Using data drawn directly from Powerday’s operational systems, it calculates the transport emissions associated with each waste movement carried out on a contractor’s behalf.
As the industry works to create carbon savings where possible, planning conditions and client contracts now ask for evidence of carbon performance at every point of the supply chain, including waste and logistics. Firms unable to share that data face a growing disadvantage on new tenders.
John O’Dwyer, Powerday’s Associate Director – Environmental Sustainability, said: “Waste and logistics have long been one of the hardest parts of a construction project to put a real carbon number on. We also understand that contractors are under more pressure than ever to account for emissions across the whole supply chain, and transport forms an important part of that picture.
“The tool gives clients a calculated figure for their own project, based on the loads we’ve collected and the routes our vehicles have driven. It plugs straight into the reporting they’re already doing, so it’s not extra work for anyone which is an extra bonus. We look forward to developing the tool further with our clients in mind.”
The next phase of development will look to extend the tool to cover downstream Scope 3 emissions generated once waste leaves for processing, giving clients a fuller picture of their supply chain footprint over time.
