{"id":91790,"date":"2021-04-13T08:41:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T07:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=91790"},"modified":"2021-04-13T08:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T07:41:29","slug":"laing-orourke-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/laing-orourke-sustainability\/91790\/","title":{"rendered":"Laing O\u2019Rourke sets new sustainability and equality targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laingorourke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laing O\u2019Rourke<\/a> has announced new global sustainability targets, including a commitment to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and achieve equal numbers of men and women among its 5,500 global staff<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/construction-decarbonisation\/86101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decarbonisation<\/a> target, which will also see Laing O&#8217;Rourke develop a plan to tackle Scope 3 emissions before 2050, is aligned with the latest climate science and the most aspirational goal of The Paris Agreement \u2013 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius.<\/p>\n<p>The company will deliver an absolute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/energy-modelling-buildings\/88027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reduction in carbon emissions<\/a> from its directly controlled operations (Scope 1 &amp; 2 emissions) of at least 75% by 2030 \u2013 a reduction in total emissions even as the business grows.<\/p>\n<p>The remainder, a maximum of 25%, will be achieved through carbon removal activities or offsetting.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve a 75% reduction in absolute carbon emissions, teams are developing plans to further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/the-future-works\/90240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">improve energy efficiency<\/a> and to transition to biofuels as a stepping-stone to the full electrification of operations (including car fleet and plant).<\/p>\n<p>Laing O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s sustainability plan is dynamic and will evolve in response to advances in technology.<\/p>\n<h3>Three projects are already being progressed:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Converting all company offices and project sites to renewable energy tariffs<\/li>\n<li>Transitioning to an all-electric company car fleet<\/li>\n<li>Investing in commercial solar panels to power all operations at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laingorourke.com\/what-we-do\/supporting-the-uk-economy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laing O\u2019Rourke Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction<\/a> in Nottinghamshire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91791 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Sustainability-Infographic-Circle-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Investing in diversity<\/h3>\n<p>Setting an ambitious new target for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/gender-balanca-on-their-agenda\/74176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gender balance<\/a> is a significant step in the process to deliver overdue change in a sector that continues to lack diversity. Becoming more diverse and inclusive is a key strand of the business\u2019 mission to be the recognised leader for innovation and excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Laing O\u2019Rourke has therefore set a new target to ensure the number of men and women employed in its international staff (currently 5,500 people) are equal by 2033, with additional gender-focused initiatives to be set out to improve representation among frontline construction workers.<\/p>\n<p>It will also apply the learnings from the successful pilot of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laingorourke.com\/sustainability\/diversity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gender Diversity Action Plan<\/a> in Australia, and the STEM+ schools programme that is now being delivered on construction projects in both operating hubs.<\/p>\n<p>Other mechanisms proven to increase female participation in the business include specific recruitment strategies targeting women, a referral bonus scheme, sponsorship of emerging female leaders and mandatory inclusivity training for senior and hiring managers.<\/p>\n<p>By implementing these measures, the company now has 36% more women in senior project roles in Australia than 12 months ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laing O\u2019Rourke has announced new global sustainability targets, including a commitment to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and achieve equal numbers of men and women among its 5,500 global staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[693,676,628,3649,430,673,279,994,620,916,963,465],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-91790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-climate-change","8":"tag-construction","9":"tag-diversity","10":"tag-education","11":"tag-energy-efficiency","12":"tag-energy","13":"tag-environment","14":"tag-equality","15":"tag-laing-orourke","16":"tag-modern-methods-of-construction","17":"tag-stem","18":"tag-sustainable-construction"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Laing O\u2019Rourke sets new sustainability and equality targets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Laing O\u2019Rourke has announced new global sustainability targets, including a commitment to decarbonise its own operations by 2030\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/laing-orourke-sustainability\/91790\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Laing O\u2019Rourke sets new sustainability and equality targets\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Laing O\u2019Rourke has announced new global sustainability targets, including a commitment to decarbonise its own operations by 2030\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/laing-orourke-sustainability\/91790\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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