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Sustainability
The GCCA exists to drive advances in sustainable construction whilst demonstrating industrial sustainable leadership in cement and concrete manufacturing. We are working to enhance the cement and concrete industry’s contribution to a variety of global social and developmental challenges.
As part of the strategic partnership established between the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the GCCA, the functions of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) have now transferred to the GCCA.
This has provided an opportunity to establish a new GCCA Sustainability Charter, and to refresh and update reporting of sustainability performance.
The “Getting the Numbers Right” database is managed as from 1 January 2019 by GCCA and is accessible here*. To access the CO₂ and Energy Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Cement Industry Excel Spreadsheet and Internet Manual, in English or Chinese use following link: English version or Chinese version (简体中文版网络手册).
GCCA Sustainability Charter
The GCCA Sustainability Charter identifies five key pillars which encompass the sustainability spectrum of the cement and concrete sector and has set out the requirements for full members against each of these. Full members must implement sustainability initiatives across all five pillars and set targets for performance improvement for each of the pillars to achieve compliance.
GCCA Sustainability Guidelines
The six guidelines include a number of simple, reliable and representative KPIs against which members must monitor and report performance. To achieve the extended compliance level, full members shall have their data verified and reported publicly.
- Sustainability framework guidelines PDF document
- Sustainability guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of CO2 from cement manufacturing PDF document
- Sustainability guidelines for co-processing fuels and raw materials in cement manufacturing PDF document
- Sustainability guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of emissions from cement manufacturing PDF document
- Sustainability guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of safety in cement manufacturing PDF document
- Sustainability guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of water in cement manufacturing PDF document
* The “Getting the Numbers Right” database is open for all interested parties to view data. The years for which data is available are: 1990, 2000, and 2005 to 2016. You can contact the GNR Project Management Committee if your company or organization is interested in finding out more about participating in the GNR system or about making data queries. Individual queries about specific issues are answered within strict confidentiality guidelines. Charges may be levied on data requests to cover operational costs, especially with regard to complex data requests. The database complies with anti-trust laws and is managed by an independent third-party service provider. Individual participants may only see reports based on their individual company data or aggregated results. Confidential information on individual companies or plants is not disclosed, nor made accessible, and is protected by contractual and data security measures.
Our Team
GCCA Executive Team
Benjamin Sporton
Benjamin has joined the GCCA from the World Coal Association where he served as Chief Executive for almost four years. Benjamin leads the efforts of the GCCA to drive advances in sustainable construction, working to enhance the cement and concrete industry’s contribution to a variety of global, social and developmental challenges.
Claude Loréa
Claude has joined the GCCA from European cement industry body, CEMBUREAU where she was Deputy Chief Executive and Industrial Affairs Director. Claude leads all aspects of GCCA work related to cement and oversees the transition of the activities of the Cement Sustainability Initiative to the GCCA.
Dr Andrew Minson
Andrew has joined the GCCA from the Mineral Products Association in the UK where he was Executive Director for both The Concrete Centre and British Precast. In his new role, Andrew leads GCCA’s work promoting the sustainability value of concrete in the future of construction. This will include improving understanding of concrete’s lifecycle and its role in the circular economy.
Paul Adeleke
Paul has joined the GCCA having worked for Philip Morris International in a range of senior communications and reputation roles, and more recently joins from RICS where he was Global Communications Director. Paul leads work on developing the GCCA’s outreach and engagement strategy to achieve global recognition of concrete as the sustainable building material of choice.
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Members
The GCCA intends to attract a broad and large representation of the cement industry. The goal is for the GCCA’s Membership to represent at least fifty percent of the global cement production capacity. Members are producers of Portland cement clinker and other natural cementitious clinkers for the manufacture of cement.
Members – Asia Cement, Breedon, Buzzi Unicem, Cementir Holding, Cementos Argos, Cementos Molins, Cementos Pacasmayo, CEMEX, Ciments De L’Atlas (CIMAT), Çimsa Çimento, CNBM, CRH, Dalmia Cement, Dangote, Eurocement, Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV (GCC), HeidelbergCement, Intercement, LafargeHolcim, Medcem Madencilik, Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises Ltd, Orient Cement Ltd, SCG Cement, Schwenk Zement KG, SECIL, Shree Cement Ltd, Siam City Cement Ltd, Taiheiyo, Taiwan Cement Corporation, Titan Cement, Ultratech, Votorantim
Affiliates - Cámara Nacional del Cemento (Mexico), CEMBUREAU (the European Cement Association), Cement Association of Canada, CMI (Ireland), Federación Interamericana del Cemento (FICEM) (Latin-American Region), Mineral Products Association (United Kingdom), Portland Cement Association (USA), SNIC/ABCP (Brazil), Union of Cement Producers – Soyuzcement (Russia)
There are two categories of Membership:
- Full Members are clinker producers from across the globe. All full members have to comply with the GCCA’s Sustainability Charter.
- Associate Members are clinker producers who share the GCCA’s mission but who do not fulfil the requirements for Full Membership. Associate Members having a maximum of 20% of the votes.
The GCCA partners with "Affiliates"who share the GCCA’s mission. Affiliates are often national or regional bodies which promote the role of cement and concrete in their geographic area. They are not formal Members, but are partners who the GCCA will consult and work with across different projects, in order to help achieve shared goals and specific objectives.
News and Media
In the news
Since its launch in January 2018, the GCCA has been building the core capabilities and relationships required to deliver on its long-term global objectives. Our press releases and other communications which track this progress can be found here.
Global Cement and Concrete Industry Women's Network - launched on International Women’s Day
Concrete Positioning and Sustainability in sharp focus as Global Cement and Concrete Industry Gathers in London
GCCA to discuss industry priorities and future trends in construction at London event
Paul Adeleke appointed Communications and Policy Director for Global Cement and Concrete Association
Andrew Minson appointed Concrete & Sustainable Construction Director for GCCA
Companies sign up to join the Global Cement and Concrete Association
Global Cement and Concrete Association agrees strategic partnership with World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Benjamin Sporton appointed Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association
World’s leading cement and concrete companies launch Global Cement & Concrete Association
Events
Annual Meeting and Symposium – Our first gathering
The GCCA’s first annual gathering was held was in London in November, attracting 150 attendees from the cement and concrete sector, with CEOs of more than 30 companies in attendance.
A number of highlights of the event included renowned architect, Sir David Adjaye OBE at the kick-off dinner, who presented a powerful address on his love of concrete and its use in his award-winning projects across the globe.
A Symposium discussion was also held featuring thought leaders from around the world with Michael Birshan of McKinsey, Elizabeth Heider from Skanska and Haiyan Wang from the China India Institute. Their discussion was moderated by broadcaster Gavin Esler and ignited an engaging discussion on ‘Future Trends in Global Construction’. A number of key discussion points were raised, including - driving sustainability across the full value chain, assessing building products on their lifecycle performance, and how concrete can contribute to the huge construction needs of emerging economies.
An AGM and Board meeting were also held which set-out a clear work program for the GCCA, for 2019 and beyond. The work program will focus on the following priority areas:
- Positioning concrete as the sustainable building material of choice
- Promoting international best practice in the areas of safety, production and the use of cement and concrete in the built environment
- Fostering innovation in the cement and concrete sectors
- Making a positive contribution to global sustainable development
- Promoting the principles of a circular economy across the value chain
Current GCCA membership numbers were also confirmed with 32 companies, representing 35% of global cement production, and nine affiliate - national and regional - organisations.
