Benefits to Industry

Projects and organisations using the AGIC tool can benefit because it will:

• be a practical tool for project teams to de-mystify sustainability in an infrastructure context and helping them achieve sustainability outcomes
• be a practical checklist of sustainability risks, opportunities and obligations - for all parties involved in an infrastructure project and for all stages of a project (financing, procuring, tendering, building and operating)
• be a roadmap of practical solutions and examples
• create a common language within teams enabling them to objectively assess comparative value of sustainability initiatives (by relating it to points gained)
• contain useful benchmarks for internal monitoring, reporting, and continual improvement purposes.
• compliment efforts to obtain data for internal and external reporting processes linked to industry indicators (eg Global Reporting Initiative, Equator Principles, Enduring Value)
• assist defining documentation requirements and reviewing responses in competitive tenders.

Projects and Organisations benefit from receiving certified ratings because:

• they receive recognition by an independent and credible group of peers
• the award can be used to provide assurance to communities and other stakeholders that sustainability claims can be justified and perception of greenwash significantly reduced
• demonstrates understanding of sustainability concepts and solutions to clients for future tenders
• they have the option of receiving the award at a high-profile engineering event.

There are a number of reasons why organisations should join AGIC:

• receive discounts on project applications fees, technical manuals, training courses
• reference to AGIC membership (or Foundation Membership) can assist demonstrating your commitments to sustainability and ability to deliver sustainable solutions in tenders, corporate reports, and other internal and external communications and marketing
• Nominating representatives to the Board and working groups to input and influence scheme development priorities and tool benchmarks
• enable suitably qualified employees the option of becoming AGIC verifiers
• be kept informed of sustainability developments as they relate to infrastructure and the AGIC scheme
• have access to early versions of the rating tool during pilot trials

Click here for more information on becoming a member or getting involved in AGIC.