Conflict Avoidance Coalition: Inception of the Conflict Avoidance Pledge

The article outlines the origins, purpose, and impact of the Conflict Avoidance Pledge (CAP), highlighting its role in promoting early intervention and collaboration to reduce costly disputes in the construction industry.
Created: 5 February 2025
Last Reviewed: 5 February 2025

Introduction

The coalition is a group comprised of around 20 of the UK’s foremost professional and industry bodies who are leading a campaign to reduce financial and other costs associated with construction and engineering disputes.

The Coalition’s aims are to:

  • Encourage individuals, businesses and organisations to adopt the Conflict Avoidance Pledge and embed its principles into their culture and practice.
  • Actively promote collaboration and use of effective dispute avoidance and management to the construction and engineering industry.
  • Provide information and guidance to the construction and engineering industry on a wide range of conflict avoidance and early intervention techniques.
  • Help contracting parties to put into practise practical conflict avoidance and management procedures to deal with actual and evolving disputes early, quickly, and effectively.

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