An eye to the future menu EN Sustainability Home How we work Sustainability An eye to the future Sustainable construction and development are some of the most important spearheads within Ballast Nedam. We have the ambition to overachieve the goals of the Climate Agreement. In addition, we embrace the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, on which we base our sustainability strategy. Quickly to Our goals New fuels Sustainable cabins The Green Avenue Ballast Nedam is certified for the highest standard of the CO2 performance ladder and works towards creating emission-free construction sites. → Our sustainability policy Our current goals We aim to achieve energy-neutral construction sites in 2030. We already reduced our CO2 emissions by more than 57% between 2008 and 2020. In 2020 we made no less than 17% of our site office units more sustainable and started implementing energy-efficient units with solar panels on the roof. We invest in sustainable equipment and collaborate with partners within the sustainable initiative De Groene Koers (The Green Course). We also aim for 50% circularity on the construction sites by 2030, using the standards of the CO2 performance ladder as a guideline. This means that we want to realise at least half of our projects with reusable materials and less plastic on the construction site. Thanks to this sustainability, we can continue to successfully build a future-proof living environment. New fuels More and more hydrogen filling stations are being built in the Netherlands and abroad. The specialists of our Ballast Nedam Industriebouw division have been working on innovations in the field of this new fuel for decades. They have already realised hydrogen filling stations throughout the Benelux, where they work within the WaterstofNet platform. With members from industry and government, this platform develops sustainable hydrogen projects, making emission-free transport and energy storage increasingly feasible. Biodiversity comes first: project 'De Groene Loper' Snakeweed, cornflowers, meadow sage, poppies, knapweed, hawksbill seed, daisies, ox tongue… It all grows on the Groene Loper in Maastricht, a Ballast Nedam project. How did this come about? With two indispensable ingredients: mutual trust and Limburg marl, the ecological gold. Our business units Ballast Nedam Development and Laudy Building & Development, transformed the most polluted area of Maastricht into an area with a healthy living, working and living environment. A 2.6 kilometres stretch of the A2 was moved into a double-deck tunnel, freeing up space above ground for a green avenue. The space was used to realise some 1,100 sustainable and energy-neutral homes - everything with the goal: to create one of the healthiest urban areas in the Netherlands. Already in the tender phase, we actively looked at options to make the project as green and biodiverse as possible. The impact of this circular area development named 'De Groene Loper' ('The Green Avenue') has been awarded the Sustainable Residential Development Award. Return to How we work Directly to News Stories Projects Expertise Facts & Figures Career Contact Intranet Newsletter We keep you up-to-date. Subscribe and read all relevant news items about Ballast Nedam. Subscribe Head Office Ringwade 71 3439 LM Nieuwegein +31 030 285 33 33 © Ballast Nedam 2021 Privacy statement Disclaimer We use cookies to ensure that our website functions better for the visitor. We also use cookies for our web statistics. Read more Ok