Our sustainability journey
As we design, construct and refurbish the buildings for tomorrow with our clients across specialist industries, we recognise our shared responsibility to positively impact our environment, peoples’ lives and increase our efforts to build better.
We understand the pressing and responsible need to reduce our carbon footprint and are committed to transparently continuing our journey towards achieving net zero emissions.
A more sustainable construction sector
We are a fast-growing, agile business operating in an ever evolving and challenging industry. We are committed to taking proactive steps to decarbonise our business activities using innovations and technologies.
As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and resource depletion, we will focus our efforts on reducing our environmental impact to build a greener future.
We're proud to hold sustainability as a guiding principle in everything we do, with a commitment to green building credentials, renewable energy, circular economy principles, and more.
Our sustainability approach
Our internal teams are working with external expert partners, conducting a thorough review of our emission sources. We are working together on a pragmatic and practical net zero strategy with a comprehensive plan that sets ambitious, but achievable, targets to reduce our Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions.
Education, innovation and coaching our teams on working sustainably are at the heart of Sweet Projects’ sustainability objectives – ensuring our colleagues and partners understand how and why sustainable practices are the right thing for us to do.
Our objective is to work at the forefront of sustainable construction practices, innovative technologies, materials, and construction methods, with the aim of making the buildings we work on more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.
Across our projects, we advocate sustainable options at both the design and construction phases, consistently reviewing the use of clean energy and low carbon resources and promoting a circular economy.
Our actions support our local communities and will work towards improving our environment by contributing towards biodiversity gain.
Ian Dovey - Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Director
Our initiatives
- Our Net Zero plan will be a business and site decarbonisation road map, prioritising the use of low carbon materials and sustainable construction practices.
- Working with our supplier and waste contractors to minimise waste and promote closed-loop recycling as part of a circular economy.
- Optimising energy efficiency through safe set up and operation at our sites.
- Biodiversity, including green walls, the biodiversity gain, and the positive impact on the environment.
- Designing all projects to maximise energy efficiency, from construction techniques to the use of renewable energy sources.
- Our approach to Social Value, community investment and proactive actions towards ESG reporting.
- Adopting advanced building techniques to utilise cutting-edge machinery, driving efficiency while minimising environmental harm.
- A commitment to regularly evaluating our practices, setting ambitious targets, and adapting to emerging best practices and technologies.
We will openly share our journey with you.
We are on our journey towards net zero. It’s not easy, and we’re not there yet. But we are moving in the right direction and will openly share our journey with you.
