Offsetting
Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3, published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, defines offsetting as: ‘a means of compensating for an action or occurrence in one location by an equivalent, balancing action elsewhere, leading to an overall neutral outcome within a set time period and, if required, geographical area.’
Types of offsetting include:
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