Submitted by Dr Fiorella Del... on Tue, 11/02/2025 - 12:07
CSIC is delighted to announce that the Eric Wright Group, a UK-based construction and property company that specialises in civil engineering and facilities and property management, has met the criteria to achieve the PLEDGER status of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment.
“We are delighted to have been awarded Pledger Status on the Carbon Reduction Code. Our target is to reach net zero by 2030, which is ahead of the set 2045 target. Our carbon reduction plan shows that they are currently on track to meet the interim target of a 65% reduction in emissions by 2026, and we are currently working on several projects to reduce emissions further (...)” James Eager, Director at Eric Wright Construction
The Eric Wright Group joins a growing community of Code compliant organisations. The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, which is hosted by CSIC and is part of the Construction Leadership Council’s Construct Zero initiative, is structured around commitments that stimulate action in different aspects of carbon reduction.
All organisations that comply with the Code must set out and publish plans to meet net zero by 2045, including annual targets, recognising that the majority of cuts need to be made by 2030, and they publish progress against those plans annually. This is the minimum commitment for achieving PLEDGER status, the first of the three levels of compliance to the Code. To comply with the criteria required to achieve SIGNATORY or CHAMPION level, an organisation must sign up to additional commitments designed for supply chain members or clients.
The Carbon Reduction Code was developed by a cross industry working group in 2020 and first issued it in 2021. The Code is designed to facilitate action and collaboration in the built environment towards reducing carbon emissions (CO2eq) related to design, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of built assets. Creating a community of built environment organisations to support each other will help everyone to reach the destination of net zero.
James Eager, Director at Eric Wright Construction said “We are delighted to have been awarded Pledger Status on the Carbon Reduction Code. Our target is to reach net zero by 2030, which is ahead of the set 2045 target. Our carbon reduction plan shows that they are currently on track to meet the interim target of a 65% reduction in emissions by 2026, and we are currently working on several projects to reduce emissions further, including increasing the amount of renewables we use to power our sites, electrification of the car and van fleet and increasing our energy efficiency through certification to ISO 50001.”
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More information: Carbon Reduction Code
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