2005 Sustainability Report - Lafarge

Encouraging
local initiatives
The program to promote dialogue and
a listening approach between our 2,000
facilities and their local stakeholders
(state authorities, associations,
neighbors …) not only meets local
regulatory requirements, but primarily
relies upon voluntary initiatives.
The quality of our relationships with
local communities is part of our
Environment Policy and was formally
incorporated by the Cement business
during 2003 as one of the 19 levers of
its performance program and by the
Aggregates business through its
unremitting actions. The quality of this
dialogue helps preserve our license
to operate and assure local acceptance
of our activities.
4 associations:
ADEM 1 ,
ACE 2 ,
SauvSOL 3 ,
Vivre Ensemble
à Montagny
representing more
than 40,000 water
consummers
and quarry
neighbors
The municipalities
of Millery
and Montagny
(about 5,000
inhabitants)
NEIGHBORS
MUNICIPAL
AUTHORITIES
EMPLOYEES
28 Lafarge
employees
and more than
50 sub-contractors
2 water authorities:
MIMO and SIDESOL,
and SDEI in charge
of water distribution
COORDINATED
QUARRY REHABILITATION
IN SOUTH KOREA
In line with the Lafarge quarry
rehabilitation standards, Lafarge Halla
Cement in South Korea went well beyond
local regulations and developed an
ambitious approach when requesting its
quarry extension in Okke, which is located
within the preserved Baekdudaegan
Mountains. The environmental impact
study was followed by the main local
stakeholders (government members,
professors and environmental experts,
NGO, neighbors). By demonstrating the
proof of its past performance and
presenting a very progressive rehabilitation
plan, Lafarge Halla showed its
WATER
AUTHORITIES
LAFARGE
QUARRY
CLIENTS
SUPPLIERS
AUTHORITIES
WWF Group partner,
FRAPNA,
Aggregates & Concrete
business
management
GROUP
Prefecture,
Departmental Council
commitment in favor of the environment
and won everyone’s confidence. The
rehabilitation plan is progressive and
takes into account aspects such as dust,
noise, water, ecosystems and safety.
Trees will be planted alongside the
conveyor belts, corridors will be
established for deer, a garden for
rare wild flowers has already been
created and the water resource will be
maintained through a tunnel and a dam.
This comprehensive approach allowed
Lafarge to go beyond the stakeholders’
concerns and to obtain a new license
to operate.
A DIALOGUE SEEKING
A COMPROMISE BETWEEN
VARIOUS IMPERATIVES
IN MILLERY
After 12 years of consultation with its local
stakeholders, Lafarge secured the renewal,
in 2005, of its license to operate
the aggregates quarry at Millery, close
to Lyon (France).
The local stakeholders (municipal authorities,
water authorities, local authorities and
surrounding communities) took action with
Lafarge to solve the conflict of use in this
urban zone between the optimization of the
site's facilities and the protection of drinking
water resources. Constant dialogue and
listening between Lafarge and the various
stakeholders led to an agreement that
modifies the initial redevelopment plan.
The quarry will no longer be rehabilitated
as a leisure park, but as a 100-hectare
water reserve.
1 | ADEM: Association de Défense de Montagny.
2 | ACE: Association des Consommateurs d’eau.
3 | SauvSOL: Sauvegarde du Sud Ouest Lyonnais.
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