The UN-backed Scientific Assessment Panel to the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances gave us recently an optimistic scenario about the ozone layer – it is on track to recover within four decades. However, the ambitious goal of the cement industry to become climate-neutral by 2050 has to be achieved through digitization – it is...
UltraTech has been recognized as a leader in ‘climate change’ by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global non-profit environmental organization, for its 2022 CDP disclosure. They received an ‘A-’ score for implementing best practices and for taking concerted action on climate issues, securing a place in the Leadership category. UltraTech’s score of ‘A-‘ in FY22...
Cement industry can gain advantages in digital competition if it will see digitalization as a driver of sustainability. It now has the choice between a restructuring and adjustment of the business model or a potential loss of the basis for the business. New business models are needed that place sustainability at the heart of business activities:...
Corporate brand Heidelberg Materials revealed at headquarters in Heidelberg today New brand identity underlines the company’s pioneering role on the path to carbon neutrality and digitalisation in the building materials industry Domestic and international subsidiaries will gradually change their name to Heidelberg Materials from 2023 onwards HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials. The company revealed its new...
A long-awaited 2,4 km long bridge has opened that links southern coastal areas to the rest of the country. The cable-stayed bridge was built for €526 million with the support of the European Union (EU) which put up €357 million, or about 85% of the cost of the project, notes the European Commission daily news....