At the National Housing Federation Conference on 25 May 2022, the CBI welcomed the opportunity to engage with housing associations, contractors, and our members about the decarbonisation of the built environment.
With the UK looking to lead the way on delivering net carbon zero homes, the urgency and scale of the challenge makes it critical for businesses to act now to meet growing demand.
Focus is needed on the workforce to deliver these changes; recruiting and training heat pump installers and energy assessors especially within the social housing sector.
We emphasised these aims against a broader backdrop of business priorities:
- Significant headwinds across the economy
There are headwinds being seen across the economy with:
- increasing rates of inflation, and
- material shortages and energy prices that are eating into profit margins.
These headwinds are eroding business confidence, meaning that government and business alike will find it challenging to meet the interim targets of reducing the carbon emissions of homes by 31% in 2025, and 50% by 2030.
- Labour and supply chain challenges
The built environment industry is experiencing acute labour and skill challenges that are biting across different parts of the ecosystem for deliver
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