Sustainability Ambitions

Sustainable development is not a new priority for the Lafarge Group. It is an integral part of its vision and day-to-day activities. The Sustainability Ambitions 2012 roadmap reaffirms the Group's three main commitments and highlights new challenges with regard to:

• climate change
• health and safety
• protection of the environment and biodiversity

The ambitions were introduced throughout the Group to ensure that there are tangible objectives and targets in place. Lafarge in the Philippines is focused on making its own contributions to ensure that the Group can achieve its sustainable development goals.

Sustainable Development

The World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

Sustainable development aims to reconcile 3 major stakes:

• economic performance,
• the social consequences of a company's actions (with regard to employees, suppliers, customers and the local community),
• environmental aspects (achieving a balance between a company's activities and the preservation of ecosystems).

To learn more about Lafarge and some of our sustainability actions and commitments, please view the Sustainability Report 2010.