Kier Building has named Anna Baker as its new head of sustainability.
Baker strikes from Careys, the place she held the equal function for 2 years. Beforehand, she spent greater than 12 years at Sir Robert McAlpine, the place her final job was as director for security, sustainability, well being, setting and high quality.
A press release from Kier mentioned Baker can be accountable for delivering Kier Building’s targets set out within the firm’s Constructing for a Sustainable World technique.
These embrace attaining net-zero carbon throughout enterprise operations by 2039, eliminating avoidable waste by 2035, producing £5bn in social worth by 2030, and serving to prospects to ship on their sustainability targets, working with them to co-create sustainability options.
Baker mentioned: “That is an thrilling time to hitch Kier, a enterprise I’ve lengthy admired. With a lot nice work already underway, I’m wanting ahead to bringing my expertise to the function and main on the subsequent steps of Kier’s sustainability journey for the development enterprise.”
Kier’s sustainability work has seen it not too long ago ship the UK’s first Passivhaus sustainability-certificated leisure centre in Exeter, in addition to introducing various carbon-reduction measures, together with a no-idling coverage for autos in any respect of its websites, workplaces and depots.