Greening the Chain
SUSTAINABILITY
“ It ’ s no good talking theoretically to smaller companies about what needs to be done if they have no understanding of exactly what it is they ’ re supposed to be measuring and managing . It ' s that old adage : if you want it to count , count it .” To that end , she says , the SCSS tool is a good first step to supporting smaller companies ’ carbon calculations .
In ‘ Greening the Chain ’ Balfour Beatty says one barrier to companies in the building supply chain moving to net zero is the skills gap , and a lack of training to plug that gap . Balfour Beatty ’ s Rusack says design is one of the areas in which sustainability training is important . “ Equipping the design community with information about more sustainable products and methods can and should be implemented where possible ,” Rusack says .
She adds that Balfour Beatty is also developing carbon-conscious training to
Greening the Chain
Balfour Beatty recently published a paper called Greening the Chain , which was based on a survey it conducted of 40,000 construction sector suppliers . The following are the headline figures :
• 87 % of construction and infrastructure suppliers are already implementing a carbon reduction strategy
• 74 % believe the UK government ’ s push for net zero by 2050 is a good thing for their company . ( Just 13 % see it as a risk )
• 73 % say that carbon reduction is part of their procurement process
• 72 % have already set a net zero target
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