At an event in connection with the recent BirdLife World Congress, the company, together with
HeidelbergCement and BirdLife International wish to continue and expand their partnership and the Biodiversity Conservation Programme into important markets for the cement and aggregates industry in Africa and South-East Asia.
Today, the company has a noticeable presence in Africa with cement production in nine sub-Saharan countries and in eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
While cement capacities in India was recently expanded, it will also be increased significantly in Indonesia in the coming years.
“Considering the expansion plans the company foresees in Africa and Asia-Pacific in the next few years it makes sense to already from the start incorporate biodiversity management in order to avoid and minimise potential risk and liabilities,” says Dr Michael Rademacher, global manager for biodiversity and natural resources at HeidelbergCement.
“Working in cooperation with the local communities to preserve the environment is of core value to HeidelbergCement.”
The event also saw the premiere of HeidelbergCement’s BirdLife International Partnership film Giving Nature a Second Chance, which was filmed at the HeidelbergCement quarry in Lengfurt, Germany.
The film depicts a case study of on-the-ground implementation of the company’s Biodiversity Management Plan.
The primary goal of the HeidelbergCement-BirdLife International Partnership is to further improve the protection of biodiversity associated with quarrying sites. Joint biodiversity projects are currently formulated in different countries and local management together with national BirdLife Partners work together to implement and document these projects.
