Peel Ports Group has become the first UK port operator to join the Construction Leadership Council’s Co2nstructZero programme, reports Port Technology.
The move marks a major step for the Group as it scales up its efforts to support the construction industry on its decarbonisation journey.
10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
Co2nstructZero is the sector’s response to the Government’s 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, which was announced in 2020.
The framework brings together leading businesses to accelerate progress towards the 2050 decarbonisation target, ensuring a collaborative approach to yield genuinely greener operations.
Peel Ports Group aims to help the industry cut emissions by facilitating greener, more sustainable supply chain processes, including importing materials closer to their end destinations.
Its involvement demonstrates a continued commitment to working with the sector to find practical solutions that will reduce the carbon impact of major construction projects.
The port operator has also launched its Sustainable Construction Partner programme, an initiative aimed at connecting materials and logistics suppliers with end users.
The initiative is already helping to create greener, more efficient supply chains for its founding partners, which include Ecocem, Hercules, Bretts, Holcim, Mibau Stema and Peel Ports Group customers. The programme will enable the opportunity to develop dedicated construction consolidation hubs at every Peel Ports Group location in the UK.
This follows the success of pilot hubs at the Port of London Medway and Port of East Anglia in Great Yarmouth, which will support major infrastructure projects such as Sizewell C, the Lower Thames Crossing, and the Heathrow Airport expansion.
Alongside bringing sustainable materials closer to the point of use, the partnership will allow large volumes of materials to move cost-effectively by rail or water, supporting Government targets to shift freight to lower-carbon transport.
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Source: Port Technology
