Our Strategy

By launching the Concrete Industry Sustainable Construction Strategy in 2008, the concrete industry demonstrated its leadership position by setting clear targets and ambitions for the delivery of a sustainable, low carbon- built environment in a socially, environmentally, and economically responsible manner. This next iteration of the strategy focuses on the sector’s journey to 2030.​

These sector commitments will be delivered in collaboration with our value chain and built environment partners.​

Through the development of this strategy, the UK Concrete industry aims to show our leadership and demonstrate our ambition to deliver sustainable outcomes in collaboration with the value chain and stakeholders. The new strategy will also align with key industry initiatives such as the UK Concrete and Cement sector roadmap to beyond net zero. Concrete remains essential for our economy, homes, buildings, infrastructure, and quality of life. Its remarkable properties like inherent stability, robustness and resilience, makes it an indispensable material for the next generations.​

Concrete will be required for building the infrastructure necessary to transition to a net zero economy where its resilience to threats posed by climate change will be especially important. From the significant progress the industry is making to lower its carbon footprint through to the outstanding sustainable buildings and green infrastructure being constructed, concrete is part of the solution towards creating a net zero carbon society.​​​​​​​​

Published: 2024