Responsible sourcing

摘要

Customers, clients and stakeholders are increasingly demanding that responsible sourcing is embedded within the supply chain. They want to know where materials and products come from, how the workers in the supply chain are treated and be assured that the environmental impacts of the materials and associated components, coatings and by products are being actively managed and minimised. The structural engineer has a vital role to play, being tasked with the specification and hence by implication the responsible sourcing of a significant proportion of construction materials.