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| Peter Davies OBE, SDC Vice Chair and Commissioner for Wales, Jane Davidson, Sustainability and Housing Minister, WRU Chief Executive Roger Lewis and Jonathan Porritt, Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, at the inauguration of the new charter. |
| Landmark initiative signed at Millennium Stadium |
| 13 November 2008, 9:34 am |
| By WRU |
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| The home of Welsh Rugby provided the backdrop as 43 organisations and companies added their names to a landmark initiative - the first green building charter of its kind in the UK. |
The initiative was launched at the Built Environment and Climate Change Summit at the Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, by Environment, Sustainability and Housing Minister Jane Davidson and Jonathon Porritt, Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission.
Members of the coalition include the Federation of Master Builders, the National House-Building Council, the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment and CBI Wales.
They are committing themselves to support progress towards a built environment that contributes low or zero net carbon emissions as quickly as practically possible.
Ms Davidson said: “This charter is a demonstration of the coalition of the willing, of how diverse groups from all over Wales are ready to use their voice and powers to help Wales reduce its carbon footprint.”
Jonathan Porritt, Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, said:
“It is very heartening to see that Wales has the foresight and ambition to accelerate progress towards a sustainable built environment. I hope that the collaborative, coordinated approach demonstrated today will enable it to make swift progress and be an exemplar for the rest of the UK.” |
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