Opinion

CIOB Corporate Plan: making construction the foundation for society

The new CIOB Corporate Plan seeks to elevate the construction industry and help members make positive change across the built environment, writes Caroline Gumble.

As I write, we are planning the launch of CIOB’s new Corporate Plan. This feels particularly significant to me, not just as it’s the first CIOB Corporate Plan for which I was in post to help develop, but because this is much more than a simple document – it is the roadmap for the journey CIOB will take over the next five years.

We have real ambition – we want to lead the way in making lasting and positive change for our members and for all creators of our built environment.

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Many CIOB members will be aware of how much work went into the process of consulting on and developing the new plan. It was important to me that members had input as, in many ways, they will bring this document to life. It was also important to take the opportunity to see through the lens of our global membership on where the industry could be five years from now.

Appetite to elevate construction

It’s clear there is an appetite to help elevate the construction industry and find ways to support it in being the foundation – sometimes literally, also figuratively – for society and for communities around the world.

This is entirely in keeping with who we are as an organisation and our public interest remit. In committing us to those public interest ideals, while at the same time bringing focus to our ambitions, our new plan is an evolution of the principles in the previous plan.

“We have real ambition – we want to lead the way in making lasting and positive change for our members and for all creators of our built environment.”

Caroline Gumble

The new plan, covering the period from 2023-28, has at its heart an examination of what modern professionalism means. I believe the professional approach of setting standards, understanding ethics and offering leadership unlocks the potential of individuals, teams – and maybe even the whole industry.

Thanks must go to all the members who had input into the process, offering thoughtful and comprehensive feedback, helping us shape this important document.

I must also thank our Members’ Forum delegates who attended a session in November to examine the plan and discuss how we can best put it into action. I was delighted at the level of support we had and humbled by all the enthusiasm and ideas among our delegates and their willingness to lead by example.

For those who may not have seen the new plan yet, I invite you to visit the CIOB website or look on our social media for links.

Caroline Gumble is CEO of CIOB.