Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK: First Sustainability Report (2010)
The full report, available for download here, covers all of it's 200 UK operational sites and reviews its performance against a range of Sustainability targets over the last 3 years.
The report covers a range of topic areas including:
- Safety & People Development
- Its products, services, distribution and energy use
- Its work with local communities
- Its environmental performance, including quarry restoration, land management and biodiversity
- It's economic sustainability and major projects, and
- Two-year future targets
Our vision is to be: The clear leader in sustainability, dedicated to operating as one of the Uk's leading responsible and sustainable businesses.
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FAQ 1 : Our people, their health, safety & development (Capital One)
Our people are our greatest asset and we value their safety, health, diversity and development above all else. Our key acheivements in this area include:
(1) Industry leading safety performance and a reduction in incident frequency rates
(2) A wide range of formal, interpersonal, technical, supervisory and management training available
(3) A unique partnership with the Prince's Trust
Future targets in this area include:
- All employees to have a health check
- Increase road safety awareness
- All employees to have a Development Plan
FAQ 2 : Our products and services (Capital Two)
Sustainability is at the heart of many of our product innovations, this can be seen in the reduction of the environmental footprint of our operations. Key acheivements in this area include:
(1) BES 6001 - Responsible Sourcing Accreditation ('Very Good' rating - Concrete and Aggregates)
(2) Development of a range of sustainable concret and asphalt products
(3) Moving more materials by rail than any other quarry operator
Future targets in this area include:
- Increasing the proportion of recycled materials
- Measuring and calculating the CO2 per product
- Developing a zero carbon housing solution
FAQ 3 : Our partners and communities (Capital Three)
We are committed to supporting the communities around our operations and recognise the importance of being a good neighbour and a trusted partner. Key acheivements in this area include:
(1) A unique partnership with the Prince's Trust
(2) A 37% decrease in community complaints
(3) All quarries have the opportunity to have an operational Liaison Committee
Future targets in this area include:
- 80% of sites operating Considerate Constructors Scheme
- Reducing community complaints
- Stakeholder Engagement Plans in place for each site
FAQ 4 : Our legacy; including enhancing biodiversity and quarry restoration (Capital Four)
As guardians of nearly 20,000 hectares of land we are enormously proud of our work in terms of enhancing biodiversity and restoring quarries so as to leave a lasting legacy for future generations. Key achievements in this area include:
(1) Achieving a prestigious UEPG Sustainable Development Award
(2) Establishing Biodiversity Action Plans in conjunction with the WWF
(3) Helping to create the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the nation's place of national remembrance
Future targets in this area include:
- Establishing a water footprint for every site
- Acheiveing DEFRA targets of 95% of SSSIs in favourable condition
- Establishing an External Stakeholder Panel
FAQ 5 : Our economic stability (Capital Five)
We work to manage our business so that it provides sustainable growth in the long-term. We have strong and deeply embedded values or courage, integraity and consideration of others. Key achievements in this area include:
(1) Actively managing the business through the economic crisis
(2) Securing considerable major projects work to deliver financial performance
(3) Cash reduction to support sustainable initiatives
Future initiatives in this area include:
- Implementing regular customer surveys in all businesses
- Accreditation of BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing policy for each business
