Judge major infrastructure by the legacy it leaves behind |
Infrastructure isn’t only about concrete, steel, or megawatts.
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It’s about the legacy it creates for people, the environment, and the economy.
Sizewell C is one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects in a generation, and while it will answer a key challenge – how we power our economy with affordable clean energy – it will also do so much more.
Projects like ours are rightly measured by whether we deliver on time and on budget. But they should also be judged by whether they leave the places they serve stronger than they found them. That means creating opportunities for young people. It means supporting local businesses. It means investing in skills, protecting the environment, and improving the well-being of the people who help build them.
That’s the philosophy we’re trying to embed across Sizewell C.
Our second Annual Sustainability Report, published this week, demonstrates the progress we’re making. More than £4.89bn has now been spent with over 1,000 UK suppliers, including £1.35 billion across the East of England. More than........