Let’s call greenwashing out for what it really is

In 2011, the UK Green Building Council launched a task force to combat greenwashing in the construction industry; Aggregate Industries was on the steering group. 

Ten years on, Aggregate Industries is no longer a member of the UKGBC, but is still greenwashing:

We have a mission - cut carbon in everything we do. Infrastructure projects have been huge contributors to the UK carbon output and we are working to be the first net zero construction company. Read more about our targets and #sustainability projects: https://t.co/nuVGmRPRp6 pic.twitter.com/sEr0xQN0rV

— Aggregate Industries (@AggregateUK) February 18, 2021

Of course, it's a lie. Aggregate Industries is not cutting carbon in everything it does. Aggregate Industries' plan for Straitgate shows that. Aggregate Industries' track record on emissions also shows that. So let’s call greenwashing out for what it really is:

 

Motion to call "greenwashing" simply "lying."

— Dr. Genevieve Guenther (@DoctorVive) March 22, 2021

If “#sustainability is at the heart of * everything * we do” @AggregateUK, why are you planning a 2.5 million mile #climate busting haulage scheme across Devon? #ActOnClimate don’t just talk about it. @_donnahunthttps://t.co/lQDqAfw6jH pic.twitter.com/DfjlAmaRjd

— Straitgate Action Gp (@straitgateactgp) April 27, 2018