Net zero is no barrier to a globalised market. A focus on local materials and labour should not mean taking an eye off the market elsewhere
Headlines about the end of globalisation are rife. The reasons cited for greater deglobalisation in parts of the world are numerous – from the war in Ukraine and the rise of populism, to more businesses coming to the conclusion during the pandemic that supply chains are too long, too reliant on one supplier or indeed too narrowly focused on one country.
Yet it’s clearer now than ever how interconnected global and regional markets remain. Across the construction industry in many cities around the world we see a