HeidelbergCement releases Sustainability Report 2018

• Tenth sustainability report of the company

• Focus on climate protection and reduction of CO₂ emissions

• Strong commitment to occupational safety and environmentally responsible production processes

HeidelbergCement today published its Sustainability Report for the 2018 financial year. With ambitious emission reduction targets, which have also been recognized by the Science-Based Targets initiative, HeidelbergCement is setting clear priorities in climate protection.

“Cutting our CO₂ emissions and handling natural resources considerately are priorities for all our business lines”, says Dr. Bernd Scheifele, Chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement. "We focus primarily on the development of sustainable products and the implementation of concrete measures at plant level in order to achieve our sustainability goals.” The company has set itself the target of a 30% reduction in its specific net CO₂ emissions per tonne of cement by 2030, compared with 1990. HeidelbergCement intends to realise its vision of CO₂-neutral concrete by 2050 at the latest.

In addition to climate protection and emission reduction, the company's tenth sustainability report highlights the broad spectrum of HeidelbergCement's sustainability activities. It provides detailed information on key topics such as human rights and compliance as well as occupational health and safety, on which intensive training and education measures were carried out in all Group countries in the 2018 reporting year. In addition, the report documents the company’s CSR activities and the intensive exchange with various stakeholder groups in areas such as supply chain and supplier management, research and development, biodiversity, responsible land use and water protection.

“Our sustainability strategy focuses on local responsibility – towards our employees and our neighbours as well as the environment,” says Dr. Bernd Scheifele. The report is intended to make this strategy transparent and comprehensible by providing a detailed description of all key issues, projects and measures, backed up by relevant key figures. HeidelbergCement's sustainability activities are based on the Sustainability Commitments 2030 adopted in 2017, which define the principles and objectives of the sustainability strategy until 2030.

The report complies with the established standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). It also underlines the Group's commitment to the principles of the UN Global Compact (UN GC) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

About HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement is one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of building materials with leading market positions in aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete. The company employs some 58,000 people at more than 3,000 locations in around 60 countries.

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