Policies for Blended Cements and SCMs in Cement Production
Date: 22nd April
Time: 16.00-17.00 CET
Venue: TBC (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Join us on Wednesday, 22nd April 2026 for an in-person workshop on enabling policies for blended cements and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in clinker production at Sustainable Buildings and Construction Summit 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The workshop will address a variety of policy instruments, including standards and low-carbon procurement options, governments may introduce to facilitate the adoption of SCMs within the cement industry.
The discussion will build upon the ICBC country pledge on blended cements and SCMs in clinker production, inviting governments to support the scale up of these materials to reduce clinker content and GHG emissions.
Cement production is responsible for around 7% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions globally, yet cement and concrete are essential to deliver homes, infrastructure and the built environment. One of the most effective near‑term decarbonisation levers—identified across GCCA roadmaps and policy frameworks—is reducing the clinker content of cement by scaling up the use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and promoting blended cements.
The workshop will bring together government and industry representatives sharing best practices and case studies of policies and regulations enabling SCMs use in clinker production.