Sustainability Report 2011 - Balfour Beatty Rail

Overview
Group at a glance
The sustainable management of social, economic
and environmental resources is high on the
agenda of governments and key decision makers
around the world. This offers an opportunity
to companies such as Balfour Beatty to play
a key role in the development of the global
“green economy”.
Balfour Beatty has continued to develop innovative
sustainable solutions for its customers around
the world and in 2011 had revenues of £2.5bn
through sustainable projects/products. The
knowledge gathered through experience together
with our relationships with key asset owners puts
us in a prime position to help deliver a more
sustainable future for society.
Waste avoided
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4 million
tonnes of waste avoided from
landfill in 2011 worldwide
Sustainability training
25,000
people provided with sustainability training
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Sustainability is at the heart of our business strategy
Grow in new markets and
vertical sectors
Our strategy of concentration on growth markets is perfectly
aligned with our efforts to grow our business by focusing
on the markets with the greatest potential in the low carbon
economy. This represents a £200bn market opportunity
in the UK alone over the next decade.
North America
LEED
Platinum
certified building at Camp
Pendleton, the first for the
US Marine’s Corps.
Deliver greater value
to the customer
Through our deep understanding of our customers’ assets
and the insight that our infrastructure lifecycle approach brings
us, we are able to bring holistic and bespoke solutions to help
companies meet their own sustainability challenges.
-45%
Waste to landfill
(vs 2010 baseline)
North America
99%
Lady Bird School Middle
School, Irving, Texas will
generate 99% of its own
energy through onsite
renewables
40%
share of UK offshore wind
energy transmission assets
Balfour Beatty Sustainability Report 2011