Sustainability

Building on sustainability
HeidelbergCement is committed to sustainability and builds on the three pillars: ecology, economy and social responsibility. Our sustainable corporate governance places the primary focus on customers, employees, shareholders and local partners at all locations.

As a company that makes intensive use of raw materials, we regard climate protection and the securing of resources as the foundation of our future development. With efficient production processes and the increasing use of alternative fuels and raw materials, we make an important contribution to protecting our climate. Group-wide standards for environmental protection and occupational health and safety help us to ensure that our ambitious goals are implemented worldwide. The quarries and the sand and aggregates pits from which we extract our raw materials are returned to a natural state or put to agricultural use. We are increasingly opting for renaturation, thus helping to preserve biological and species diversity. 

Vision
HeidelbergCement operates in around 40 countries. The aim of sustainable development is the same for all Group areas and business lines. We are building on the three pillars of sustainable development: economy, ecology and social responsibility. We create added value for our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders. We conserve natural resources – the basis of our economic activity. And we recognise our social responsibility at our locations and towards our employees.

Enviroment and Resources
Natural resources are the basis of our economic activity. Climate protection, conserving resources, reducing emissions and minimising environmental impacts on our quarrying and production sites are our objectives in environmental protection. This requires high technical standards, which are achieved through the exchange of knowledge across the Group and the introduction of environmental management at all our sites. In addition to this, the new Sustainability Ambitions 2020 set out our long-term objectives and tasks.

Sustainability strategy and managment

Sustainability and social responsibility are pillars of the corporate strategy of HeidelbergCement, one of the largest building materials producers in the world, more ›

Employees

We take seriously our social responsibility at our locations. Respect for our employees and their representatives forms the basis for co-operation. We support our employees by helping them obtain qualifications and training them to a high level. more ›