Win more work, reduce carbon emissions and meet growing client sustainability requirements.
Construction businesses are under increasing pressure to demonstrate sustainability performance. Whether you’re responding to tenders, meeting client requirements or developing a Net Zero strategy, Positive Planet helps construction companies measure, reduce and communicate their environmental impact.
Trusted by leading construction businesses
Why Sustainability Matters in Construction
Construction is one of the UK’s highest-emitting industries, but it’s also one of the sectors experiencing the fastest increase in sustainability requirements.
Clients, public sector organisations and major contractors increasingly expect suppliers to demonstrate:
- Carbon emissions data
- Carbon Reduction Plans
- Net Zero commitments
- ESG reporting
- Sustainable procurement credentials
Businesses that can evidence sustainability are becoming more competitive when bidding for new work.
Common challenges we solve
We partner with Construction Companies to:
✔ Develop Net Zero roadmaps
✔ Engage employees with training like Carbon Literacy
✔ Meet client sustainability requirements
Success Stories: NORR
Want to see this in action? Find out how our ongoing support and training with NORR Consultants helped them become a more lucrative proposition for clients looking for the right business to support their needs.
At Positive Planet, we work to level up our community members so they are better equipped to understand their impact, and can make sustainable decisions to benefit their people, and the planet. By incorporating their measurement and reporting into their business strategy. NORR Consultants have been able to tender for, and win new business with a specific focus on sustainability as a unique selling point. These successes are also encouraging internal buy in as the business benefits of prioritising sustainability begin to surface.
“Tracking and reporting our GHG footprint with Positive Planet has become a core part of our business strategy, helping us to qualify for, and win, projects with a sustainability focus. This also gives us an opportunity to engage staff and stakeholders around positive behaviours and initiatives that support our goal of achieving net-zero operational emissions, globally.”
Blake Jackson
Director of Sustainability at NORR Consultants
Access industry-specific guidance in our latest report
Discover the opportunities your business could unlock by embracing sustainability in the construction and built environment industries. Our latest resource assesses the current state of the construction industry and helps businesses overcome common barriers to support organisational and industry decarbonisation.
How Sustainability Improves Profitability
Sustainability is more than an environmental commitment; it’s a business advantage. For construction companies, it can help win more work, reduce energy and operating costs, strengthen supply chain resilience, attract investment, and manage evolving client and regulatory requirements. By embedding sustainability into your business, you’re not only reducing environmental impact but also building a more competitive and resilient company.
