Bekir Andrews, CENV, Fellow of IEMA, is Wates Group’s Environmental Sustainability Director.
He is responsible for leading Wates Group’s sustainability strategy. He has a wealth of practical knowledge and experience in the construction sector. He has been instrumental in setting Wates Group’s ESG KPIs with Lloyds Bank, AIB and HSBC for a £90 million revolving credit facility – the second largest sustainable linked loan in the UK construction industry to date.
Bekir Andrews, CENV, Fellow of IEMA, is Wates Group’s Environmental Sustainability Director. He is responsible for leading Wates Group’s sustainability strategy. He has a wealth of practical knowledge and experience in the construction sector. He has been instrumental in setting Wates Group’s ESG KPIs with Lloyds Bank, AIB and HSBC for a £90 million revolving credit facility – the second largest sustainable linked loan in the UK construction industry to date.
Prior to joining Wates, he worked at Balfour Beatty where he led on various innovation projects, such as the UK’s first successful engine retrofit to be approved by the Energy Saving Trust, working in partnership with Eminox, HS2, and the Centre for Low Emission Construction as well as the development of social value metrics for Asian and US market. He was also key to landing Balfour Beatty’s £375m revolving credit facility. He is currently leading on Wates’ science-based target and TCFD commitments whilst driving carbon and waste reductions and improving biodiversity.
He is an active member of both the Climate Change Steering Group and Fellows Group for the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), as well as sitting on the Sustainability Stakeholder Panel for Saint-Gobain. He regularly participates in government consultations and has recently helped shape the latest edition of the government’s construction playbook.
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