Sir Robert McAlpine halves its construction value chain emissions within four years

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Construction and engineering giant hails milestones as major 'step forward' towards its goal of reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 90 per cent by 2045

Sir Robert McAlpine has slashed its core business emissions by more than 70 per cent over the past four years, in addition to cutting its value chain emissions in half over the same period, the construction...

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