Costain has 'successfully' trialled a carbon tracker platform that aims to standardise and improve carbon emissions reporting across its projects.
The infrastructure company said the tracker, visualised via an interactive, online dashboard, will enable project teams to capture construction related emissions, including Scope 3 emissions, from across the supply chain.
The tracker is designed to improve the quality, accuracy and frequency of data reporting through enhanced data analytics and integration with technical baselines.
This includes collating emissions data in real time from both materials and resources used on site, such as concrete, steel or water, as well as those produced from waste and transportation.
‘Hotspots’ – materials or products that are generating a high volume of carbon emissions – are highlighted to enable project managers to track progress against emissions targets and identify further areas of carbon reduction.
Data is benchmarked against a range of industry and government standards so it can be used in broader ESG-related disclosures.
This includes PAS2080 and carbon factors published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Costain said that during an initial testing phase, the tracker was successfully implemented across several of its projects in road, water and integrated transport, and it will be rolled out across all relevant projects over the coming months.
It added that it expects that data shared by suppliers will be used to inform future project planning and provide vital insights to reduce Scope 3 emissions, a key directive of the PAS2080 standards.
Group environmental director Geraint Rowland said: ‘Environmental data reporting is critical to making net zero a reality, particularly in the construction sector which has a dependency on carbon intensive materials and fuels. It is vital the data we are using is accurate and consistent across our projects and sectors.
‘Achieving a greater level of accuracy, consistency and granularity will give us a better understanding of how carbon intensive each element of a project is.’
