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Collective responsibility in your own words

Putting sustainability at the heart of our approach helped to transform the customer’s perception from being’ just another builder’ to becoming recognised as the market leader in partnership working
David Swarbrick
MD New Business, Balfour Beatty Capital, UK

Environmental limits

Taking a lead on environmental issues means we’re better placed to help customers and to prepare for a changing climate.

Improving our own performance in areas such as carbon and waste reduction will reduce our costs. As customers increasingly consider environmental performance – from carbon footprints to ecology – in their purchasing decisions, a leadership position will give us competitive advantage. And, in doing this, we’ll make better use of our planet’s finite resources.

In this section, explore how we are:

  • responding to the complex challenges of a changing climate
  • sourcing materials with sustainability at the front of our minds
  • rethinking waste disposal and water consumption
  • aiming to have a net positive impact on ecology on and around our sites.