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GCCA launches India chapter to execute sustainability agenda of cement industry


The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) on Tuesday launched its India chapter with an aim to execute the sustainability agenda of the domestic cement industry which is the second largest cement producing industry in the world.

As part of GCCA’s strategic partnership with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, GCCA India will assume the responsibilities of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) India which formerly served as the sector’s sustainability alliance.

World Business Council on Sustainable Development is a CEO-led organisation of over 200 international companies that help achieve the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.

“India is clearly a critical market in terms of cement producing capacity and with population growth, and the growing demand and need for safe homes and key infrastructure, cement and concrete are clearly going to play an important role in the future development of the country. It’s very much the aim of GCCA India to help ensure that this is undertaken in a sustainable way,” Benjamin Sporton, CEO at GCCA said at the launch event in Delhi today.

India is home to more than 500 million tonne cement producing capacity and another 20 million tonne capacity is expected to be getting added until FY2021. This makes balancing production with mitigating the adverse impacts that it causes more important than ever as environmental damage surrounding us worsens with each passing year.

“Looking at the key role the Indian cement sector will play in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), climate change and circular economy related objectives, GCCA has decided to launch its operations in India. I am confident that GCCA India’s launch will help to further accelerate the sustainable development agenda of the Indian cement industry,” KK Maheshwari, MD at UltraTech said at the launch.

GCCA India will develop a work program that will focus on the wider global GCCA priorities but with practical application across the Indian built environment. It’s priorities will include promoting best practices in the areas of safety, production and use of cement and concrete in the built environment, promoting principles of a circular economy across the value chain and fostering innovation in the cement making and concrete sectors in a way that makes a positive contribution to sustainable development.





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