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Additional resources > International Union for Conservation of Nature > El Carmen > BirdLife International Case Study: CEMEX quarries and plants receive broad recognition for conservation efforts In 2012, pilot-stage BAPs will be launched in at least one site in each of the six CEMEX regions: South America and the Caribbean, Asia, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Mexico, and the USA. A continuing relationship with BirdLife International and its national partners will be an instrumental part of this process, and CEMEX has authorized a new budget to make this collaboration possible. In turn, BirdLife International has reinforced its staffing by adding a new Program Manager to the partnership, whose work will be dedicated to advancing collaboration with CEMEX in the coming years. CEMEX works to minimize environmental disturbances throughout its entire manufacturing process and even after the use of facilities has been discontinued. Our plant management and quarry rehabilitation efforts, in particular, have received international attention for drawing together strategic environmental protection processes, educational resources for communities and stakeholders, and comprehensive conservation initiatives. CEMEX USA Five of CEMEX’s mining, quarry, and plant sites have been inducted into the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Collaborative Conservation Program as Partners. These sites include quarries in Fairborn, Ohio, and Brooksville and Miami, Florida; a sand mine in Clermont, Florida; and a cement plant in Louisville, Kentucky. Each of these operations has been recognized for having progressive land-management and wildlife conservation programs as well as environmental education initiatives. The partially active CEMEX quarries in Fairborn, Ohio, have received a 2011 Reclamation Achievement Award from the Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association. Ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Fairborn quarry sites have helped reduce environmental disturbances and improve long-term options for repurposing the land. In 2008, a CEMEX clay mine site in Beavercreek, Ohio, received the same award. CEMEX UK In October 2011, CEMEX UK received the Natural England Biodiversity award for rehabilitation efforts at its Rugeley quarry in Staffordshire. CEMEX voluntarily avoided quarrying the site to maximum permitted depths, to ensure that the 80-hectare area could be rehabilitated into a lowland dry heathland—an essential habitat for local species. In Branton, England, a former CEMEX mining site was successfully converted into a 29-acre bird and wildlife sanctuary—inhabited by over 140 different animal species—and is now open for public enjoyment. CEMEX Poland The year 2011 was a productive one for CEMEX’s Chelm plant in Poland. Not only did the plant win two awards at the 2011 International EcoForum conference—in recognition of environmental responsibility through innovation—Chelm also became one of only 28 Polish business operations to meet the criteria of the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Registration with EMAS—an advanced, voluntary environmental management instrument—reflects the integrity of management practices at Chelm and signals the plant’s ongoing commitment to transparency and its environmental priorities. Left: Demopolis Cement Plant in Alabama, Portland. Cement Association´s Sustainability Award Winner Right: Quarry rehabilitation in the UK < previous 29 next>
priority 5 high priority to health and safety Our rigorous focus on the health and safety of employees, contractors, and the public has enabled us to improve our performance in 2011; nevertheless we are aware that much more improvement is needed and we continue to introduce initiatives to help us meet our long-term objectives. ENSURING THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS IS A CORE COMMITMENT performance highlights • The employee lost-time Injury rate (per million hours worked) decreased to 2.3, a 12 percent reduction vs. 2010. • CEMEX’s Sustainability Committee endorsed the new Global Health and Safety Management System and began its roll-out. • 2,914 supervisors and managers completed training in LEGACY, the company’s in-house flagship safety leadership program—800 more than in 2010. FOR CEMEX < previous 30 next>
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