As leaders in the cement industry, Cement Australia actively seeks to reduce our impact on the environment through sustainable practices.
We already employ measures such as using paper packaging, utilising electric trucks for transportation, exploring alternative fuels, and incorporating supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). We are currently exploring further reducing embodied carbon in our products, increasing energy efficiency, and carbon capture technologies.
Cement Australia has published Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for bulk cementitious products, with an increase in datasets to include packaged products yet to come.
Available EPDs can be found at: https://epd-australasia.com/company-epd/cement-australia/
Cement Australia is a founding member of the Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’
Alliance (MECLA). Alongside other members, Cement Australia is actively committed to advancing MECLA’s goals and objectives to transform the building and construction sector to reach Net-Zero emissions.
Cement Australia is a signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), and is actively incorporating the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) onto its products to minimise the environmental impacts of our packaging.
By deliberately making environmentally responsible packaging choices, and communicating the correct disposal methods to consumers, Cement Australia continues to set an industry leading example for responsible packaging practices in the cementitious materials space.
Cement Australia’s ISO accreditation for Environment (ISO14001), Safety (ISO45001), and Quality (ISO9001) systems demonstrates our continuous improvement of Cement Australia’s systems and processes.
Environment ISO Accreditation: Cement Australia’s Environmental management system is a driven by our determination to reduce our environmental impact. Through meticulous planning and implementation of sustainable practices, we strive to minimize our carbon footprint, conserve natural resources, and protect biodiversity.
OHS ISO Accreditation: Cement Australia’s Safety system is driven by rigorous safety protocols, comprehensive training, and continuous improvement initiatives that ensure we provide a safe and secure work environment for employees, contractors, and visitors.
Quality ISO Accreditation: Cement Australia’s Quality system underscores our dedication to delivering products and services that consistently meet and exceed customer expectations.
Our adherence to stringent quality control measures ensures our cementitious products continually maintain the highest levels of reliability, consistency, and performance.
Cement Australia’s dedication to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions, includes the signing of a letter of commitment to develop near term and long-term Science-Based Targets (SBTi).
SBTi is driven by world-leading environmental organizations, including the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP); empowering companies to set ambitious and measurable, science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets, aligned with the latest climate science.