Crossrail has also sought to ‘raise the bar’ across a number of broader industry areas with specific requirements around Strategic Labour Needs and Training (‘SLNT’), economic sustainability and environmental performance.
Together with requiring ethical sourcing practices, workforce welfare and community benefit these requirements are set out in the Crossrail Responsible Procurement Policy.
| Summary | Publication date | Document Type |
|---|---|---|
 Ethical Sourcing of Construction ProductsTopic area: Sustainable Procurement The Crossrail commodity sheets were developed by Crossrail and its tier 1 contractors to address a gap in the information available on the ethical status and considerations in purchasing key materials for the project. Having had input from some of the major UK contractors they provide a valuable resource to the industr... |
18/04/2016 | Good Practice Document |
 Fair Payment and Project Bank AccountsTopic area: Cost Control This paper describes the use of Project Bank Accounts on the Crossrail project to encourage fair payment and protect subcontractors. It would be of interest to any project looking to ensure they set up processes to pay their contractors and sub-contractors fairly and in a timely manner, in line with best practice as re... |
09/07/2018 | Micro-report |
 ApprenticeshipsTopic area: Employment and Skills This case study outlines the apprenticeship initiatives adopted by Crossrail as part of its Skills and Employment Strategy, including imposition of contractually-binding apprenticeship targets. It describes some of the main characteristics of contractors’ apprenticeship arrangements and explains how Crossrail’s pri... |
27/09/2016 | Case Study |
 Social Sustainability Working Group Terms of ReferenceTopic area: Employment and Skills A joint Social Sustainability Working Group was first established in 2014. The participants were Crossrail staff and Tier 1 contractor representatives involved in the day-to-day management of Social Sustainability [1] issues at site level, including implementation of Crossrail requirements relating to: Strategic Labou... |
27/09/2016 | Good Practice Document |
 Sustainability StrategyTopic area: Sustainability Strategy The sustainability strategy for delivering the Crossrail programme sets out the key sustainability themes that are material to delivery of the project and identifies key performance indicators to be used to track performance. The strategy adopts a holistic approach, taking a balanced view on environmental, social and e... |
26/02/2016 | Good Practice Document |