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In advance of\u00a0COP26<\/a>, Balfour Beatty has launched the first in a series of innovative solutions and learnings to support the construction and infrastructure industry in reaching net zero carbon emissions<\/h2>\n

Building on its 55% carbon emissions reduction<\/a> since 2010\u00a0and its recent commitment to\u00a0the\u00a0United Nations Race To Zero\u00a0campaign, the company is also gearing up for its official submission to the\u00a0Science Based Target Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Balfour Beatty has partnered with the Supply Chain Sustainability School<\/a> to undertake a joint survey targeting nearly 40,000 of the construction and infrastructure industry\u2019s supply chain partners, to understand the barriers, issues and opportunities faced by the sector in achieving net zero.<\/p>\n

In publishing the findings today in its latest thought paper ‘Greening the chain: Overcoming barriers for a net zero Supply Chain<\/a>‘, Balfour Beatty is providing access to key recommendations for policymakers, customers, and the wider industry to help it to achieve net zero and play a major role in tackling the global climate change emergency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ‘biggest societal challenge ever faced’<\/h3>\n

Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty group chief executive, said: \u201cThe climate emergency is probably the biggest global societal challenge we have ever faced. It\u2019s a challenge that will require all of us to pull together in the same direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst Balfour Beatty has long been at the vanguard of sustainability having halved our carbon emissions in the last decade, we know that more can and should be done.<\/p>\n

“The United Nations Climate Change Conference is a welcome opportunity to accelerate this process forward, as we work in tandem with businesses across our industry and beyond to drive rapid, meaningful change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rishi Sunak added: \u201cI welcome Balfour Beatty\u2019s efforts in supporting the construction sector to reach net zero.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re committed to tackling climate change and, alongside the prime minister\u2019s ambitious ten point plan, have set up the UK Infrastructure Bank<\/a> to invest in net zero and will issue \u00a315bn in green bonds over the next year to help finance green projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

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