Cemex’s conservation programmes certified

Several of 643 Cemex’s facilities in Mexico and USA have earned Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for their conservation programmes and wildlife education and environmental protection efforts.

The WHC certified 15 programmes at Cemex’s facilities in the USA and, for the first time, certified three programmes in Mexico.

The certified facilities include the company’s Center Hill Mine; Clinchfield Cement Plant, and Victorville Cement Plant in the USA, and and Cemex’s Atotonilco Cement Plant; Huichapan Cement Plant, and flagship El Carmen Conservation Programme in Mexico, which receives this international certification while celebrating 15 years of continued scientific research, habitat preservation, and species restoration.

Cemex’s WHC-certified conservation programmes are mainly focused on habitat restoration, as well as educational visits.

Among other efforts, El Carmen encompasses the reintroduction of extinct species; fire prevention; community engagement; research, and educational programmes in the region.

“We are honoured to once again earn Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation Certification for our programmes in the USA. This recognition, together with the first-time certification of our conservation programs in Mexico, underscores the success of our worldwide sustainability efforts,” says Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX.

“This Certification further fosters our continued commitment to embed sustainability in all aspects of our operations.”

WHC promotes and certifies habitat conservation and management on corporate lands through partnerships and education, and its programmes translate corporate sustainability goals and objectives into tangible and measurable on-the-ground actions.

Through a focus on building collaboration for conservation with corporate employees, other conservation organisations, government agencies and community members, WHC programmes focus on healthy ecosystems and connected communities.