Votorantim Cimentos signed a $150 million financing agreement linked to sustainability indicators with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets and a member of the World Bank Group.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is holding a virtual Concrete Sustainability Summit, Aug. 22-24, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET each day. Areas of focus include the five levers in the association’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality: clinker, cement, concrete, construction and carbonation.
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The World Cement Association (WCA) announced CHOVET, a French industrial engineering services company, as its latest associate corporate member.
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CEMEX USA has been named Energy Star Partner of the Year for 2023 for the fifth consecutive year, earning the Sustained Excellence in Energy Management from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy for the company’s ongoing and longstanding efforts in energy management and sustainability.
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Holcim is among 17 global companies – and the only one in the industry – to be selected to work with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) to submit nature targets for validation in 2023 as part of a global initiative to set the world’s first standards for ambitious and measurable corporate action for nature.
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Materials technology company Fortera announced renewable energy and cleantech attorney Dan Cummings as general counsel and vice president of intellectual property.
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BEUMER Group announced Andreas Backs as its new director of global sustainability. In this role, he is responsible for the development and implementation of the group’s global sustainability strategy.
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Progressive Planet will build a pilot plant that can produce up to 3,200 tonnes annually of PozGlass 100G – a CleanTech low-carbon cement that can dramatically reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.
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The World Cement Association (WCA) announced that it is welcoming SICK AG, a leading global supplier of sensor solutions, as its latest associate corporate member.
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Lafarge Canada announced a five-year in-kind donation commitment, with a market value of $100,000, with the Nicomekl Enhancement Society (NES) in Langley, British Columbia.
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