Environment

Equans considers the environment to be at the heart of our service delivery and it underpins all that we do.

Our integrated management system is certified to ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO45001:2018. This system outlines our approach to managing our environmental impact across our operations, ensuring that we meet our legal compliance obligations and limits any adverse impacts on the environment we work in.

Our Environmental Policy can be accessed here, and our Quality Policy can be accessed here.

Air Quality

Equans recognises the role we have to play in improving air quality through the electrification of our fleet of approximately 3000 vehicles, the phasing out of diesel generators on our construction sites, our investment in green mobility services and the engagement of our employees.

For our employees we have implemented a Green Car Scheme enabling our employees to lease low emission cars as part of their company benefits.

Biodiversity

Equans is committed to protecting and enhancing biodiversity across our operations.

Equans has a robust, well established nature conservation procedure in place to ensure that we do not adversely impact designated habitats, protected or notable species and do not spread invasive species.

All our contracts must complete a Protected Areas & Species Checklist to determine what level of risk or opportunity there is to have an impact on local biodiversity. Where a significant risk or opportunity is identified, a Biodiversity Action Plan is produced.

In 2019, Equans set up the Equans Tree Fund with a view to increasing our support of our country’s rich array of wildlife. To date we have planted over 10,000 trees across customer and community sites. These tree planting events normally take place during National Tree Planting Week and the sites identified are planted with trees and hedgerow by volunteers from across the business, members of the local community and our clients.

Waste

Equans supports the transition to a circular economy. We minimise the amount of waste sent to landfill through engaging with our waste management supply chain to maximise re-use and recycling, partnering with key suppliers to implement closed loop recycling schemes and providing training to our colleagues.

Carbon

Equans is a leader in the transition to a low carbon economy and is acting decisively to decarbonising its own operations. We have also developed a number of service propositions to support our key stakeholders on their net zero journeys. Details of our client successes can be found on the News and Insights section of the website.

Our own Net Zero journey is detailed here.

Net Zero Services

EV Solutions

Smart Building Solutions

Water

At Equans we are working to reduce our own water consumption and protect water bodies in the communities in which we work. We are also taking action to assess and mitigate risks including flooding and water scarcity.