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MANAGING CONSTRUCTION WASTE IS PART OF A GREENER FUTURE With its commitment to environmental sustainability, Concor ensures that most of its construction waste is reduced, reused or recycled. This effort forms an essential part of an ongoing process efficiency drive that helps to address climate change, argues the leading black women-owned contractor . Climate change is now everyone’s concern and black women-owned construction leader Concor’s efforts to operate more efficiently and sustainably include the way it deals with its construction waste. According to Leah Nwedamutswu, quality assurance and quality control officer at Concor, the company’s commitment to Zero Harm embraces staff, the community and the environment. Growing awareness of climate change imperatives has led the company to develop performance strategies to carefully manage water use, energy consumption and process waste. “This includes preventing pollution emanating from our industrial processes, which means spreading this message to all staff and sub-contractors on our project sites,” says Nwedamutswu. “Our critical envi-
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ronmental standards are in place and we actively assess and manage our risks and opportunities.”
(Above): Specialised and certified service providers collect the separated waste from site and deliver to relevant downstream process service providers.
The environmental management plans and authorisations of Concor’s clients are also embedded in the daily work processes, ensuring that the company can play its role in supporting clients’ compliance responsibilities.
This commitment was recently expressed by Concor at its projects in the Oxford Parks mixed-use precinct in Rosebank, Johannesburg, where it is proceeding with its sixth Green Star-rated building. Nwedamutswu highlights the company’s
“DUMPING IN LANDFILL IS CONSIDERED AN ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT AND THIS MUST BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.”
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