{"id":99952,"date":"2021-10-04T14:46:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T13:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=99952"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:58:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T10:58:17","slug":"amey-green-ambition-cop26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/amey-green-ambition-cop26\/99952\/","title":{"rendered":"Amey sets out green ambitions ahead of COP26\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amey.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amey<\/a> is stepping up its green ambition\u00a0in the run up to COP26 to meet the growing demand for innovative solutions to meet climate challenges<\/h2>\n<p>Amey\u2019s green ambition is set out in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/amey-social-value-report\/91180\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Value Plan<\/a> and its recently launched &#8216;Roadmap to Net Zero&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Amey\u00a0has committed to reducing its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/amey-net-zero-by-2040\/92407\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">carbon emissions to net zero by 2040<\/a>, while its in-house consultancy business has a growing team of specialists developing pioneering solutions for clients across our business from transport to facilities management.<\/p>\n<p>The company has designed the UK\u2019s first carbon-neutral road improvement project \u2013 an \u00a38m National Highways carriageway reconstruction in Cumbria, pioneering the use of solar lighting towers on site at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/bridge-installation-brent-cross\/98650\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent Cross<\/a> sidings.<\/p>\n<p>To help support this work, Amey is introducing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amey.co.uk\/your-career\/early-careers\/apprentices\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship<\/a> programme. This will see apprentices gain an IEMA-accredited Environmental Management degree with Coventry University supporting the apprentices\u2019 practical development at Amey.<\/p>\n<p>Amey\u2019s green ambition extends through all the company does, from providing innovative solutions to supporting clients reach their own carbon reduction targets, through to creating more environmentally sustainable infrastructure for the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p>Amey uses its innovation platform, Springboard to encourage employees to submit their ideas on how the business could reach its net zero ambition. Over 260 ideas have been submitted. The ideas are now being reviewed and moving into delivery stage.<\/p>\n<p>With COP26 bringing world leaders together to discuss and make commitments to tackling climate change, Amey is bringing its young people to the forefront, focusing on the day-to-day roles that are bringing about positive environmental change.<\/p>\n<h3>Driving Amey\u2019s green ambitions forward<\/h3>\n<p>Amanda Fisher, CEO at Amey, said: \u201cAs an engineering company that delivers critical services across the built environment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/amey-transport-infrastructure\/79019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transport infrastructure<\/a>, energy and utilities management, we recognise the urgency and focus needed to reduce emissions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChange will come through everyone looking at what they can do to make a difference, so encouraging and supporting our teams to develop new talent and share their ideas is crucial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking collectively with our employees, our clients and supply chain partners will drive the change needed to achieve the goals to minimise our impact on climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amey is stepping up its green ambition\u00a0in the run up to COP26 to meet the growing demand for innovative solutions to meet climate challenges.<\/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":[307],"tags":[81576,693,100734,430,93645],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-99952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-energy-news","7":"tag-amey","8":"tag-climate-change","9":"tag-cop26","10":"tag-energy-efficiency","11":"tag-net-zero"},"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>Amey sets out green ambitions ahead of COP26\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Amey is stepping up its green ambition\u00a0in the run up to COP26 to meet the growing demand for innovative solutions to meet climate challenges\" \/>\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\/energy-news\/amey-green-ambition-cop26\/99952\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Amey sets out green ambitions ahead of COP26\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Amey is stepping up its green ambition\u00a0in the run up to COP26 to meet the growing demand for innovative solutions to meet climate challenges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/amey-green-ambition-cop26\/99952\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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