Source: Cemex

Mexico-based Cemex issued its 2008 Sustainable Development Report last week and achieved a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)-checked application level of A+. The report was prepared in accordance with the GRI G3 guidelines, and the company is first to achieve this honor.

The report includes a number of other firsts: a public policy section; an assurance statement on CO2 emissions and safety indicators by PricewaterhouseCoopers; as well as the establishment of a Sustainability Advisory Panel of experts. Some of the report’s performance highlights:


• Increased use of alternative fuels, up 35 percent from 2007;
• Reduced CO2 emissions per ton of cement, on track for 25 percent cut by 2015;
• Biodiversity mapping of all quarry sites globally, in collaboration with BirdLife International;More than 224,000 families in Latin America supported through Patrimonio Hoy, Cemex's 10-year-old, low-income housing program that provides micro-credit, advice, and affordable building materials.

The entire report can be found at www.cemex.com/su/su_re_gr.asp.