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Spring 2022 47 NET ZERO - A CHALLENGE FOR ALL IN CONSTRUCTION e rst (online) meeting of HAE EHA’s new Net Zero Panel has concentrated on thinking about sustainability and ESG agenda and how the association can add value. Importantly, our work must be relevant and scaleable to businesses of all sizes. is work will develop into a brie ng paper and bringing together key resources to support hire companies in meeting tendering requirements, reporting and customer expectations. Importantly, satisfying local government will be vital to ensure access to urban sites and permiting use in these areas. More polluting and noisy equipment will be increasingly prevented from use in towns and cities across the UK. HAE is also a contributor to the ERA Sustainability Committee with several UK members. Mark Bradshaw is the current chair. e committee has led on work to develop calculators to help assess the carbon impact of various key categories of equipment, working with OEMs and experts to develop useable measures. SECURITY - THEFT AND FRAUD REMAIN KEY RISKS FOR HIRE BUSINESSES HAE EHA continues to work with the Hire Industry Fraud and Security Forum and is represented on the Combined Industry eft Solutions (CITS) board. Cross-industry cooperation is vital, as is engagement and sharing information with policing colleagues at ACE. e association will be refreshing our guidance on security matters and bringing together key resources. It also seems that the Government is taking a closer interest in the level and consequences of rising tool theft - the policing minister has written to policing raising these points. HAE will o er our support as part of the wider alliance of organisations and sector partners. << e Government is taking a closer interest in the level and consequences of rising tool theft.