2005 Sustainability Report - Lafarge

Beginning in 2000, a list of 250 sustainability issues for the Lafarge Group has been established from fifty internal
interviews, thirty external interviews and analyses from reports, such as the ones published by the WBCSD.
In 2002, Lafarge led a new series of external interviews and consulted its stakeholders to define more precisely the
Group’s issues. Since 2003, the panel has regularly followed the update of the list of issues, in comparison with other
groups.
The following diagram presents just a few of these issues in order to put them in a global perspective.
For more information on the Group’s sustainability issues, see our website.
CROSS-DIVISIONAL IMPACTS
Social impacts
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3
END OF LIFE
- Uphold and promote the protection of Human Rights
- Embed social criteria into the selection of our suppliers
Environmental issues
- Recycle demolition waste
Social issues
- Easy to dismantle products
TRANSPORTATION
Environmental issues
- Foster the most environmentally friendly
transportation solutions
- Curb local nuisances (congestion, dust,
noise, etc.)
Economic and community impacts
- Maintain a dialogue with and report to our stakeholders on our practices
and performance levels
Social issues
- Implementation of the Group’s directives on driving
and vehicles to transportation workers
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USE
Environmental issues
- Develop products helping to reduce
the environmental footprint of buildings
throughout their life cycle
- Recycle construction waste
- Reduce the duration of environmental nuisances
(noise, traffic, dust emissions)
Social issues
- Develop products that contribute to the safety,
health and comfort of building users
- Improve the working conditions of plant workers
and increase the ease and speed with which
products can be used
Economic and community issues
- Maintain the quality of our products over the long
term and anticipate changes in customer demand
- Reduce construction time for building contractors
by offering faster-to-use products
2005 key figures
- 10 applications for priority patents filed
by Lafarge research centre
- Lafarge research centre R&D budget:
€24.2 million
- Ensure the fair allocation of value between our stakeholders
(shareholders, suppliers, etc.)
- Conduct our activities based on the principle of free competition
and in line with responsible business practices
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