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Sustainability – winning for your business and the climate BY PETER HADDOCK
Sustainability, Social Value, ESG (Environmental Social Governance) all sound like buzz words to many of us, but in reality, if you don't pay attention to what is behind the phrases, you could start losing work to those that are. Fortunately for the construction and plant sector, starting to learn more doesn't have to cost the earth, thanks to the formation of the Supply Chain Sustainability School. It's funded and supported by the construction industry to provide free information, learning, webinars and more to organisations, business owners and operators alike. And it also has a plant sector specialist called James Cadman, Head of Consultancy and Carbon at Action Sustainability. He is responsible for managing the plant sector inputs to the School. I caught up with him
12 OCTOBER 2021
James Cadman
to learn about its Plant Charter and the big changes he has witnessed since its launch in April 2020. In this interview, he also highlights how Sustainability is having a bigger commercial impact on the sector. James: "Sustainability has always been a driver for individuals and businesses to become better guardians of the environment, so we leave it in good hands for the next generation. But we also need to profit from investment in new equipment, technologies and the solutions we need to do this. It's common sense, really. There is no way anyone would
