This month at Buro Happold - Global Sustainability Report 2022

Welcome to the 'This month at Buro Happold' newsletter. In this month's issue, we look at key sections from our recently published Global Sustainability Report.

Read about the steps we have taken to decarbonise both our operations and our projects, the acceleration towards a circular construction industry, and the importance of biodiversity consideration.

An introduction from our CEO, Oliver Plunkett

Sustainability is central to Buro Happold's purpose. In this video, Oliver discusses the importance of taking action to develop a built environment that is better for people, places and planet.

We believe our biggest responsibility is to shift from sustainability goal setting and planning, into action and implementation — Oliver Plunkett, CEO

Hear more from Oliver here >

Accelerating the transition to a circular construction industry

A circular economy keeps materials, products and services in circulation for as long as possible. It is key to reducing carbon in response to the climate emergency and in reducing the ecological footprint of material use, bringing financial value for our clients through material efficiencies in construction, delivering future-ready buildings and infrastructure.

Read more about how we are accelerating the transition to a circular construction economy >

Decarbonising our projects

We know that the work we do has implications for our clients’ net zero goals.?Our aim is to help our clients make strategic decisions and turn commitments into action through a combination of consultancy and design.

This section from our report explores the actions taken with clients and collaborators, our design and consultancy work, and the business processes that work towards decarbonisation.

Click here for more details on how we are decarbonising our projects.

Decarbonising our own operations

We know that our operational activities have an impact and have taken action to decarbonise our operations at a global scale. This is about measuring and working to reduce all aspects of Buro Happold business operations that add carbon dioxide and associated emissions to the atmosphere.

We do this by focusing on energy use in buildings, movement of people and goods, the waste we generate and the services we provide to our clients.

Read more about the actions we take to decarbonise our operations , across Scopes 1, 2 and 3.

Biodiversity

Protecting and enhancing our natural environment is critical in delivering sustainable solutions for a greener, more resilient future. Ecosystems contribute to physical, psychological and planetary health.

The report demonstrates our biodiversity related goals and our aim to embed biodiversity into all project planning processes.

We will provide an increased focus on connecting biodiversity with other sustainability topics — Buro Happold Sustainability Report 2022.

Read more about the role biodiversity consideration plays at Buro Happold >

Buro Happold’s best of 2022

And finally, the past 12 months have been a busy but rewarding time for our engineering, advisory and consultancy teams. To celebrate, we take the chance to revisit seven of our projects that celebrated key milestones in 2022.

See details of our 'best of 2022' here >

That's it for this issue. If you'd like to learn more about The Global Sustainability Report you can read more?here .?

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