Lafarge Tarmac back ICR initiative
Company signs up to the joint industry and government Infrastructure Carbon Review
LAFARGE Tarmac have become the first company in the aggregates industry to sign up to the Infrastructure Carbon Review (ICR) – a joint industry and government initiative aiming to cut 24 million tonnes of carbon emissions from UK infrastructure projects by 2050.
The commitment was made at the ICR One Year On Conference hosted by the Green Construction Board and the Department for Business Innovation & Skills.
The event marked a year since the launch of the ICR, which sets out a series of actions for government, clients and suppliers to reduce carbon from the construction and operation of the UK’s infrastructure assets.
As part of their endorsement of the ICR, Lafarge Tarmac have made three specific commitments:
- to design CO2 out of their products and processes
- to provide product carbon footprints for all products from all production facilities
- to provide information and tools to help customers adopt lower-carbon solutions.
Commenting on the endorsement, Dr Martyn Kenny, sustainability director at Lafarge Tarmac, said: ‘We are very pleased to demonstrate our commitment to lowering carbon emissions by signing up to the ICR.
‘Collaborative working has a vital role to play in delivering industry targets and, as well as reducing the carbon footprint of our own products, we are engaging early with customers to embed whole-life thinking and help them design and build more sustainable low-carbon buildings and infrastructure.’
