{"id":85214,"date":"2020-11-12T08:49:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T08:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=85214"},"modified":"2020-11-12T08:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T08:49:37","slug":"zero-carbon-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/zero-carbon-future\/85214\/","title":{"rendered":"Willmott Dixon backs initiatives for zero-carbon future"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.willmottdixon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willmott Dixon<\/a> is the first tier one construction company to sign-up to all three of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theclimategroup.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Climate Group<\/a>\u2019s business campaigns, EV100, EP100 and RE100, to deliver a sustainable zero-carbon future<\/h2>\n<p>The Climate Group is an international not-for-profit organisation that brings together companies committed to driving climate action by creating a world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/net-zero-carbon-targets\/83151\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">net-zero carbon emissions by 2050<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Willmott Dixon\u2019s backing for each campaign will see it migrate to a 100% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/plant-equipment-supplies-news\/levc-speedy-electric-van\/82691\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">electric vehicle fleet<\/a>, supported by installing charging infrastructure, as well as use renewable electricity to power all operations by 2030 alongside sharing best practice with peers.<\/p>\n<p>It also commits Willmott Dixon to only owning, occupying and developing buildings that operate at net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldgbc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Green Building Council\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/net-zero-carbon-buildings\/82749\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Net-Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting a clear long-term target<\/h3>\n<p>Rick Willmott, group chief executive of Willmott Dixon, said: \u201cWe have been deliberately ambitious in our Now or Never strategy to set a clear benchmark for green growth, which includes supporting our customers\u2019 ambitions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/procurement-of-renewable-energy\/79205\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adopt renewable energy<\/a> and deliver their own net-zero targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSigning up to RE100, EP100 and EV100 is an important step in this journey to achieve zero-carbon in our operations and net-zero in the buildings we create.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Helen Clarkson, CEO of the Climate Group, added: \u201cI\u2019m very proud to be working with Willmott Dixon and congratulate 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