Cement News tagged under: sustainability
UltraTech's sustainable journey14 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsHarmonising economic goals with the development of employees, vendors and the communities in which it operates, is in the DNA of Aditya Birla Group (ABG), where the concept of trusteeship is deeply rooted. UltraTech Cement Ltd, part of the Aditya Birla Group, added one more dimension to the trusteeship concept when it formally began its sustainability journey. By OP Puranmalka, UltraTech Cement Ltd, India. Rainwater harvesting at the mines of Vikram cement works, India In 2006, ... |
Cemex recognised for CO2 emissions performance and reporting, Latin America02 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex named one of Latin America’s best companies in CO2 emissions performance and disclosure Cemex has been named by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as the best Latin American company in terms of climate change data disclosure and one of the top ten in overall carbon emissions performance. The rankings were announced during the launching of the CDP’s latest report “CDP Investor Latin America 2012”, which comprises data on the emissions of greenhouse gases from 32 major companies in Arg... |
Cemex to participate in Clean Energy Fund31 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced that it will participate in a Clean Energy Fund that is expected to raise approximately US$300m through a public offer of Certificados de Capital de Desarrollo (Capital Development Certificates) in the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican stock exchange). The proceeds will be invested in a series of clean energy projects in Mexico. Cemex said its participation in the fund would be limited to management and advisory activities, and that it would retain a minority equity stake... |
Lafarge marks a decade of hitting sustainability targets, UK16 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has marked its 10th year of sustainability reporting in the UK this week with the release of its 2011/2012 Sustainability Reports. With a commitment to sustainability remaining at the heart of the business, Lafarge has made significant investment in developing its sustainable credentials. This has paid dividends, particularly with waste and water consumption being cut by 92 per cent and 88 per cent respectively in the cement business, since reporting began in 2001. The latest R... |
Lucky Cement wins sustainability award, Pakistan11 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement Limited, Pakistan's largest cement manufacturer and exporter, has received the Best Sustainability Report and the Best Corporate Report Awards - 2011. Lucky Cement secured overall Top position in the category for Best Sustainability Report Award, whereas its Corporate Report received 1st position in cement and sugar category. ??These awards for year 2011 were announced in a ceremony by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and the Institute of Cost and Management... |
Ambuja Cements wins safety awards27 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements has won two national awards for safety at its Rabriyawas plant in Rajasthan. The company bagged the first prize for its good performance in industrial safety and was runner-up in the category, ‘Accident Free Year.’ This is for the second consecutive year that the plant has won the National Safety Awards, according to The Hindu Business Line. The awards have been instituted by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1965. Ajay Kapur, CEO, Ambuja Cements, said safe... |
Moving on to the next decade22 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsTen years after publishing its first Agenda for Action in 2002, the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) has launched its 2012 CSI Progress Report. Philippe Fonta, managing director of the Cement Sustainability Initiative, takes a look back at the cement industry’s progress towards delivering on this agenda and ahead to the changing business and social environment in which it operates. The CSI Progress Report Over a decade ago, a group of leading cement companies came together... |
Building on achievements06 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIn its recently-published Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2011, Holcim tracks its progress in achieving its sustainability targets. For the company’s new CEO, Bernard Fontana, sustainable development remains at the core of the group’s operations worldwide. The need for energy security and cost reduction leads cement producers such as Holcim to consider a wider range of energy options Holcim’s current energy policies place the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) at th... |
Behind the numbers30 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Sustainability Initiative’s “Getting the numbers right” project has seen the creation of a sizeable and influential database on cement plant emissions and energy consumption, which has just been updated with 2010 data. Phil Kerton of CPK Consultancy, UK, takes a first look at some of the interesting values and trends that can be extracted from this important resource. It is the sixth year that the Cement Sustainability Initiative publishes data on cement industry CO2 emissi... |
Lafarge: June '1206 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has launched its 'Sustainability Ambitions 2020' programme, which sets 34 new sustainability ambitions. These include an increase to 50 per cent of the portion of non-fossil fuels, which is to include a 30 per cent share for bio-mass, a 33 per cent reduction of CO2 emissions compared with 1990 and 20 per cent of the concrete produced containing re-used and recycled materials. The group aims to generate an additional EUR1750m of EBITDA between 2012 and 2015. The main item is to be... |