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 The Group’s sustainable development roadmap to date is the natural consequence of a mindset which has been deeply rooted in Italcementi’s DNA right from its early industrial history.
Over time this has grown in visibility becoming today an essential effort in our organization’s activities. At the moment sustainability drives and supports development strategies in all industrial sectors, impacting every Group decision and guiding us towards the ambitious goal of creating a balanced «Italcementi system» across economic, environmental and social dimensions, capable of effectively meeting the needs of the rapidly evolving international scenario.
On the economic front our investment strategy speaks for itself, through focus on rationalizing production activities, reducing environmental impact and improving working conditions.
Research and innovation also play an important role in this phase of our growth strategy.
Through renewed emphasis on energy efficiency and environmental impact we are establishing new models for the deployment of our products in the market. Another essential factor for our Group is value creation and re-distribution across our shareholders and stakeholders – which we continue to consider equally important – in a context of real and tangible financial balance.
Present environmental protection requirements compel us to face a number of key issues: a more effective alignment with the long-term international agenda for the reduction of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions; a strong standardization of environmental performances across all Countries where we operate; and finally a renewed attention towards major global and social issues such as the responsible use of resources, particularly water and biodiversity.
Health and safety are the pillars of our approach to social responsibility. This is put in practice through the application of equal standards and strict industrial hygiene rules across all locations reinforced by a renewed commitment to human rights within the wider community surrounding the «Italcementi system». On-going human capital development is among the most important tools to assure both high standards of technical know-how for our staff and effective sharing of our Group’s core values. Last but not least, over the years our Group has extended its relationship with key stakeholders leading to several joint initiatives with governments and NGOs for the development of local communities.
Of course we still haven’t reached the end of our journey. Targets are constantly pushed forward towards more ambitious objectives, as a consequence of a vision that has made continuous improvement an organizational priority. We will carry on enhancing the social role of the company convinced that a new governance model is the only assurance to a sustainable end of the current global recession.
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Carlo Pesenti
Chief Executive Officer
Italcementi Group |
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