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EU urged to update cement standards to promote low-carbon solutions

EU urged to update cement standards to promote low-carbon solutions

“The cement transition is ready to move. Europe now needs to open the door.”

13 July 2026

More than half of concrete sourced by ConcreteZero members is low carbon

More than half of concrete sourced by ConcreteZero members is low carbon

"This milestone shows what happens when pledges turn into measured, on-the-ground implementation."

29 June 2026

HSS ProService Head of Sustainability Matt Adams on why sustainability leaders need to stop chasing perfect data

People & Culture

HSS ProService Head of Sustainability Matt Adams on why sustainability leaders need to stop chasing perfect data

"Nothing is perfect in the ESG world. You start with what you've got and evolve it."

24 June 2026

Xella Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer Cécile Fages on building the case for low-carbon construction

Xella Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer Cécile Fages on building the case for low-carbon construction

“We cannot do this at any cost.”

25 March 2026

UK built environment sector launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

UK built environment sector launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

This is the first agreed methodology to define what net zero carbon means for the building sector.

12 March 2026

Adapteo CSO Lina Wiles on the trade-offs of leading sustainability at a circular construction firm

People & Culture

Adapteo CSO Lina Wiles on the trade-offs of leading sustainability at a circular construction firm

"This business model has been around for decades. It’s really smart and it really works."

25 February 2026

Corporate giants join forces to boost sustainable concrete industry

Corporate giants join forces to boost sustainable concrete industry

Corporate cement and concrete buyers are invited to join the alliance.

22 September 2025

UK invests £28.6mn in carbon capture project to decarbonise cement and lime

UK invests £28.6mn in carbon capture project to decarbonise cement and lime

The Peak Cluster CCS project is expected to create around 13,000 jobs.

07 July 2025

Grosvenor Group Sustainability Director Tor Burrows: ‘You can make money by doing the right thing’

People & Culture

Grosvenor Group Sustainability Director Tor Burrows: ‘You can make money by doing the right thing’

“Whether you call it a green premium or a brown discount, the buildings with the top rents have definitely got the top sustainability credentials."

04 June 2025

Building sector decoupled growth from emissions in 2023 – but decarbonisation remains off track

Building sector decoupled growth from emissions in 2023 – but decarbonisation remains off track

Emissions from building operations have increased by 5.4% since 2015.

19 March 2025

Labor dept. proposal seeks to protect workers from extreme heat

Policy & Standards

Labor dept. proposal seeks to protect workers from extreme heat

The move comes amid record-high temperatures: Nearly half of the population of the contiguous United States was under extreme heat alerts this week.

10 July 2024

Holcim subsidiary Aggregate Industries names new sustainability head

People & Culture

Holcim subsidiary Aggregate Industries names new sustainability head

Anna Baker replaces Kirstin McCarthy, who left in December 2023.

17 April 2024