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Italcementi formalised its natural commitment to the protection of the environment and to social responsibility joining the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in 2000.
WBCSD provides a platform for companies to share knowledge, experience and best practices, and to advocate business positions on these issues in a variety of forums, working with governments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organisations.
Italcementi considers business leadership to be a catalyst for change towards sustainability, in particular by promoting the roles of eco-efficiency, innovation and social responsibility.
Italcementi strongly believes in values, such as:
- responsibility as long term commitment to sustainability
- integrity as ethical behaviour at the heart of its business
- efficiency as operational excellence through continuous improvement
- innovation in product, application and management
- diversity of local identities as a source of value
and focuses its growth strategy on:
- renewal and expansion of its existing industrial network
- small/medium size acquisitions and partnerships in emerging and high growth markets
- vertical integration with ready-mixed concrete and aggregates
- development of innovative building products, applications and services
- initiatives in renewable energy sector.
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