Lafarge exceed target to reduce global CO2 emissions
LAFARGE say they have made a significant breakthrough in reducing their carbon footprint by exceeding the Group’s CO2 emissions reduction target one year ahead of schedule.
The company is following a voluntary approach on a global scale and for 10 years has been publicly committed to reducing its global net emissions per tonne of cement by 20% between 1990 and 2010, within the framework of a partnership with WWF International.
According to figures verified by Ernst and Young, at the end of 2009 the Group had reduced its emissions by 20.7%, thanks to the mobilization of operating units in three areas:
The company is following a voluntary approach on a global scale and for 10 years has been publicly committed to reducing its global net emissions per tonne of cement by 20% between 1990 and 2010, within the framework of a partnership with WWF International.
According to figures verified by Ernst and Young, at the end of 2009 the Group had reduced its emissions by 20.7%, thanks to the mobilization of operating units in three areas:
- The improvement of energy efficiency through mastered production processes.
- The substitution of fossil fuels by alternative energy sources, such as biomass or industrial waste.
- The development of new ranges of products meeting market requirements, using additives and recovering by-products from other industries.
