Sustainable Construction Value Chains

The construction sector is identified as the world's most material-intensive sector, accounting for 50% of global resource extraction and contributing to biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and deforestation. To align with Paris Agreement climate mitigation targets amidst growing urbanization, the document advocates for a value-chain approach to policy interventions. It identifies five interconnected areas for potential step-change: transparent and systematic data, material efficiency and innovation, green public procurement, and urban planning.

• The construction sector is the most material-intensive sector globally, responsible for 50% of global resource extraction and contributing to environmental crises including deforestation, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss.
• To meet Paris Agreement climate mitigation targets while addressing population growth and urbanization, the construction sector requires a transition toward infrastructure with reduced environmental and climate impacts.
• A sustainable transition in the construction sector requires concerted policy interventions across local, national, and global scales, focusing on four identified high-level areas: urban planning, green public procurement, material efficiency and innovation, and transparent and systematic data.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Sustainable Construction Value Chains. https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainable-construction-value-chains/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Sustainable Construction Value Chains. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainable-construction-value-chains/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022sustainable, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Sustainable Construction Value Chains}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainable-construction-value-chains/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }