Launched in March 2021, CO2nstruct Zero brings together organisations that are demonstrating leadership in relation to carbon reduction, sharing their good practice with others from across the UK construction sector, and providing a set of metrics that enables the sector, quarterly, to collectively measure its progress to Net Zero.
Since its launch more than 50 Business Champions have committed to targeted carbon reduction, and to provide details of how they are achieving this to help those from across the wider sector.
This announcement marks CO2nstruct Zero’s continued growth. The Environment Agency has become the first client organisation to join theConstruction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero programme.
In the final round of new champions for 2021, The Environment Agency are among 11 companies selected. The other new Business Champions are:
• AESG
• Benfield Timber Buildings
• EvoEnergy
• Galliford Try
• Henry Brothers
• Kerridge Commercial Systems
• Osborne
• VolkerWessels UK
• Xtratherm
• Zed Pods
In addition to welcoming these Business Champions, CLC announced that PwC UK has joined CO2nstruct Zero as a Partner.
Construction Leadership Council co-chair Andy Mitchell said: “The power of the CLC comes from its ability to reflect and engage with the whole industry. CO2nstruct Zero has provided a standard for the whole industry to get behind, so it is brilliant that one of the sector’s most progressive customers, with a brilliant track record for carbon reduction, together with PwC UK as an organisation addressing these issues, have chosen to get on board. We look forward to inviting further clients and organisations to join CO2nstructzero in 2022.”
