company does not disclose efforts to improve soil health.

Water
D.R. Horton does not disclose relevant information related to water, in its operations or supply chains.

Solid and air pollution
D.R. Horton does not disclose relevant information related to pollution in its operations or supply chains.

GHG emissions
D.R. Horton does not disclose any greenhouse gas emissions, nor has it set a time-bound reduction target. The company must immediately set a reduction target aligned with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree trajectory.

Invasive species
D.R. Horton has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.

Safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment
D.R. Horton does not disclose a commitment to respecting local communities’ right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment or to zero tolerance for acts of violence, threats, intimidation or judicial harassment committed against land and environmental rights defenders.

Indigenous peoples’ and land rights
D.R. Horton does not disclose a commitment to respecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights or land rights of local communities.

While D.R. Horton has processes in place to identify potential human rights violations that may occur in its business, it has an opportunity to specify that it conducts human rights due diligence that includes a process for identifying human rights risks and impacts through its business relationships. No evidence that the company describes its process for assessing its human rights risks and discloses what it considers to be its salient human rights issues was found.  While the company discloses that it prevent and mitigate its potential human rights violations that may occur in its business, no evidence was found that it has a global system to act on all its salient human rights issues. No evidence that the company provides an example of the conclusions reached and actions taken or to be taken on at least one of its salient human rights issues as a result of assessment processes was found.
While D.R. Horton discloses the categories of stakeholders it engages with generally on sustainability issues, it is not clear if these stakeholders are those whose human rights have been or may be affected by its activities. No evidence that the company provides examples of its engagement with stakeholders whose human rights have been or may be affected by its activities was found.

D.R. Horton has a publicly available policy statement which shows it is committed to respecting the health and safety of workers and that it expects its suppliers to commit so as well. While the company discloses that it strives to pay a fair living wage to its employees, it has an opportunity to disclose a time-bound target for paying all workers a living wage or that it has achieved paying all workers a living wage. No evidence that the company describes how it determines a living wage for the regions where it operates was found. While the company states that it expects its suppliers to pay wages that are sufficient for workers and their families to fulfil their basic needs, it has an opportunity to disclose how it works to support the payment of a living wage by its suppliers.
D.R. Horton has an opportunity to disclose the coverage of collective bargaining agreements. The company has an opportunity to describe how it works to support the practices of its suppliers in relation to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

D.R. Horton has an opportunity to publish a global tax strategy and should assign responsibility for this strategy to an executive-level individual or body.  The company has an opportunity to disclose a policy on bribery and corruption and its processes for identifying and addressing bribery and corruption.  The company outlines its approach to lobbying and political engagement but does not formalise this approach in a public policy document. No evidence that the company has a publicly available policy statement that specifies that it does not make political contributions was found.