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Working to build a sustainable Wales

The Supply Chain Sustainability School in Wales has been created to provide support to the construction industry by providing free training resources to help you build your skills and knowledge in the area of sustainability.

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Wales is leading the drive to a more sustainable future, no more so than in the construction sector. Ensuring projects are delivered to enhance the environment, create new jobs and apprenticeships and ensuring that local communities benefit from new investment is a key driver in Wales.

The Welsh construction sector has significant legislation and policy drivers that shape our sustainability priorities in the buildings and infrastructure that we build and maintain.

COVID-19: Support for Welsh Businesses

The below links and video content may be useful in regards to specific industry guidance, business advice and financial support available to the sector:

View the full list of UK wide guidance on our COVID-19 Response page.

Sustainable construction in Wales resources

The School has developed specific resources for Wales to understand and address its sustainability priorities.

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Wellbeing

Wellbeing

Well-being of Future Generations Act in Wales

E-learning Module

Covers what the Act is and how your business can benefit from it

Beginner
Duration 30 minutes
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Sustainability Strategy

Sustainability Strategy

Well-being of future generations (Wales) Act 2015

Video

A short animated video explaining the key aspects of the Act by the Welsh Government.
Beginner
Duration 5 minutes
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Sustainability Strategy

Sustainability Strategy

Introduction to Sustainable Construction in Wales

E-learning Module

Key sustainability issues specific to the Welsh construction industry
Beginner
Duration 30 minutes
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Sustainable Procurement

Sustainable Procurement

Welsh Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply Chains

Video

An introduction to the Code of Practice by the code's author
Beginner
Duration 2 minutes
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The Well-being of Future Generations Act

Watch our Partners talk about the importance of the Well-being of Future Generations Act for construction and Wales.

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The Well-being of Future Generations Act and the Welsh construction sector

What is different about sustainability in Wales?

The School has developed specific resources to help understand and address the sustainability priorities of the construction market in Wales. There are some major differences in policy and legislation.

The Act makes public bodies across Wales think more about the long term, work better with people and communities and each other, and look to prevent problems and take a more joined-up approach.  This new law means that, for the first time, public bodies listed in the Act must do what they do in a sustainable way.  This means that sustainability will be built into all decisions made by the public sector and those organisations working with the public sector in Wales will need to help their clients meet these sustainability issues.

The Welsh Community Benefits Measurement Tool is used to report and monetise the social value generated by certain projects in Wales. If you are bidding for work in Wales you will need to consider how you can help generate and measure wider benefits for the community as a result of the work you are undertaking.

The Welsh Assembly is committed to ensuring workers are treated fairly and with respect and to making Wales hostile to slavery.  Welsh Government figures show 193 potential victims of slavery were flagged last year.  The Welsh Assembly have produced The Code of Practice – Ethical Employment in Supply Chains which is designed to help ensure workers in public sector supply chains in Wales are employed in a fair and ethical way.

The Welsh Government recently launched the ‘Code of Practice: Ethical Employment in Supply Chains’ to help ensure ethical and lawful employment for workers in public sectors in supply chains. Watch our video to find out more

The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 puts in place the legislation needed to plan and manage Wales’ natural resources in a more proactive, sustainable and joined-up way. This positions Wales as a low carbon, green economy, ready to adapt to the impacts of climate change. It has been carefully designed to help secure Wales’ long-term well-being, so that current and future generations benefit from a prosperous economy, a healthy and resilient environment and vibrant, cohesive communities.

The Welsh Government has published a guide to implementing the Living Wage across Wales and how this can be driven through procurement. Whilst public sector organisations cannot make
payment of the Living Wage a mandatory requirement the Welsh Assembly is committed to promoting the benefits of being a Living Wage Employer.

Since 31 December 2011, the Welsh Assembly has had responsibility for setting Building Regulations in Wales. At the moment, many of the same Building Regulations that apply in England also apply in Wales. However, there are also some important differences.  The links in our resource library will guide you to the key documents that explain the key differences that you as a supplier are responsible for meeting.
“The School allows us to convey a consistent message to the industry on what we need across our supply chain to demonstrate a sustainable performance. ”
Simon Richards, Regional Sustainability & Quality Manager, Sir Robert McAlpine

Key sustainability topics

Slavery
Topic
Modern Slavery

With 40.3 million victims estimated by the Global Slavery Index…

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social value
Topic
Social Value

Social value refers to the network of environmental, social and…

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Waste and Resource Efficiency

Enabling the built environment to move from a linear to…

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