
Tackling the climate crisis with innovative green technologies
Through their collective power, global businesses working in the First Movers Coalition are making technologies of tomorrow commercially viable today.
Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net-zero company. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim brands include ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge. Holcim’s 70,000 staff around the world work in four business segments: cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and solutions and products.
How can we decouple our growth from the consumption of the Earth’s resources by shifting from a linear “take, make, waste” economy to a circular economy?
Industrial decarbonization requires cross-sector collaboration to strengthen demand for low-carbon solutions such as carbon capture, use and storage.
The construction sector's emissions account for about 40% of global GHG emissions. These industry innovations show how construction can be made circular.
The Centre for Energy and Materials is driving initiatives and coalitions to ensure the energy transition is sustainable, secure, resilient and affordable.
The Centre for Nature and Climate is accelerating net-zero climate action, regenerates food, water and ocean systems, and promotes circular economies.
The Centre for Urban Transformation is advancing public-private collaboration in cities, enabling more resilient and future-ready communities and local economies.