Skanska UK pledges zero emissions by 2045

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Skanksa worked on the Gherkin development in the City of London
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Skanksa worked on the Gherkin development in the City of London

Contracting firm Skanska UK has pledged to make its entire business including its supply chain carbon neutral by 2045.

Construction firm Skanska UK will become carbon neutral by 2045, without relying on carbon offsets, it promised today. The new carbon reduction target will encompass both direct and supply chain emissions,...

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