Cemex issued the following announcement on May 20.
CEMEX has earned eight Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) certifications since 2016, making it the company with the most certifications from this international institution in the country.
The new certifications include biodiversity conservation and community projects in its cement plants that together improve the environment of more than 8,300 people.
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) has received the most certifications granted by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) of any company in Mexico, obtaining three new certifications for its environmental conservation actions.
With this year’s certifications of the company’s cement plants in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Tepeaca, Puebla, and Zapotiltic, Jalisco, CEMEX has earned a total of eight WHC certifications for its Mexico operations since 2016.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by the Wildlife Habitat Council as leaders in the preservation of nature nationwide; not only in our operations, but also in the communities of which we are part,” said Ricardo Naya, President of CEMEX Mexico. “Since 2016, we have achieved certification for approximately 20 programs and community environmental initiatives with the aim of complying with the highest standards of environmental conservation and biodiversity restoration in the country.”
The WHC’s most recent certifications focus on community projects that promote the restoration and reforestation of natural areas. Each site’s various projects together improve the environment of more than 8,300 people and the habitat of numerous species of flora and fauna.
CEMEX Tepeaca, Puebla plant’s gold certification highlights the rehabilitation of its clay and limestone quarry through the company’s planting of 450 species of acacias, peach, guava, and mesquite along five thousand square meters, reducing soil erosion and enabling groundwater recovery in the area.
The Community Environmental Restoration Program at its Monterrey, Nuevo León plant stands out among the projects that obtained silver certification. The 100 participating promoters worked for a year to recover wild flora and fauna habitats and to construct a pollinator garden.
CEMEX’s “Sowing the future” nursery at its Zapotiltic, Jalisco plant has the capacity to produce 10 thousand units of 45 endemic species that are used to reforest the surrounding community. Along with two other environmental projects, the plant obtained the WHC’s silver certification.
WHC promotes and certifies the conservation and management of habitat in areas of company operation through associations and education. Its program is the only voluntary sustainability standard designed to measure the improvement of biodiversity and education activities for environmental conservation. The agency currently operates in 28 countries.
This is the third time that the WHC has awarded certifications to CEMEX operations in Mexico. In 2016, the company’s Atotonilco and Huichapan plants in the state of Hidalgo earned certifications along with El Carmen, CEMEX’s main conservation project, recognizing the company’s biodiversity conservation efforts to protect this area with great biodiversity.
In 2017, the company’s Ciudad Valles and Tamuín operations in San Luis Potosí were recognized for the CEMEX–Tec Center’s Community Environmental Restoration Program, where young people from both communities are trained through workshops, talks, and dynamic initiatives to develop solutions to the main environmental problems and to contribute to the care of the environment.
In total, the eight conservation certifications granted by the WHC to CEMEX’s operations in Mexico focus on approximately 20 projects and programs that share the purpose of building better communities by encouraging the efficient use of raw materials, the use of renewable energies, and the regeneration of forest areas.
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable services. CEMEX has a rich history of improving the wellbeing of those it serves through innovative building solutions, efficiency advancements, and efforts to promote a sustainable future. For more information, please visit: www.cemex.com
For more information on WHC, please visit: wildlifehc.org
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