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Cement Sustainability Initiative

The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) is a global effort by 24 major cement producers with operations in more than 100 countries. CSI members believe there is a strong business case for the pursuit of sustainable development. Collectively these companies account for around 30% of the world’s cement production and range in size from very large multinationals to smaller local producers.

The purpose of the CSI is to:

1. Explore what sustainable development means for the cement industry;
2. Identify actions and facilitate steps cement companies can take, individually and as a group, to accelerate progress toward sustainable development;
3. Provide a framework for other cement companies to become involved;
4. Create the content and context for further stakeholder engagement.

Up until 2018, the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) was a flagship initiative of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) announced the formation of a strategic partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to facilitate the sustainable development of the cement and concrete sectors and their value chains. The new partnership also created synergies between work programs to benefit both the GCCA and WBCSD and their respective member companies. As part of the new agreement, the work carried out by the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) transferred from WBCSD to the GCCA on 1 January 2019 with activities managed out of the GCCA’s London offices.