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Carbon & Environmental Management

In addition to designing, installing and maintaining green technologies, contractors need to manage their own environmental impacts and increasingly, those in their supply chain. Significantly, many contractors also need to show procurers that they can do this. This section is here to help Members to engage with these requirements.

Carbon Footprint Guidance
Environmental Operational Guidance
Policy Templates and Guidance

Key Topics

In addition to designing, installing and maintaining green technologies, contractors need to manage their own environmental impacts and increasingly, those in their supply chain. Significantly, many contractors also need to show procurers that they can do this. This section is here to help companies engage with these requirements.  

Carbon Footprint Guidance

Contractors need to manage and increasingly, report to others on how they are managing, carbon impacts, as their contribution to achieving Net Zero Carbon. This section provides practical advice on measuring and reporting on carbon emissions, along with other carbon management information. 

Environmental Operational Guidance

Beyond managing carbon impacts, contractors also need to manage their waste and other environmental impacts. This section offers advice and information in this area.

Policy Templates and Guidance

Templates and guidance on CSR, ESG, Social Value and environmental policies, for you to adapt or refer to, as necessary.

Partner Benefits & Schemes

As part of ECA's aim to increase the number of ECA Members who meet ‘Safety Schemes in Procurement’ (core) health and safety criteria, exclusive discounts are available via CHAS including free first-time SSIP assessment and major discounts on renewal.

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