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Wood CO2ts less Branches Out
The Wood CO2ts less campaign was launched in summer 2020 and to date has been a great success. Sarah Virgo, campaign manager at Wood for Good, explains what the next phase of the campaign will focus on.
he timber industry has been very supportive and many T companies are keen to share that they are backing the campaign. The campaign is also targeting the wider construction industry, aiming to reach architecture and construction professionals and policymakers. In addition to coverage in target media outlets, the campaign is being shared across Twitter and LinkedIn, enabling the message to be shared further.
What’s next?
The next phase of the campaign will focus on the key topics within the climate change conversation and will highlight how using wood in the design and construction of buildings can have a positive impact. The topics are:
Achieving UK net carbon goals Timber’s contribution to sustainable construction The forestry story Green recovery.
Each of these areas creates both challenges and opportunities for built environment professionals. The Wood CO2ts less campaign will evidence how timber can help and will signpost construction professionals to further technical information and support. Campaign activity will include features and opinion pieces in publications and online media outlets consumed by the target audiences. Social media will continue to play a significant role in maintaining the conversation.
The campaign aims to promote timber, but also to educate on timber’s positive role in combatting climate change as a low carbon, renewable building material. Thanks to the support of the timber industry bodies we can share a wealth of knowledge, from the basic through to the technical. Resources are available in every medium possible to suit everyone and their learning styles.
Resources include six timber facts that tells the whole story of timber used in construction. The facts embrace every stage of the timber journey and are backed up with evidence, including links to key policy documents and reports that support the use of timber to reduce carbon emissions.
The resources are not just for the wider construction industry, they are also available to those working in the timber sector, from forestry through to construction. As an industry, it is our responsibility to fully understand how timber contributes to a low carbon future and to keep up to date with the wider issues.
What can the timber industry do?
Sign up to the Wood for Good newsletter for insights into key topics, interviews with industry experts and best practice examples of projects using timber. On the Wood CO2ts less page there is a wealth of information available via our supporters including reports, technical information, case studies and links to CPD and training.
Show your support for the Wood CO2ts less campaign. Share the campaign with others via your website, social media and other marketing and PR activity. The key facts, infographics and videos can be
made available for you to use. Get in touch with me and we can discuss
how you can support the campaign. Share the Wood CO2ts less campaign with your supply chain. Let them know that you are serious about combatting climate change and that by using your timber products, they too play their part in making the built environment a more sustainable place. Do you have something to share that supports the Wood CO2ts less message? Let us know about your projects championing timber. We welcome new case studies that can be used to educate the wider construction industry on different timber applications and the technical data captured that evidence timber’s sustainability credentials. Have a conversation with your colleagues. Are you doing everything you can to work as sustainably as possible? Are you communicating the benefits of the way you work to your customers and prospective customers? Timber needs to be at the forefront of the climate challenge conversation, and we ask you to be a part of it too.
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