The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and the UK's Minister for Industry and Economic Security, Alan Mak MP, last week launched an initiative for the UK's leading construction companies to make a series of commitments as part of the "Five Client Carbon Commitments" towards a Net Zero future. Under Commitment 4 to "eliminate the most carbon intensive steel products", the initiative will use the GSCC's Steel Climate Standard to define the scope of carbon accounting for steel supplied.
GSCC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADINA RENEE ADLER said: "Some of the UK's largest firms have pledged to decarbonize the construction industry. This will be a strong, market-driven signal for firms to source low-carbon materials. Using the simple, science-based approach of our Steel Climate Standard to calculate the carbon contained in the steel supplied will enable firms to meet their targets. GSCC members stand ready to collaborate."
The CLC said the Five Client Carbon Commitments provide a platform for partner firms to set achievable targets for the procurement and phase-out of carbon-intensive construction materials. In addition to steel purchases, firms will create low-carbon procurement incentives in contracts, phase out fossil fuel use, source low-carbon cement and adopt the PAS 2080 Carbon Management in Buildings and Infrastructure standard. Pioneers in the initiative include The Lower Thames Crossing, National Highways, Heathrow, Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water and Sellafield.
MATT PALMER, CLC INDUSTRY SPONSOR FOR NET ZERO AND BIODIVERSITY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOWER THAMES CROSSING, said: "The UK relies on infrastructure, but we need to operate and build it in a way that supports the path to a Net Zero future. "We need to be bold and evolve to embrace new materials and technologies. To succeed, we need our partners and supply chain to get on board with us, and these commitments will start to provide a clear customer direction to decarbonize the most emitting areas of construction."
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