Circular economy, one of the pillars of Webuild’s sustainability policies

Recovery of materials, less emissions, less waste, less water consumption. The circular economy represents an indispensable lever for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. According to the report of the Circular Economy Network, doubling the circularity rate of the world economy from the current 8.6% to 17% can reduce consumption of materials of 21 gigatons and thus be able to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 39% per year globally. And it is one of the pillars on which the Webuild Group’s sustainability policy rests, which reuses 100% of the excavated materials. Webuild adopts practices aimed at minimizing the use of natural resources (including through their reuse) and at intensifying the recovery of waste materials within the same work or in neighboring areas. The circularity of the practices adopted by Webuild (SDG 12, UN Sustainable Development Goals) has allowed the company to reduce waste produced by 46% in 2020 compared to 2019, while waste affected by recovery processes amounted to 69 % of the total of those generated. In addition, 100% of the excavation materials were reused and the volume of water consumed on construction sites decreased by 10% compared to 2019. from a reduced cement content or from the use of up to 65% of recycled materials from other industrial sectors. Also with regard to metallic materials, the use of solutions with high recycled content steel is increasingly gaining ground: on the next start-up projects in Italy, Webuild aims to reach shares of over 90%. Finally, in the water sector, an innovative remote control system is being developed for the digital traceability of site water resources, in order to identify leaks and inefficiencies in real time and reduce consumption as much as possible. environment: it is possible to cut emissions by more than 60% by 2050 Consuming and producing responsibly is also an imperative in the construction sector, responsible for two thirds of greenhouse gas emissions related to the various phases of the life cycle of works, including on the production of materials used on construction sites.A study commissioned by the European Environment Agency estimates that thanks to circularity and better management of materials, it is possible to reduce emissions produced by the construction sector by up to 61% in 2050.