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This Friday (5 June) is World Environment Day and to celebrate the signatory window for the Pledge to Net Zero initiative has reopened<\/h2>\n

In November 2019, the ‘Pledge to Net Zero<\/a>‘\u00a0initiative was launched with the\u00a0Association for Consultancy and Engineering<\/a> (ACE)\u00a0and sister organisation the\u00a0Environmental Industries Commissions<\/a> (EIC)\u00a0among the first signatories of the campaign which also included ACE member firms\u00a0AECOM\u00a0and\u00a0WSP.<\/p>\n

Since the launch of the campaign, 44 industry organisations have signed the pledge. These signatories represent multiple sectors, including private sector consultancies, public sector organisations, professional bodies and non-consultancy companies working in fields such as contracting.<\/p>\n

All signatories commit the three pledges:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Set and commit to delivering a greenhouse gas target in line with either a 1.5\u00b0C or well below 2\u00b0C climate change scenario \u2013 covering buildings and travel as a minimum.<\/li>\n
  2. Publicly report greenhouse gas emissions<\/a> and progress against this target each year.<\/li>\n
  3. Publish one piece of research or thought-leadership piece each year on practical steps to delivering an economy in line with climate science and in support of net-zero carbon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is a great opportunity for organisations to join a select group who have made very public commitments on embedding net-zero<\/a> in their work but also implement net-zero plans as an organisation.<\/p>\n

    The largest threat to humanity<\/h3>\n

    David Symons, UK director of sustainability at WSP<\/a>, said: \u201cTo see such enthusiasm and engagement from the environmental services sector in only six months is extremely encouraging.<\/p>\n

    “We need to continue this action because while Covid-19 is the most urgent threat to society today, climate change<\/a> is the largest threat to humanity in the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Robert Spencer, director of sustainable development at AECOM<\/a>, said: \u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see colleagues and peers in our sector getting behind the Pledge to Net Zero over the last six months.<\/p>\n

    “It is so important for our credibility as trusted advisors on decarbonisation<\/a> that we go through the same challenges and successes as our clients and work out what net-zero solutions work for us and how we can learn and share best practice.<\/p>\n

    \u201cSetting and having our own science-based targets has been a real game-changer for the AECOM community and provided a strong platform for us and our clients as we develop initiatives for pulling carbon out of infrastructure and building developments in the run-up to COP26 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

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