Europe & CIS

New visitor facilities are being opened at RSPB Ouse Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire to allow the public to visit the latest restored areas of the wetland.

The SBTi has judged the company’s targets to be consistent with the ‘well below 2°C’ objective, pursuant to the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015.

Holcim marks the first anniversary of ECOPact’s global rollout, a key pillar in the company’s net zero journey.

The company has announced that it has signed up to the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme in a move to offer better assistance to staff and customers in need of additional support.

Pauline Lafferty has been appointed as Breedon’s Independent Non-Executive Director effective from 01 August 2021.

The company has announced the signing of a three-year contract for the development and marketing of its low-carbon cement with Alegina, a Vendée-based company that specialises in designing and manufacturing innovative materials and products from oyster shells and other seashells.

The Circular Explorer, developed by One Earth One Ocean and made possible by Holcim, has started its mission to clean up our ocean from plastic waste, while advancing marine science and education.

The company has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C Commitment, a global initiative led by the SBTi in partnership with the UN Global Compact and the ‘We Mean Business’ coalition, aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5°C and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

19 July marked the unveiling Striatus in Venice, the first-of-its-kind 3D Concrete Printed bridge, designed by Block Research Group and Zaha Hadid Architects, in collaboration with incremental3D and made possible by Holcim.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) accolade acknowledges that Aggregate Industries demonstrates its forces-friendly credentials as part of its recruitment process, and that it ensures its wider workforce is aware of the positive policies for defence personnel.

TITAN Cement Group is one of the first cement companies worldwide to have its CO2 emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)* as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

The company’s Mountsorrel Quarry has helped a local Women’s Institute (WI) restore a living memory to Princess Diana, with a donation to help maintain a memorial garden in Quorn, Leicestershire.

The company has confirmed that use of the mp connect card, the one card solution to support management of contractors and hauliers, will be compulsory across its business by the end of 2021.

Following a difficult start to the year for Western Europe’s construction industry, which contracted by 6.4% in 2020, economic activity has picked up significantly since the spring and is forecasted to rise sharply and grow by 5.7% in 2021, according to GlobalData.

CEMBUREAU, the association of the European cement industry, is ready to engage on the Fit for 55 legislative package published by the European Commission on 14 July.