The Circular Economy Guide is intended to support foundation contractors, with practical suggestions for how they can play their part in enabling Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. 

These guides are not minimum requirements or sector standards, but rather practical support guides, sharing good practice. Each guide uses a “what, why, how, measure” approach to sustainability: 

• What
  What is SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production? What impacts do geotechnical companies have on this goal? 

• Why
  Why does this area of sustainability matter to geotechnical companies? Why should they bother to improve this area of sustainability? 

• How
  How can geotechnical companies improve their impact, and have a positive impact, on this area of sustainability? 

• Measure
• What metrics could geotechnical companies use to measure their progress and set targets in this area of sustainability?