Advocacy and influence

We do this by working with industry bodies, sustainability organisations, and both central and local government to develop and promote best practice.

Carillion makes no donations to political parties. We are involved in regular consultation with central and local government. For example, we participate in UK Government working groups on policy development as around 60% of our UK revenue comes from public sector and regulated customers.

We are working to support UK Government procurement policy and practice through the Sustainable Procurement Taskforce. We also support a number of UK Government department initiatives; for example, we are working with the Department for Transport on research into the use of vehicle telemetry to encourage more fuel-efficient driver behaviour.

In 2010, we were involved in the Department for Communities and Local Government’s consultation on making better use of energy performance certificates and data. We have also worked with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the development of the Flexible Framework for Sustainable Supply.

Here are some examples of our affiliations and memberships with industry and sustainability organisations.

• Emirates Environmental Group, Emirates Marine Environmental Group and Emirates Green Build Council: our Middle East and North Africa business works with these organisations.
• Ontario General Contractors Association, Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Ontario Road Builders Association, Ontario Safety Action Groups initiative and the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety: Carillion Canada participates in meetings and initiatives with these organisations.
• Business in the Community (BITC): Carillion continues to support Business in the Community (BITC) programmes such as Business Action on Homelessness and Rehabilitation of Offenders, and we are also a May Day Network founder member. Our UK Construction business participates in BITC’s Construction Leadership Forum.
• Forum for the Future: Carillion is a corporate member and shares best practice with fellow member companies.
• The Prince’s Trust: Carillion supports The Prince’s Trust through fundraising, volunteering and trainee work experience opportunities.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Carillion is a corporate member and works closely with WWF and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to manage our procurement of FSC-approved timber.
• UK Contractors Group (UKCG): Carillion is a member of the UKCG’s health, safety and environmental group that influences policy, lobbies Government and comments on Government consultation papers.
• Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP): Carillion has signed up to WRAP’s Halving Waste to Landfill commitment.
• Construction Skills (the skills council for the construction sector): Carillion is represented on the main Construction Skills Training Committee and collaborates with the council to deliver the largest employer-based apprentice training programme in the UK.
• The Civil Engineering Contractors Association, the Highway Term Maintenance Association, the Highways Agency Sustainability Group and the Rail Infrastructure Environmental Forum: Carillion’s UK construction and local government services businesses are actively involved with these organisations.
• Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Construction Council’s Climate Change Group: Carillion supports this group which highlights low-carbon initiatives within the construction sector and identifies how these contribute to the CBI’s Low Carbon Road Map.

Carillion also seeks to promote sustainability through the contributions made by our senior executives to industry and sustainability organisations.

• John McDonough, Group Chief Executive, is Chair of the CBI Construction Council, which ensures the industry’s voice is heard by Government and regulators, as well as within the CBI.
• Richard Tapp, Group Company Secretary, is a trustee of the British Occupational Health Research Foundation.
• Peter Jones, Managing Director of Carillion Infrastructure Services, is a member of the Business Action on Homelessness Board.
• David Liming, Managing Director, chaired the UKCG’s Health and Safety Group.
• Adam Green, Managing Director of Carillion UK Construction, is a member of The Prince’s Trust Construction Leadership Group.
• Paul Quinless, Carillion Canada’s Executive Vice President of TWD and Ontario Roads, Land and Housing, is President of the Ontario Road Building Association.
• Craig Lesurf, Senior Vice President of Construction, and Brian Endacott, Projects Director within Building, both at Carillion Canada, are board members of the Toronto Construction Association.
• Matt Ainley, Carillion Canada’s Executive Vice President of Building, is a board member of the Ontario General Contractors Association.