The International Energy Agency has targeted a reduction of 77 percent of the global carbon footprint by 2050 as necessary to achieve climate stabilisation.To meet that goal, existing and future buildings — which today account for as much as 40 percent of global energy consumption — must become more energy efficient.
The Public sector is facing tight budgets and a mandate to reduce carbon emissions by 35% in the next decade. Meeting these challenges simultaneously will not be easy, so the sector will need to manage its property innovatively if it is to continue to deliver effective services.
The importance of green buildings
The built environment accounts for a staggering 44% of the UK’s carbon emissions.
Implementing a sustainability strategy may seem daunting, but given the right framework, ambition and leadership, it can lead to financial savings and new business opportunities, playing a vital role in an organisation’s future success.
In October 2009, we launched our 2020 vision and roadmap to help transform Balfour Beatty into a fully sustainable business. Two years on, we have made significant progress on our journey to embed sustainability into the way we do things. Implementing the roadmap has proven to be a continual improvement process in its own right. As a company that operates across the infrastructure life cycle from design to construction, maintenance and operation across many geographies we can make an important contribution to sustainable development.
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