Highways Sector Council launches free-to-use PAS 2080 Support Tool
As a key step in their commitment to drive down carbon emissions in the industry, Highways Sector Council has developed a simple tool kit that supports value chain members on their journey to align with PAS 2080 to manage and reduce carbon across infrastructure delivery.
Whether the user is a client, designer, contractor or wider supplier, the tool simplifies their journey by tailoring content to their role so that they can focus on what PAS 2080 means to them and what they need to do.
It isn’t designed to replace existing guidance or to be an online accreditation tool. It has been designed around the needs of the value chain to provide simple, clear steps to align with PAS 2080.
The free-to-use tool is available now includes a ‘readiness survey’ to help users understand where their organisation sits on a scale of alignment to the standard.
Why?
Decisions by funders, designers and contractors affect carbon levels embodied in our highways assets, particularly from the production and use of concrete and steel, and from the diesel emissions of materials transport and construction plant. PAS 2080 provides the much needed framework to bring consistency and focus on reducing embodied carbon regardless of where each organisation operates in the value chain.
The Department for Transport is driving highway authorities to build PAS 2080 into their operations and supply chains. National Highways has already obtained PAS 2080 certification and are driving the requirement for their key suppliers to implement the standard.
Highways Sector Council’s PAS 2080 Alignment Tool is aimed at accelerating implementation to all corners of the industry.
Stephen Elderkin, National Highways’ Director of Environmental Sustainability, said:
“We’re pleased to endorse the use of this tool throughout our extended supply chains in line with our stated aim of implementing PAS 2080 beyond our own National Highways accreditation. We look forward to continuing to work with HSC to accelerate decarbonisation across the industry.”
Ann Carruthers, HSC Member and Leicestershire County Council’s Director of Environment and Transport said:
“This is a meaningful and practical step to help put the Highways sector on the right footing to drive down carbon emissions. This tool will help local authorities build on what we’ve achieved so far and help us to collaboratively ensure our highways are truly sustainable.
Phil Clifton, HSC Member and Balfour Beatty Managing Director, Highways said:
“The highways sector relies on multiple tiers of suppliers all playing an important part in the whole-life value of the built asset. Endorsing adoption of PAS 2080 down through supply chains is easier said than done. Endorsing the use of HSC’s PAS 2080 support tool is a much more helpful message to suppliers in getting them aligned to the common objective.”
John Dixon, HSC Member and Jacobs Vice President, Highways said:
“Our industry is crying out for consistent collaborative action to reduce carbon levels in the whole life of our highways projects. Accelerating widespread alignment to the sound principles of PAS 2080 is critical to enabling this. Whether you are an asset owner, designer or contractor at any tier, just setting out on your PAS 2080 journey or seeking accreditation, this tool offers digestible and practical support, and is quick and easy to use.”
Tim Cockayne, HSC Member and Chevron Traffic Management CEO said:
“My ESG team have been going through our stage 1 audit preparations for PAS2080 and I asked them to take a look at the toolkit and provide comment. They were very complimentary and found it extremely useful in supporting them through the process.”
Karla Jakeman, HSC Member, Head of Automation and Employee Director, TRL said:
“With so many pressures on Local Authorities, we have a duty to support where we can in order to achieve the same end goals of Net Zero. This tool is to support that directive by making the PAS2080 implementation easier and more systematic. A practical step in the right direction.
Anna Delvecchio, Founding Member of the HSC and EY said:
“Development of this free-to-use PAS 2080 support tool offers practical help for the whole sector and embodies the Highways Sector Council’s purpose of “bringing together industry and government to transform the highways sector.”
Leon Daniels, Chair of the HSC said:
“The Highways Sector Council is playing an active and valued role aligned to key national and local objectives. We are keen to see widespread alignment to PAS 2080 for the benefit of the whole sector and this support tool is a practical contribution to achieving this.”
Established in 2019, the HSC seeks to transform delivery in the sector, using a unified industry voice and approach to work more collaboratively with central and local government to transform and improve how the sector works across a number of key areas: people and skills, innovation, safety, environment, value, investment and delivery models.