40% carbon reduction target workshops
Bachy Soletanche Case Study
Brief:
Engage construction managers and staff in a 40% carbon reduction target that was being resisted at an international construction company.
Objectives:
Managers to identify actions they could take to reduce their carbon footprint.
Managers to have tangible measures for an action plan.
Engage construction staff in changing onsite behaviours.
Approach:
Pre-workshop survey to identify the personal drivers and motivators of managers which were shared to overcome bravado and group-thinking.
Identify the current barriers to carbon reduction throughout each phase of their construction cycle.
Ideate on solutions that went beyond just buying new technology.
Outcomes:
Procurement teams were identified as a key stakeholder barrier to change.
Huge number of actionable areas identified by managers and teams.
Construction site team involved in solutions including a ‘switch-off’ sticker for machinery.