Tag: Global Cement and Concrete Association

Essential women in essential industry – a year in the spotlight

Stuart Mitchell

A new campaign has been launched to highlight the essential role women play in the global cement and concrete industry, featuring video testimonials from more than 100 women across the world. The Global Cement and Concrete Association, whose member companies operate across the world, is running this campaign to help encourage more women to join the key industry in 2023. To mark International Women’s Day, the GCCA asked women working for its member companies to make short films profiling their work. The organisation was amazed by the response – with…

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Concrete’s path to net-zero emissions in focus as the World Economic Forum and the Global Cement and Concrete Association join forces to deliver concrete actions for climate

Stuart Mitchell

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and World Economic Forum have launched ‘Concrete Action for Climate’ (CAC), a collaborative platform that will help drive the industry’s journey to carbon neutral concrete by 2050 as part of the Mission Possible Partnership. The concrete and cement industry, which has cut emissions proportionally by 20% since 1990, is now assembling wider support to achieve its ambitious 2050 carbon neutral target. The Concrete Action for Climate initiative, which already represents 40% of the global concrete and cement industry through the GCCA, will bring…

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Concrete Industry outlines ‘2050 climate ambition’ to tackle global challenge

Stuart Mitchell

Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies have unveiled a joint industry ‘2050 Climate Ambition’. The ambition statement demonstrates the commitment of the industry across the globe to drive down the CO2 footprint of the world’s most used man-made product, with an aspiration to deliver society with carbon neutral concrete by 2050.   Launched by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) on behalf of its member companies, the ambition statement represents a critical milestone for the industry. It is the first time it has come together globally…

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