Sustainable legacies for your communities
Our approach to sustainability
Procurement plays a vital role in establishing the essential partnerships between the public sector and industry as part of the UK’s journey towards a low carbon, sustainable future.
Sector-leading frameworks
In the face of climate and ecological emergencies, we must work together to ensure our new-build construction projects have the lowest possible environmental impact; to decarbonise existing assets and to ensure the physical and natural infrastructure in our communities is resilient to the existing and future risks that climate change is creating.
We are the only public sector framework operator to have secured Champion status against the Construction Leadership Council’s Carbon Reduction Code.
That’s because our frameworks provide sector-leading approaches for truly sustainable projects, drawing on our work in four key areas.
3 keys to unlock sustainable procurement
Research and innovation
Known for our procurement expertise, we are committed to raising the bar by establishing leading frameworks in response to climate emergency.
Our commitment to environmental protection goes beyond procurement.
In partnership with industry and academia, we continue to make an investment in research and development for future solutions in our efforts to cut waste in construction.
We are creating an integrated approach to measuring and reducing whole life carbon.
To support this, we are investing in the creation of Circular Models and developing efficient, standardised carbon capture practices that provide an accurate baseline that we can measure performance against.
We advocate and spearhead the improvement of waste management in construction by using digital methods (BIM) to share lessons learned and drive efficiencies in design.
Our environmental sustainability policy outlines the importance of our work in sustainable procurement, and our commitment to net zero and sustainable construction.
Our approach in action
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