UK Contractors Declare Climate and Biodiversity Emergency

The twin crises of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss are the most serious issue of our time. Buildings and construction play a major part, accounting for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions whilst also having a significant impact on our natural habitats.

For everyone working in the construction industry, meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift in our behaviour. Together with our clients, we will need to commission and design buildings, cities and infrastructure as indivisible components of a larger, constantly regenerating and self-sustaining system.

The research and technology exist for us to begin that transformation now, but what has been lacking is collective will. Recognising this, we are committing to strengthen our working practices to create buildings and infrastructure assets that have a more positive impact on the world around us.

We will seek to:

Founding signatories:
BAM Construct UK, BAM Nuttall, Canary Wharf Contractors, Morgan Sindall Group plc, Multiplex Europe, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska UK, Willmott Dixon

We hope that every UK contractor organisation will join us in making this commitment.

Practices should sign through their CEO, Chairperson or appropriate Board Member, with the email address provided. Approval will be sought by email before the company name is added to the declaration.

If you are not a contractor organisation or builder, or are based outside the UK, please visit our global hub, Construction Declares, here

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Signatures:

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8build adi Building & Refurbishment Amey AMJ Construction Ltd BAM UK & Ireland Bourne Group Ltd Bradford Watts Ltd Broseley Caledonian Modular Canary Wharf Contractors Cast Interiors DM Habens The Builder LTD Eco Green Roofs Elkins Architects/Artel Construction Erith Exyte Hargreaves Ferrovial Construction UK & Ireland Geo Zero Gilbert-Ash GRAHAM Hartwyn Ltd Heron Bros Hitchin Gardener Services ISG Jeakins Weir Ltd Jeffrey Hart John Sisk & Son Ltd Keltbray Kier Kite Creative Klair Group Limited Major Contractors Group, National Federation of Builders Manchester and Cheshire Construction Co Ltd Material Cultures McLaughlin & Harvey Melius Homes Multiplex Europe nmcn plc Practice Architecture Readie Construction Ltd Richard Coles Building RMF Installation & Services Ltd Robertson Group S C Evans Developments Sir Robert McAlpine Skanska UK Stepnell Structure Tone London Taziker Industrial TSL Ltd Twenty1 Construction VINCI Construction UK Walter Lilly & Co Ltd Wates Willmott Dixon Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd Woodhead Group Xylotek Ltd
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