Earth movers
We’re working on it
Everything in civil engineering concerns the environment. Perhaps, in the past, it was viewed more often as an obstacle. A mountain to bore through, the sea to be turned back, land to be transformed.
Now, things are different. Not only is environment a prime consideration in project design, it is also the priority in how we measure our performance. We have learned to work with it and above all for it.
Electric plant trials aim to reduce emissions as well as noise pollution.
There are good choices to be made at every turn
We have an aim to achieve Net Zero carbon by 2035 for all Scope 1 and 2 emissions and any Scope 3 emissions under our direct control.
We’ve increased the numbers of full electric and hybrid vehicles within our commercial and user fleet, and reduced LPG on sites, prioritising low carbon fuels.
Where possible, we have also replaced diesel generators with hydrogen fuel cell batteries, chosen low carbon electricity and installed solar panels.
Local actions, distant impacts
Through our partnership with specialist company Ecologi, we are offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.
The current arrangement covers Jackson’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions where charges are used to support schemes in the developing world that capture greenhouse gases and use them to produce cleaner power locally.
The projects empower people in the poorest parts of the world, most affected by climate change.
In tandem with this strategy, Jackson will continue its absolute reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through the uptake of low carbon alternatives, decreasing our use of offsetting each year as our objectives are achieved.
Using hydrogen fuel cells to power sites reduces carbon emissions and noise.
Using low carbon concrete as part of a refurbishment project of river locks along the Thames.
Community conservation
The increased focus on community impacts and finding ways to channel the benefits of civil engineering interventions has also changed the way we approach projects.
Environmental interventions are a key element of our projects and widely supported by communities. Typical initiatives might involve tree planting, clearing invasive plants from rivers and ponds, and creating or restoring habitats.
Installing hydropower turbines at Romney Weir.
Renewable skills development
While we seek out supplier partnerships with renewables companies, we also see the long-term value in developing sector skills and expertise.
Projects installing solar farms and hydropower turbines demonstrate a growing knowledge and support for renewable industry expansion as a strategic focus for our business.
Low carbon champions
Innovation in materials development and deployment is an area where we can influence change. One example is our use of low carbon concrete on recent projects on the Thames navigation in Berkshire and on canal barrier works in Rotherham.
Jackson also won recognition from the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Carbon Champions scheme for work with Poundfield Precast to produce and trial ultra-low carbon concrete blocks, achieving significant savings in embodied CO2.
Jackson won Carbon Champions recognition for its work to reduce embodied carbon in concrete blocks.