Integrated support services and construction company Carillion has announced it has become a partner of the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS).
Established last year, the School (www.supplychainschool.co.uk) aims to help construction suppliers and subcontractors develop their sustainability knowledge and competence.
Addressing environmental and social sustainability issues within construction supply chains, SCSS offers a virtual learning environment, self-assessment tools and free, practical support to develop bespoke action plans for continuous improvement.
Designed to help address the challenges faced by the construction industry, and to help the supply chain benefit from the many new sustainable business opportunities, SCSS represents a common approach to promoting sustainability across a diverse and dynamic sector. So far it has attracted more than 2,500 members from 1,200 supplier organisations.
Carillion’s decision to support the School as a partner strengthens further its position as a leader in sustainability, and in delivering sustainable solutions for customers and partners.
Ian Heptonstall, Director for the School commented: "It is great news to be able to welcome Carillion to the School, they are an organisation with significant experience of sustainability issues in the built environment and I look forward to working with them to help drive the School's membership to 5,000 by the end of 2014."
David Picton, Director of Supply Chain Development at Carillion, added: “Sustainability is critical to Carillion – we take it very seriously and are delighted to announce our partnership of the School. We look forward to working with our supply chain – and the other partners – to develop sustainability skills which help both ourselves and the wider industry to tackle sustainability challenges now and for the future.”
Working with its supply chain for example, Carillion is the largest private sector employer of young apprentices in the construction industry, with almost 2,000 learners in training at any one time. Environmentally it has also pledged to send zero waste to landfill by 2015, with a requirement for all subcontractors to report on waste generated and percentages diverted from landfill.
Tom Robinson, Carillion’s Chief Sustainability Officer, said: “We have a well defined sustainability strategy focused around the development of low energy solutions, promoting renewable energies, training and education of key stakeholders and the creation of lasting, transparent relations with our partners.
"Success depends entirely on having a shared vision with our supply chain and working collectively toward the same goal. We are therefore delighted to sign up to the School; it’s an ideal platform for us to support our supply chain sub-contractors, to demonstrate the strength of our commitment to them and to drive forward the critical role sustainability has to play in our collective future.”
