Behind the numbers Premium
The 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 cons...
Sustainability
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Lafarge: June '12
Lafarge 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-fo...
Industry welcomes government investment in biofuels technology
The Cement Association of Canada has applauded the Government of Canada's announcement that it will invest almost $1million in Ontario-based Pond Biofuels towards the advancemen...
FICEM's emission reduction and energy improvement measures
As a side event to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (20-22 June 2012) the Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD), will take pla...
WBCSD releases 2012 Progress Report
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)’s Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) has marked 10 years of progress with the release of its 2012 Progress Rep...
Lafarge sustainability ambitions 2020
Lafarge has entered a new phase in its sustainability commitment with the launch of Sustainability Ambitions 2020. The 34 new sustainability ambitions are organised around the t...
Cemex launches 'Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet' book
Cemex UK and Conservation International Europe have presented their book, Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet, at a Royal Society reception in London. The book, which has also been...
PCA Chair stresses the need for resilience at Rio+20
PCA Chairman of the Board Aris Papadopoulos called on the business leaders of the world to include resilient construction into public policy at the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainabili...
Holcim on track to achieve sustainable targets
Holcim said on Tuesday said it is on track to achieve its sustainability targets. I
Protecting biodiversity Premium
Quarrying limestone for cement can result in global extinctions of little-known biodiversity if appropriate surveys are not undertaken prior to the quarry opening and if impact ...