Latin America has a lot of informality in construction with poor or low awareness about the impact on sustainability. The improvement potential for sustainability practices is huge.

On January 22 2019 a LEED v4.1 Technical Workshop was held in Istanbul.

Holcim Deutschland has been awarded CSC certificates for ready-mix concrete and aggregate in Germany, increasing the number of CSC certificates in the country to 47.

Four Holcim Germany ready-mixed concrete plants have been certified by the Concrete Sustainability Council in Germany South-West and West.

Two Holcim Germany aggregates plants have been certified by the Concrete Sustainability Council in Germany. These are the first CSC aggregate certificates in Germany.

Two new ready-mixed concrete plants have been certified in accordance with “The Responsible Sourcing Certification System” launched by the Turkish Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (THBB), Regional System Operator of the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) and activated for the first time in November 2018 in Turkey. Following the independent audits conducted by the Economic Enterprise of KGS, the Certification Body of the Concrete Sustainability Council, “Çimko Osmaniye Ready-Mixed Concrete Plant” and “Çimko Altınşehir Ready-Mixed Concrete Plant” have received the “Responsible Sourcing Certificate” in Turkey. 

The new technical manual of the Concrete Sustainability Council is available.

The fees for upgrading existing licences in 2019 have been added to our Certification page.

Akçansa is the first cement company in Turkey to receive a "Responsible Sourcing Certificate" from the Concrete Sustainability Council.