{"id":31960,"date":"2021-12-07T16:04:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T16:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31960"},"modified":"2021-12-04T16:40:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T16:40:24","slug":"cic-commends-40-signatories-of-its-climate-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31960","title":{"rendered":"CIC commends 40 signatories of its climate action plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31961\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CIC_CarbonZero_041221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" \/>The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is pleased to share the news that it\u2019s \u2018Carbon Zero: the professional institutions\u2019 climate action plan\u2019 which was spearheaded by CIC\u2019s Climate Change Panel has now reached 40 signatories.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 a plan for real action, not hollow rhetoric\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>CIC writes:<\/p>\n<p>CIC is pleased to share the news that it\u2019s \u2018Carbon Zero: the professional institutions\u2019 climate action plan\u2019 which was spearheaded by CIC\u2019s Climate Change Panel has now reached 40 signatories. This is also a significant date to share this news as CIC\u2019s Deputy Chair and Chair of the Climate Change Panel Professor Stephen Hodder MBE is also addressing COP26 today discussing the Action Plan as part of the Construction Leadership Council\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Signatories to the CIC \u2018Carbon Zero: the professional institutions\u2019 climate action plan\u2019 have been working on implementation proposals for the plan to have them ready for COP26, with steps, responsible departments and timelines for each action. \u00a0\u00a0The Climate Change Action Plan identifies 10 areas of work, with 72 deliverables which embrace all interests within CIC, and were developed in close collaboration with a diverse range of institutions, organisations and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The signatories to this Action Plan agree that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the actions listed are necessary for dealing with the challenge of climate change;<\/li>\n<li>they will implement those actions appropriate to them as an institution\/organisation; and<\/li>\n<li>they will support the other signatory institutions and organisations in delivering the remaining actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stephen Hodder MBE\u00a0said \u201cI am delighted that COP26 will hear about the unprecedented institutional alliance that has resulted in our Action Plan. It is a plan for real action, not hollow rhetoric, and one that will see an up-skilling of built environment professionals and their contribution to the decarbonisation of the wider construction industry&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Action Plan can be downloaded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cic.org.uk\/download.php?f=cic-carbon-zero-climate-action-plan-for-professional-institutions.pdf\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Stephen\u2019s presentation takes place as part of the Construction Leadership Council\u2019s Construct Zero session Construction: The Built Environment\u2019 from 09:30 &#8211; 11:00, in the Cinema Auditorium. It will take place in the Green Zone as part of the COP26 Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day and will also be streamed live on the COP26\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hk5Lp1HT_r8\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>List of signatories<\/h2>\n<p>ACE: Association of Consultancy and Engineering<br \/>\nAPM: Association for Project Management<br \/>\nAPS: Association of Project Safety<br \/>\nAS: Adjudication Society<br \/>\nBAFE: British Approvals For Fire Equipment<br \/>\nBIID: British Institute of Interior Design<br \/>\nBPIC: Black Professionals In Construction<br \/>\nBSRIA Building Services Research and Information Association<br \/>\nBSI: British Standards Institution<br \/>\nCABE: Chartered Association of Building Engineers<br \/>\nCCS: Considerate Constructors Scheme<br \/>\nCIAT: Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists<br \/>\nCIBSE: Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers<br \/>\nCIC: Construction Industry Council<br \/>\nCIHT: Chartered Institution of Highways &amp; Transportation<br \/>\nCIOB: Chartered Institute of Building<br \/>\nCIPHE: Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering<br \/>\nCIPR: Chartered Institute of Public Relations<br \/>\nCIPS: Chartered Institute of Procurement of Supply<br \/>\nCIRIA: Construction Industry Research and Information Association<br \/>\nFaithful+Gould<br \/>\nICES Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors<br \/>\nICWCI: Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate<br \/>\nISSE: Institute of Specialist Surveyors and Engineers<br \/>\nIWFM: Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management<br \/>\nIET: Institute of Engineering and technology<br \/>\nIFE: Institution of Fire Engineers<br \/>\nInstRE: Institution of Royal Engineers<br \/>\nIStructE: Institution of Structural Engineers<br \/>\nIIRSM: International Institute of Risk &amp; Safety Management<br \/>\nLABC: Local Authority Building Control<br \/>\nLI: Landscape Institute<br \/>\nNHBC: National House Building Council<br \/>\nRIBA: Royal Institute of British Architects<br \/>\nRICS: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors<br \/>\nRTPI: Royal Town Planning Institute<br \/>\nSCL: Society of Construction Law<br \/>\nthe Edge<br \/>\nUCEM: University College of Estate Management<br \/>\nUKGBC: UK Green Building Council<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cic.org.uk\/news\/article.php?s=2021-11-11-cic-commends-40-signatories-of-its-climate-action-plan&amp;mc_cid=e2ee0067cf&amp;mc_eid=1807d8e44b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is pleased to share the news that it\u2019s \u2018Carbon Zero: the professional institutions\u2019 climate action plan\u2019 which was spearheaded by CIC\u2019s Climate Change Panel has now reached 40 signatories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31962,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31960\/revisions\/31962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}