SBD reveal Carbon Cost of Crime at Ecobuild

In March, Secured by Design exhibited at Ecobuild to raise awareness of new research on the Carbon Cost of Crime. Our stand was extremely busy for the duration of the show as many visitors stopped to find out more about the research and its significance.

SBD Operations Manager Jon Cole comments: "Ecobuild attracted thousands of visitors each day so it was superb for communicating the key findings from recent research into the Carbon Cost of Crime. We were run off our feet trying to cope with the very high level of interest in the message that crime is a green issue. We ran out of leaflets and had to get more."

To view a copy of the leaflet, please click here .

The research, which includes facts and figures on crime's cost to the environment, proves that crime is an environmental issue that needs to be acknowledged and given more weighting in the Code for Sustainable Homes," continues Jon. "Currently crime's carbon footprint is calculated at 11.6 million tonnes a year - 6 million directly attributable to crime and 5.6 million attributable to the consequences of crime."

The research shows how we can act quickly and cost effectively to reduce the carbon cost of crime by installing SBD products. Jon says:"Areas where SBD has been applied are improved. This impacts significantly on people's lives and on Britain's drive to reduce its carbon footprint."

Please click here to read the full research report.