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Scotland Group

Supporting clients, contractors, the supply chain and stakeholders (private and public) to deliver more sustainable projects. We will do this by building maturity in current skills and developing our future workforce in key areas to reduce carbon, increase circularity, create community wealth and embed fairness, inclusion and respect.

Collaborating to enable a sustainable built environment in Scotland

The School’s Scotland Leadership Group is a dynamic group of School partners who are setting the strategy for our work in Scotland, to bring positive change across the sustainability agenda with the Scotland built environment supply chain.

Partners involved in this leadership group include Algeco, Balfour Beatty, BAM, BE-ST, Certas Energy, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Morrison Construction, QTS Group, Marshalls, Mott MacDonald, McLaughlin & Harvey, Multiplex, Robertson, Scottish Gas Networks, Scottish Water, Speedy, SSE, SP Energy Networks, VGC and Zero Waste Scotland.

Our activity will drive better performance and grow the School’s free membership in Scotland. Our target is to reach 2,150 active individual members (baseline 1720) and 1,100 active companies (baseline 900) by March 2026.

 

2025/2026 Scotland Group Update

2024/2025 Scotland Group Update

Group outputs

Find out what the group has been working on:

Waste and Resource Efficiency

Waste and Resource Efficiency

Scotland’s Circular Economy and Waste Routemap to 2030

Web link

The plan to deliver Scotland's circular economy.

Beginner
Duration 30 minutes
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Biodiversity and Ecology

Biodiversity and Ecology

Scotland’s Biodiversity Strategy

Document/Presentation

Scotland's Biodiversity Strategy to 2045.
Advanced
Duration 90 minutes
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Materials

Materials

Nature Based Design and Materials for Retrofit in Scotland – with Morgan Sindall

Event or Workshop

This 1-hour Lunch ‘n’ Learn will explore how nature based solutions are being employed in retrofit designs in the move towards the transition to net zero in Scotland. 

Beginner
Duration 60 minutes
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Procurement for Beginners

Procurement for Beginners

Embedding Sustainable Procurement in Scotland – Lunch ‘n’ Learn

Event or Workshop

This 1 hour webinar explains sustainable procurement duties in Scotland, the ISO20400 standard and how implementing a strategy allows for generated social impact. 

Beginner
Duration 60 minutes
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Biodiversity and Ecology

Biodiversity and Ecology

Protecting Peatland: A key habitat with NatureScot and SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) Webinar Recording

Video

The peatland code and how to protect, restore and maintain this valuable natural asset. 

Beginner
Duration 60 minutes
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Biodiversity and Ecology

Biodiversity and Ecology

Peatland action: training and skills for restoration delivery

Web link

Training for peatland restoration. 

Beginner
Duration 30 minutes
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Wages

Wages

The Living Wage in Scotland: Motivations and Benefits for the Built Environment Sector – Webinar Recording

Video

This webinar covers accreditation, the living wage, hours and pensions for the supply chain in the built environment. 

Beginner
Duration 60 minutes
Waste and Resource Efficiency

Waste and Resource Efficiency

Getting to Grips with Plastic Lunch ‘n’ Learn with Zero Waste Scotland

Event or Workshop

This 1 hour Lunch 'N' Learn will focus on the responsible use of plastics in the built environment, hearing from Zero Waste Scotland on ways to meet the challenges of the Plastic Packaging Tax and the single use plastic ban in Scotland. 

Beginner
Duration 60 minutes
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Upcoming training for the sector in Scotland

 

 

 

View our events page for opportunities to upskill through our free training opportunities in the form of workshops, webinars and virtual conferences.

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Meet the Team:

Andrew and Loraine are here to help get Partners involved with the Scotland Group.

Andrew Wilson
Programmes Manager - Scotland Group
Contact Andrew
Loraine Sweeney
Sector Manager - Scotland Group
Contact Loraine

Meeting Dates:

The dates for Scotland Group meetings have now been set for 2024. Please see below for further details and the notes from previous meetings.

 Date/ TimeLocation
20 March 2025, 2pm-4pmFace to Face (usually Glasgow at a partner venue) 
12th June 2025, 2pm-4pmFace to Face (usually Glasgow at a partner venue) 
18th September 2025, 2pm-4pmFace to Face (usually Glasgow at a partner venue) 

Contact Andrew or Loraine for more information. The agenda/venue details will be circulated to group members in advance.

Meeting Notes:

Download notes from any of the previous Scotland Group meetings below.

Our Partners

The Scotland Group is a collaboration between partners and experts who have a mutual interest in supporting clients, contractors and the supply chain in Scotland to deliver more sustainable projects.