SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012 MOVING LONDON FORWARD CONteNts WHAT IS CROSSRAIL? 2 OUR VISION & VALUES 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 REPORT STRUCTURE 10 EcONOMIC PROGRESS 12 SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION 14 CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY 18 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION 22 HEALTH, WELLBEING & HAPPINESS 27 SAFETY, SECURITY & HEALTH 37 EQUALITY, OPPORTUNITY & SOCIAL INCLUSION 42 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 51 ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE 52 2 3 WHAT IS CROssRAIL? Crossrail is the largest New stations New tunnels New train services Economic benefits jobs, it will also require infrastructure project A total of 28 existing New twin-bore tunnels Crossrail will deliver Crossrail will deliver the services of regionally- in Europe and forms a Network Rail stations measuring 21km in length reduced journey times substantial economic based manufacturers and major part of the Mayor will connect to nine new will be built under London. with up to 24 trains benefits to London and other suppliers. of London’s Transport stations to be built at per hour between across the UK. The estimated benefit Strategy. Crossrail will The first two tunnel Paddington, Bond Street, boring machines (TBMs) Paddington and Crossrail has let some of Crossrail to the UK connect 37 stations, Tottenham Court Road, Whitechapel during economy is at least including Heathrow were delivered at the start of the largest value Farringdon, Liverpool of 2012 and tunnelling peak times. contracts in recent UK £42 billion over a 60 year airport and Maidenhead Street, Whitechapel, period. in the west with Canary under London has begun. Each Crossrail train will construction history Canary Wharf, Custom be around 200 metres – providing a much Wharf, Abbey Wood and House and Woolwich. The TBMs will weave 21km of Shenfield in the east. their way between long and be able to needed boost to UK The new sub-surface accommodate up to industry and creating twin-bore Using the Crossrail service existing underground stations will be on a scale lines, sewers, utilities and 1,500 passengers. major employment tunnels will make travelling in the larger than that of the opportunities. region easier and quicker, building foundations at Around 200 million will be Jubilee Line Extension depths of up to 40 metres passengers will travel on During the construction and help to reduce opened in 1999. built under crowding on London’s to create the tunnels. Crossrail each year. phase alone, Crossrail will transport network. generate thousands of London HAROLD STRATFORD FOREST GATE ILFORD GOODMAYES ROMFORD WOOD SHENFIELD HAYES & EALING TOTTENHAM LIVERPOOL TAPLOW SLOUGH IVER HARLINGTON HANWELL BROADWAY PADDINGTON COURT ROAD STREET MARYLAND MANOR PARK SEVEN KINGS CHADWELL GIDEA PARK BRENTWOOD HEATH CUSTOM MAIDENHEAD BURNHAM LANGLEY WEST SOUTHALL WEST EALING ACTON BOND STREET FARRINGDON WHITECHAPEL HOUSE ABBEY WOOD Existing Station DRAYTON MAIN LINE New Station Surface linline HEATHROW AIRPORT Tunnel CANARY WOOLWICH WHARF Portal (tunnel entrance and exit) 4 5 London’s transport system is the life Crossrail’s sustainability vision is that blood of the city. It keeps London Crossrail will be designed, constructed moving and drives growth and and operated in accordance with the OuR VISION development. Crossrail’s aim is to Government’s strategy for sustainable provide a significant contribution to development. the future prosperity of this global city Our approach seeks to meet the & VAlues and therefore our vision statement is expectations of our key stakeholders, ‘Moving London Forward.’ demonstrate continuous improvement We will achieve this by delivering a and deliver Crossrail on time and world-class railway that fast-tracks the on budget. progress of London. Our internal targets have been developed in order to help us meet this top level objective. We have also developed some core values to explain how we are going to achieve this and importantly, how we are going to behave. Crossrail values Safety We put safety first Inspiration We believe it’s in our power to change things for the better Collaboration We’re stronger together Integrity We keep our promises Respect We treat people as we’d like to be treated 6 7 Crossrail is vital to London’s It is also a vehicle for shaping the sustainability, a principal part of the construction industry in order to set justification for its construction is that new standards. EXecutIVE it will ensure London’s competitiveness Much work has been done to set us on as a world city. In order for London to the way to delivering more than just function effectively it needs to provide an a railway, such as the establishment summARY efficient and reliable transport system, of the Tunnelling and Underground to keep people moving. Construction Academy - a highlight of Crossrail will reduce congestion on the past year. The first of its kind for soft London Underground and existing east to ground tunnelling, the introduction of west commuter networks by increasing this facility provides the foundation for rail capacity by 10% and contributing to the UK to become a centre of excellence a reduction of 500 million kilometres of for tunnelling. Fittingly, we have also car journeys annually. This will provide been able to house the academy in a economic growth and access to trade BREEAM Excellent building. This is a with less environmental impacts. visible demonstration of environmental Improving journey quality, reliability and performance using well-established safety for millions of daily commuters is industry measurements. also a vital component of ensuring that London’s workforce can travel in less stressful conditions and arrive at work in a more productive state of mind. The We are committed to a experience will provide a comfortable programme that will: transition between home and the workplace. Enhance skills and provide We are committed to ensuring that we employment opportunities provide a transport infrastructure system that is fit for the future in terms of Create a healthier, safer workforce operational efficiency, maintainability & quality of architecture. Enhance the reputation of public The construction of the project must infrastructure projects through also seek to provide opportunities for community investment and best people in terms of employment, learning practice new skills and being part of the supply chain. The environmental impact of our Improve supply chain sustainability construction materials is also a focus area in order to meet Crossrail and future and this is being evaluated through the client needs design and procurement process. More than a railway Through prudent financial Crossrail will provide a new way to management, give confidence in connect people to London, forging links the ability to deliver future major between communities to the east and infrastructure projects west, and enabling this great world city to grow. 8 9 Crossrail has signed up to the Setting new standards stations. 99% is being beneficially and other key stakeholders to provide Constructing Better Health (CBH) The construction industry can learn from reused. The bulk of excavated material is master plans that will provide a sense of programme. CBH is responsible for other industries with regards to ethical being directed to Wallasea Island, a new connection and transition between the delivering the national scheme for the sourcing and responsible procurement. nature reserve in Essex. Once Wallasea station and its local environment. management of occupational health in Island is complete, the new habitat will We have brought together our main Internally, using good design and a the construction industry. Membership support a stunning array of important selection of materials with reduced of this scheme will help deliver better contractors in an ethical sourcing forum bird populations, as well as a host of to foster collaborative working. They environmental impact, we have created occupational health and safety other wildlife. spaces that we hope will make the standards for our workforce. are encouraged to reach down into the supply chain to identify key risk Spending on public infrastructure has journey more pleasant. Each station Building Crossrail is hugely challenging, areas and mitigate them. This work is been identified by the Government as will have individuality but will also be not just in engineering terms, but at an early stage but discussions with a priority area and we will continue to instantly recognisable as part of Crossrail because of its proximity to the many respected responsible procurement deliver Crossrail in accordance with strict through the use of common design individuals who live and work around organisations such as the Ethical Trading governance and financial controls. As elements and colour palette. our construction sites. We continually Initiative, Achilles and SEDEX have a publicly funded scheme, it is essential Rail operations themselves account strive to reduce the impacts of our indicated that this work is helping to set that we exercise financial prudence in for a significant impact, particularly in work and maintain a comprehensive a new standard in our industry that is our decision making to drive value for energy consumption. We have therefore programme of engagement with local class leading. We will leave a legacy from money. developed a reference design for our first authorities, community groups and this work that can be used as a future Through its sheer size, Crossrail can generation of Crossrail rolling stock that individuals to keep them informed of industry guide. help support many suppliers, but it is places them among the most efficient of our works and respond to their concerns. The bulk of A challenge in designing our important to monitor activity in critical their kind. Although disruption is inevitable suppliers and ensure their capacity to excavated when building such a large project in a underground stations was how to Our destination will be reached in 2018, compare environmental performance provide a reliable, high quality service when we will not only hand over to the densely populated city, we are making to both Crossrail and other customers.