Our Approach to Environmental Sustainability
Environmental sustainability is a key element of our CSR, Sustainability, and Carbon Footprint policies, and concern for the environment and promoting a broader sustainability agenda are integral to Encon’s professional activities and the management of the organisation. We promote good sustainability practice, to reduce the environmental impacts of all our activities. For example for each development Encon plants 5 trees in Welsh Forests via the Carbon Footprint “Plant a Tree scheme”, in order to offset Carbon Offset Omissions, combat climate change and create space for wildlife.
In 2019, Encon established a Carbon Zero Taskforce. We are working across our business and supply chains to adapt and make changes across our business to continually reduce our carbon footprint.
Our Commitment
- Ensure materials are sourced from ‘legal’ or ‘legal and sustainable’ sources
- Implement a chain of custody from supply route to final point of usage
- Guarantee compliance with demands for ethically sourced products
- Limit the usage of materials from non-renewable sources and minimise the embodied impact of products on the environment
- Use suppliers that are committed to sourcing products responsibly and operate a code of conduct
- Implement our Responsible Procurement Policy via certification of material supply continually strive to improve our sustainability performance
- Minimise the impact on sustainability of our construction, office and transportation activities
- Make clients, subcontractors and suppliers aware of our Sustainability Policy, and encourage them to adopt sound sustainable management practices
- Our sites incorporate sustainable practices including site offices to have an EPC rating of B or higher, PIR lighting, reduce landfill waste by recycling construction waste, rainwater harvesting, recycling facilities for operatives, bird feeders and bird baths, link in with local recycling centres
- Offer offcuts and pallets to community groups/schools
- Waste contractors audited to support our target of zero waste to landfill
Sustainability Education
As part of our Construction Education Programme we offer local school primary schools the opportunity to take part in a Bug Hotel event using recycled materials collected on site and by the school.
The event is not only great team building event, but an excellent opportunity for pupils to learn about sustainability. New for 2021 is secondary school carbon literacy training, and family orientated environmental sustainability projects.
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- enquiries@encon.uk.com
- 10 Deryn Court, Wharfedale Road, Pentwyn, Cardiff, CF23 7HB.