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Holcim — ESG Presentation (June 2012)
13 slides from Holcim's sustainability presentation, Jun 12, 2012
Slide 1: Bernard Fontana, CEO Holcim Ltd
Bernard Fontana, CEO Holcim Ltd June 12, 2012 1
Slide 2: Holcim's 6th Corporate Sustainable Development Report
This is Holcim’s 6th Corporate Sustainable Development Report, demonstrating a continued commitment to not only apply the principles of sustainable development in the business, but also transparency in reporting. As indicated in the CEO interview in the report, the long term nature of the business r
Slide 3: External Report Review Panel
We are grateful to the External Report Review Panel who made such a valuable contribution to the report and to our business. The panelists are well respected experts representing a broad cross section of stakeholders. By means of teleconferences, webinars and individual interviews, the panel provide
Slide 4: Occupational Health and Safety priority
I have made it clear that the most important priority in this area is Occupational Health and Safety. I have taken personal responsibility, and my very first action as CEO was to take management responsibility for the OH&S team. Holcim has made good progress in terms of Lost Time Injuries, but I am
Slide 5: Fatalities and road safety
The level of fatalities is a matter of grave concern to us. We have made significant progress on our own premises with our own people, but safety of third parties service providers on our sites remains a challenge. Off site, improved reporting and multiple single events led to a strong increase in r
Slide 6: CO2 per tonne of cement reduction target
Holcim has a target to reduce the CO2 per tonne of cement by 25 percent by 2015 compared to the base year of 1990. By the end of 2011, we had reached a reduction of 21.8 percent. That puts us on track to achieve the 2015 target, but it will be a significant challenge to achieve it, with a "step chan
Slide 7: IUCN partnership, biodiversity and water management
Our extremely fruitful partnership with IUCN is continuing. Work is currently underway to ensure that the state of the art Biodiversity Management System developed in the first phase of the partnership is implemented. Further activities with the IUCN include the development of biodiversity indicator
Slide 8: Emissions reduction targets achieved
Holcim’s targets to achieve a 20 percent reduction in specific (grams per tonne of cement) emissions against a base year of 2004 were achieved in 2011. This is particularly pleasing as this was accomplished despite the difficult economic climate and focusing primarily on "primary measures" to achiev
Slide 9: People development and labor practices
People are fundamental to our success and the development of people as well as the attraction and retention of top class employees is crucial. In January, we issued a Directive on the use of contract labor. We already had many good practices in place throughout the Group, and the Directive formalize
Slide 10: Community engagement and license to operate
We are in a long term business. We are in our host communities for decades and we are reliant on their goodwill and license to operate. Holcim has long recognized the value of constructive stakeholder engagement and we have put programs in place to promote and encourage this. All Group companies are
Slide 11: Strategic social engagement and community investment
Holcim’s approach to to social engagement has always been strategic rather than philanthropic. We encourage Group companies to prioritize projects that develop low income housing, support micro enterprise development and provide vocational training. In 2011 Group companies invested 38 million CHF in
Slide 12: Some other aspects covered in the report
| Some other aspects covered in the report * Anti-Bribery and Corruption Directive (ABCD) issued in January 2012 - zero tolerance approach * Sustainable Procurement Initiative initiated — Supplier Code of Conduct developed and distributed to all suppliers. Focus will be on those suppliers that pose
Slide 13: Assurance and application level
b olcim Assurance and application level PricewaterhouseCoopers assurance statement pwe * Data assurance and assurance on the principles of inclusivity, materiality and responsiveness conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers * GRI application level A+, as checked by the GRI * External panel statement incl