Partnership between Holcim and IUCN renewed
Company aims to protect biodiversity at 80% of its quarry sites around the world by 2013
THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) and Holcim have decided to renew a partnership agreement set up to protect biodiversity at Holcim’s quarries around the world.
The partnership began in 2007 and has now been extended for a further three years.
With the protection of biodiversity representing a constantly evolving challenge for quarry operators, recommendations from a panel of IUCN experts following numerous site visits led to the development of a Group strategy and a biodiversity management system for Holcim.
The company has also worked with IUCN at a local level in a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Spain and China.
The partnership is also intended to further the exchange of experience with third parties, and Holcim and ICUN have made the recommendations public with the aim of stimulating discussion and encouraging other companies to follow Holcim’s example.
The further co-operation between the two organizations aims to ensure that, by 2013, Holcim will achieve their target of having a plan to protect biodiversity at 80% of their quarries in environmentally sensitive areas.
Additional topics of the co-operation include defining indicators for measuring the success of the biodiversity management system, and developing a water-management programme.
