All Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Articles

Intermat opens in Paris
More than 1,000 exhibitors, with focus on sustainability
ESG reporting and the changing generational and regulatory landscape
Younger generations want their investments to align with their values. The related ESG regulations can make that a challenge for OEMs.
How the European Investment Bank is under pressure to reshape infrastructure lending
In a world where banks are facing increasing scrutiny over their lending, the European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union (EU), must make some difficult choices.
Cawarden reclaims materials for charity
Contractor donates 3,000 items from strip-out to equip community centre for 
Report reveals sustainability surge: 73% of contractors already implementing practices
Survey of approximately 13,000 construction professionals reveals what sectors are embracing sustainability
Lezama secures first government BIM project
Digital tech to help contractor assess environmental impact of 20-metre-high building demolition 
European construction industry’s new manifesto calls for ‘radical change’ to tackle climate challenge
A group of bodies representing Europe’s construction industry have called for the adoption of a circular business model to achieve carbon and resource neutrality, as COP 28 draws to a close.
Sany outlines its steps towards sustainability
OEM says it is increasing its sustainability though its production processes, supply chains and by how its equipment is powered
Yanmar’s ‘next generation’ electric machine prototype
The prototype can automate fine manual tasks, helping with construction’s labour shortages
How to promote an inclusive environment in your company
Lucy Barnard interviews Emma Porter, managing director of UK-based Story Contracting about how to adopt a workable diversity and inclusion strategy
Paving the way to circularity
Dura Products chief on the challenges and benefits of using recycled plastic in construction
Amsterdam airport opens own concrete recycling facility
The new facility is said to be able to store, sort and break down concrete rubble into small chunks using large crushing units before turning it into recycled concrete products
Consortium awarded €600m waste-to-energy project in Malta
French-Maltese JV to build and operate facility set to process 192,000 tonnes of waste annually
Building better: The infrastructure resilience overhaul
Jan Przydatek of Lloyd’s Register Foundation explains how we must embed resilience into our built environment
Construction equipment bodies respond to UK’s net zero shift
Association bosses say ‘softer package’ sends wrong message to the industry
New service to ‘extend the life’ of buildings
New service from Keltbray to help sector extend the life or re-use of existing buildings and structures
Morgan Sindall completes €75m concrete road reconstruction project in UK
‘Cutting edge techniques’ used to remove old concrete and replace with recycled material
Cemex to recycle half a million tonnes of waste in Israel
New facility in Tel Aviv set to repurpose construction & demolition waste
World’s most sustainable cities revealed
Circular Cities Barometer reveals the world’s most sustainable cities 
JV to revamp French foundry as solar and hydrogen hub
Consortium unveils ambitious plan to develop 80 hectare site for clean energy
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