The European Parliament has upheld key provisions in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, reinforcing its support for environmental sustainability in construction. These measures demand increased transparency around the environmental impact of construction, prompting developers and building product manufacturers to adopt more robust climate disclosures. As pressure intensifies to quantify and manage whole life carbon across the built environment, stakeholders are required to integrate whole life carbon assessment into project planning, ensuring more accurate measurement of both operational and embodied carbon emissions.
AECOM’s recent $1 billion senior notes offering signals increased industry movement toward sustainable construction financing. With growing investor emphasis on climate resilience and ESG performance, the company’s financial restructuring reflects mounting demand for low carbon design and infrastructure. This trend directly supports net zero whole life carbon strategies, pushing global construction firms to align capital allocation with lifecycle assessment and life cycle cost considerations.
Tetra Tech's $94 million contract for emergency response services underlines the importance of climate-resilient infrastructure. Leveraging expertise in sustainable infrastructure design and engineering, such firms are now central to delivering low carbon building solutions in vulnerable regions. This evolution strengthens circular economy in construction models while improving the building lifecycle performance of assets at risk from climate events, from extreme heat to flooding.
Private sector momentum continues as EcoVadis finds that 87% of US companies are increasing sustainability investment despite evolving regulatory landscapes. For firms embedded in global supply chains, including construction and engineering consultancies, this trend confirms the growing necessity of sustainable building practices and carbon footprint reduction, even in the absence of legislation. Boards are focusing more on stakeholder alignment through sustainable design, anticipating compliance needs with net zero carbon and green construction principles.
Benchmark Gensuite has partnered with GIST Impact to deploy a climate risk management tool aimed at assessing physical climate impacts on infrastructure and buildings. This solution equips developers and asset managers with data-driven insights essential for life cycle thinking in construction. Accurate risk assessment of extreme weather, water stress and material scarcity is vital for eco-design for buildings, supporting both sustainable urban development and carbon neutral construction.
Although Crystal Clean’s PFAS remediation technology primarily serves environmental cleanup, it offers indirect benefits to eco-friendly construction projects that intersect with legacy pollution or strict water compliance. As regulations around contaminants intensify, solutions like these help reduce the environmental impact of construction, reinforce green infrastructure measures and facilitate the responsible specification of low embodied carbon materials.
