Lafarge CSR report

CSR REPORT Annual report : 3 Corporate strategy : 3 International agreements : 3 Main priorities of the group : 3 Economical priorities :: 3 Environmental priorities : 4 Social priorities : 4 Governance priorities : 4 Stakeholders 5 Shareholders: 5 Subcontractors and suppliers : 5 Employees and Union Organizations : 6 NGO’s: 6 Sustainable Development objectives and indicators 6 Social objectives 6 Economic objectives 8 Environmental objectives 8 Reporting standards : 10 Examples in investments made by Lafarge: 12 Agilia is a compacting cement range launched by Lafarge: 12 Sustainable commitments in Kenya and Uganda: 13

Annual report :
Company : Lafarge
Sector : Industry
Year : 2009
CEO : Bruno Lafont
Name of the report : Sustainability report
Activity : world leader in building material

Corporate strategy :
Values : Respect and trust – autonomy – teamwork
Mission : Research and development – industrial and technical -
Table of contents : clear

International agreements :
ILO : Yes Since 2005 Lafarge respects the fundamental social rights defined by the International Labor Organization
Global compact : Lafarge signed the United Nations Global Compact in 2003
OECD guidlines for MNE’s : Yes since 2009
Other : The ISO 14001 standard: since 1996, this standard has been used to certify environmental practices and Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Lafarge is encouraging the establishment of an EMS and, where appropriate, ISO 14001 certification of its sites.

Main priorities of the group :
Economical priorities :: continuing development on emerging markets accelerating innovation to reach sales of €3bn with innovative products by 2012

Environmental priorities :
Reducing the product’s ecological footprint : * improving the performance of its kilns, * replacing some of the clinker with industrial residues (fly ash and slag) to save energy, * a