HeidelbergCement and BirdLife International became cooperation partners

At 16 September 2011 HeidelbergCement and the internationally recognised
nature conservation organisation BirdLife International signed a co-operation
agreement. The primary goal of this partnership is to further improve the protection of biodiversity at quarrying sites. HeidelbergCement expects that this collaboration will further strengthen its leading role in the promotion of biodiversity at quarrying sites. As early as 2009, the Group was the first company in the international building materials industry to issue a binding guideline on biodiversity management.

The co-operation is initially scheduled to last three years. In the first year, a biodiversity strategy for the partnership will be developed jointly. The strategy will also include goals for the protection of species and habitats. In the second year, joint biodiversity projects will be formulated in different countries. Local management, in particular, will be involved, alongside the national partners of BirdLife International. From the third year, the first pilot projects in Europe will then be implemented and documented.

Further Information bout BirdLife International: www.birdlife.org or http://europe.birdlife.org