Willmott Dixon sets net zero carbon goal
Willmott Dixon has announced plans for all new build and refurbishment projects delivered from 2030 to be net zero carbon in operation, as part of a new development strategy.
The construction giant’s new 2030 sustainable development strategy – Now or Never: our decisive decade – also sees the company pledge that its own operations will be zero carbon in ten years’ time and is aiming for its supply chain partners to be net zero carbon in operation by 2040.
Willmott Dixon has been a net zero or carbon neutral business since 2012, with all unavoidable carbon emitted each year being off-set by investing in high-quality carbon reduction projects across the world.
Under the new strategy, it will also cut all operational carbon emissions to zero by 2030.
Other targets in the strategy include:
- 100,000 trees to be planted by 2030
- 1,000 people who face major barriers to finding work will be supported in finding long-term careers
- All buildings and major refurbishments will be delivered with net zero embodied carbon by 2040 (with a net reduction in embodied carbon of 55% by 2030 compared to business as usual in 2020)
- Improving the lives of 100,000 people through a series of interventions by Willmott Dixon people
‘We’ve set some ambitious targets, some of the toughest for the construction sector, as we feel that now is the time for bold action if we are to bequeath future generations a planet not suffering from the consequences of past inaction in tackling the causes of climate change, but instead is one that they can live and thrive in,’ said group chief executive, Rick Willmott.
‘In laying out our road map for the next decade, we are also setting out how we are going to work with customers, supply chain partners and industry colleagues in creating a carbon free construction sector, as this is an issue that impacts on everyone, and we’ll need to work together to achieve our common aspirations for a ‘greener’ built environment.’
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