Balfour Beatty has welcomed its 1000th member of the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS) this week, demonstrating its commitment to delivering sustainability through its supply chain.
The largest learning organisation of its type in British industry, the SCSS was formed by Action Sustainability in 2012 and has over 6000 members supported by a virtual learning environment which aims to help construction suppliers and sub-contractors develop their sustainability knowledge. It was specifically designed to address the sustainability challenges faced by the construction industry and enable it to benefit from new opportunities.
Celebrating its second year this month its members range from industry associations, through to large contractors, as well as small and medium-sized supply chain partners.
Balfour Beatty’s 1000th member of the School, Lyndon Scaffolding Plc, is committed to investingin sustainability within its business through its 100% directly employed workforce providing scaffolding solutions. Rob Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, said:
“At Lyndon Scaffolding we provide specialist scaffolding to Balfour Beatty, we joined the SCSS because we wish to continue to develop and remain at the fore front within our industry. We are grateful to Balfour Beatty for their support as we work with them to make ourselves more sustainable helping us to expand and offer even more innovative products in the future.”
Martin Chown, Director of Procurement and Supply Chain for Balfour Beatty’s UK construction business, said:
“We are committed to working with our supply chain partners to deliver improved sustainability outcomes for our customers. Having one thousand supply chain partners committing to upskilling themselves as part of the Supply Chain Sustainability School really demonstrates the success of our partnership with them to meeting the sustainability challenges facing us all.”
Balfour Beatty is committed to demonstrating leadership in the industry and has achieved a 40% reduction in its carbon emissions since 2010, helped in large part by the commitment of its supply chain.
Since its inception in 2012, the Supply Chain Sustainability School has grown from seven partners to twenty-three, including seventeen major contractors.
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