Sustainable development
Management systems
Our "global standards, local management" approach recognizes the need to balance strong, consistent management with conditions and market needs at a local level - because that is where value is created.
Implementation of management systems
Group-wide standards and systematic benchmarking allow us to enhance performance to support our organizational stewardship and reinforce our image. To achieve success, we aim to strike the right balance between local responsibility and global leadership, multiplying good practices as far as practicable across our global network.
ISO certification is the starting point in managing our performance. Since 2002, we have gradually increased the implementation of the different ISO management system standards throughout the Group. The Group's OH&S management system goes beyond what is required by OHSAS 18001 and we therefore measure Group companies' performance on the basis of our own standard. The following chart describes our progress.
Implementation of ISO 14001*
Holcim's Environmental Management System includes the Plant Environmental Profile (PEP) monitoring and reporting tool, which goes beyond ISO 14001, covering all operational segments (cement, aggregates and ready-mix). The Holcim CSR approach is the management system for implementation of all elements of our CSR policy in all our operations.
