A strategic approach to achieving carbon neutrality through PAS 2080:2023 standards for the built environment.
“PAS 2080 promotes collaborative working and systems-thinking to make rapid change happen and centre carbon reduction in everyone’s decision-making.”
Arup is a sustainable development consultancy determined to contribute meaningfully to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, creating shared value for clients and communities while safeguarding the planet. It has made several global sustainability commitments, not least on decarbonization.
PAS 2080 was created in 2016 as the first global standard for reducing infrastructure carbon emissions in response to carbon management challenges. It spans the entire value chain for lower carbon and costs. A 2021 review noted progress but urged faster action. The 2023 update broadens PAS 2080 to include the entire built environment, aiming for whole-life carbon reduction and net-zero alignment. Arup co-authored the initial creation and this revision, emphasizing the urgency of carbon reduction in the industry.
Arup recognized that its carbon impact through its projects and clients is more than 350 times greater than the corporate carbon footprint it’s required to report, as well as the importance of BSI verification to PAS 2080. It helps Arup support its clients, partners, and supply chain to collaboratively reduce carbon across global building and infrastructure projects. Its framework systematically integrates carbon into decision-making with everyone in the value chain at all work stages, specifically requirements for the management of whole-life carbon.
BSI verification against PAS 2080:2023 helps Arup and its project partners to:
Demonstrate their commitment to decarbonization.
Establish and maintain a process and governance that maximizes their carbon management services.
Improve skills, tools, and resources for carbon management across the organization.
Evidence good examples of carbon reduction already achieved.
Provide externally verified evidence of their commitment to Sustainable Development Goals.
Lead the industry towards a low-carbon future.
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