A new Construction Leadership Council strategy has been announced, setting out long-term goals for developing sustainability, safety and skills
The Construction Leadership Council has published its new strategy and priorities for the next three years.
The announcement of the strategy sees an invitation from the CLC, to the whole industry to get involved to drive the delivery of its priorities.
The new strategy prioritises sustainability, safety and skills
The CLC will focus its efforts on four long-term ambitions for transformational change, aiming to boost productivity and create a more resilient industry – one that has the capability and capacity to deliver future growth. The four ambitions are:
- Net Zero and Biodiversity
- Next Generation Delivery
- Building Safety
- People and Skills
It will also recognise more immediate challenges with focused work on:
- Mitigating impacts of inflation
- Confidence in the forward pipeline to invest
- Managing delivery risks
- Business sustainability & insolvency
The CLC will restructure with a new board and formalised task force to deliver the new strategy
The CLC Task Force will be formalised as the CLC Council, acting as the hub of the CLC’s day-to-day work.
The CLC will shortly be appointing a new board to provide strategic direction to the Council and ensure CLC, Government and Industry are set up for delivery.
CLC co-chair Mark Reynolds said:
“The last two years have been momentous for the construction industry, and the CLC has helped to guide and support the sector through a very complex time, saving countless jobs and still delivering the homes and infrastructure our communities need.
“We now want to build on that success to enable a new era for delivery, strengthening collaboration across construction and speaking to Government with a single voice.
“We must work together to overcome the challenges we face and leverage the opportunities available. I’d encourage everyone across the sector to step forward and engage with the new strategy.”
CLC deputy co-chair Richard Robinson said: “The CLC’s work during the Covid-19 pandemic was critical to keeping construction open and heralded new levels of collaboration across the industry.
“We now want to build on these foundations – and the momentum gained over the last couple of years – working in partnership with the sector to deliver on our key priorities.”
As part of the new Construction Leadership Council strategy, young professionals in the sector are invited to become ambassadors
In the coming weeks, the CLC will be recruiting industry sponsors and young ambassadors to sit within its new structure.
The industry sponsors will enable the CLC to increase its engagement with senior business leaders across the sector, working in partnership to leverage and effect greater change.
The young ambassadors will be young professionals currently in the sector, at an earlier stage in their careers, acting as a voice for their peers across the sector, and supporting the CLC’s succession planning.
ACE CEO Stephen Marcos Jones said:
“Over the last few years the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has played an important role in bringing the industry together in the face of some of the most challenging circumstances ever faced.
“We’re pleased to support the new strategy which will help the CLC approach the new challenges we now collectively face. This includes reaching our Net Zero and biodiversity goals, the next generation delivery, building safety and in people and skills.”
