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Helping to Build Back Better and meet the challenging targets set in the UK Construction Strategy 2025.
100 major clients, contractors and suppliers are collaborating through the School to tackle the environmental, social and economic sustainability issues we face in today’s market.
Assess NowThe UK government’s Construction Strategy calls on industry to reduce emissions by 50%, reduce costs by 33%, and build twice as fast. The sector needs to Build Back Better.
High priority challenges faced by clients and contractors include:
- Zero carbon
- Zero waste
- Circular economy
- Social value
- Wellbeing
- Modern slavery
- Air quality
- The skills gap
- Biodiversity net gain
Simply put, the industry needs to deliver more for less, and the role of the supply chain has never been more critical.
Modern Slavery
Setting Up Your Site to Combat Modern Slavery
Document / Presentation
Guidance including practical resources, activities and useful links
30 minutesModern Slavery
Modern Slavery Statement Evaluation Criteria
Tool
Simple framework for evaluating modern slavery disclosure statements
30 minutesModern Slavery
Modern Slavery Due Diligence Prevention Checklist
Document / Presentation
What should you have in place to help combat modern slavery?
15 minutesWaste and Resource Efficiency
Material Exchange Platform (MEP) Map
Tool
Use the map to find out the locations of MEPs
10 minutesSocial Value - Community, Social Value - Employment, Sustainability Strategy
Social Value in the Built Environment – Industry Briefing 2020
Document / Presentation
Tips and case studies to help members work more effectively on social value.
45 minutesEnergy and Carbon
Science Based Targets – Sustainability Short
Video
You can't manage what you don't measure
5 minutesAir Quality, Energy and Carbon
Plant Commitment Charter
Document / Presentation
A commitment from the School's Partners
10 minutesThe value of membership
Hear from current members about how the School’s assessments and resources have bought real business benefits.
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The quality of the air we all breathe often gets…
Climate change is the biggest issue of our times and…
With 40.3 million victims estimated by the Global Slavery Index…
For many businesses, understanding, monitoring and reporting social impacts is…
Enabling the built environment to move from a linear to…
Protecting and enhancing people’s health and wellbeing
“Having suppliers who understand the sustainability agenda is essential: we cannot deliver our sustainable development targets and ambitions without them. Since the school opened in 2012, we have seen a remarkable increase in the knowledge, skills and enthusiasm of our supply chain.”Julia Barrett, Director - Willmott Dixon Re-Thinking
Sustainability AssessmentOur Partners
The construction leadership group is a collaboration between clients, contractors and suppliers who have a mutual interest in building the skills of their supply chain.
