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Holcim
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.
Impact
3 articles from Holcim
Davos 2022
Why the circular economy is the business opportunity of our time
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?
Energy Transition
Why public-private collaboration is critical for industrial net-zero transformation
Industrial decarbonization requires cross-sector collaboration to strengthen demand for low-carbon solutions such as carbon capture, use and storage.
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
How construction innovations are enabling the transition to a circular economy
The construction sector's emissions account for about 40% of global GHG emissions. These industry innovations show how construction can be made circular.
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