UN award for Cemex

643 Cemex has been presented with accolade at the World Business Development Awards for its contributions toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals through several of the company's programs to foster and facilitate development. The awards is jointly organised by the 4619 United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the 4426 International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the International Business Leader Fund (IBLF).

The award was presented to Cemex director of social responsibility and community development Martha Herrera by the UNDP’s Helen Clark.

Among the community development programmes for which Cemex was recognised is Centros Productivos de Autoempleo. This initiative consists of establishing community centres where low-income families can produce basic building materials for the construction or expansion of their homes. The program has already benefited over 3,000 families through 193,916 square meters of construction.