We’re committed to becoming a net zero business by 2050.
Decarbonising our construction materials, road contracting and building products businesses, and providing construction material products, services and solutions that help society and the UK built environment tackle the climate emergency is central to our commercial strategy and corporate purpose.
Read our plan to achieve net zero across all aspects of our business, and the firm steps we’re taking to support the UK’s net zero targets.
Climate targets
Our targets are based on reducing our Scope 1, 2 and 3 CO2 emissions:
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We issue annual reports on our progress. View our latest results.
Transitioning to support you with our Net Zero Materials
Acting together
Tarmac is committed to helping customers drive decarbonisation across UK construction and infrastructure projects. Early engagement and collaboration are vital. We work in partnership with contractors and clients to unlock carbon savings by making informed material choices and to understand the product carbon footprints when making low carbon design decisions.
We recognise net zero is a collaborative commitment and are open to exploring opportunities to trial, develop, and deliver the progress demanded by this global opportunity.
To do this we are:
Educating and assisting our top suppliers with calculating their scope 1,2 and 3 emissions. Developing concepts from the innovation challenge.
Delivering net zero logistics by elevating push and pull factors.
Engaging on the development of UK industry standards to include lower carbon cements and alternative binders, enabling formal documentation of their suitability and environmental performance.
Playing an active part in low carbon industrial clusters for the Northwest, South Wales and Scotland.
Tarmac 2030 Carbon Reduction Initiatives Summary
30% absolute reduction
100% Renewable Electricity
Electricity Switching
Energy Efficiency
Low Energy Manufacturing and Fuel Switching
Increased Recycling
EV cars and vans
Product Design
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Tarmac, carbon sink and biogenic binders
Reuse - construction resource, CD&E
Recycled material solution
Net zero construction will only be achieved through collaborative innovation and a firm commitment to adopt next generation solutions. We are open to new thinking, to exploring technologies and to trialling change as we develop, and deliver the progress demanded by this global opportunity.
