“Sourcing concrete with confidence” A Global Responsible Sourcing Certification System for the Concrete and Cement Industry Cement sector Concrete sectorConstruction sector

1 What is a responsible sourcing scheme? 2 Objectives 3 Who is the client 4 Content of the scheme 5 Flexibility 6 Organization 7 Planning 8 Participation Topics

The start

One third global cement production Two thirds outside of China Cement Sustainability Initiative (WBCSD/CSI) WBCSD/CSI

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What is it? A Responsible Sourcing Scheme is a certification system that: Creates transparency on the production of concrete and concrete products regarding environmental and social aspects Promotes responsible sourcing of concrete Improves resource efficiency & social contribution of concrete production Fosters stakeholder engagement

Relation with EPD EPD – Impacts to Environment Carbon Emissions Energy Consumption Acidification Eutrophication Smog Creation Ozone Depletion Water Consumption Waste Generation RSS - Company Behavior Employee Health and Safety Fair Labor and Employment Practices External Stakeholder Engagement Energy Efficiency (refer to EPDs) Bio-diversity Management Land Stewardship Resource Management RSS - Company Behavior Employee Health and Safety Fair Labor and Employment Practices External Stakeholder Engagement Energy Efficiency (refer to EPDs) Bio-diversity Management Land Stewardship Resource Management

Green Public Procurement Guidelines –UK Government sets target that 25% of construction products be sustainably sourced Green Rating Systems (BREEAM/LEED) introducing points for RSS encouraging development Contractors and developers looking for responsibly sourced products (e.g. Skanska – zero unsustainable materials) Other industries/ competing materials have RSS Market drivers

Primary Producers Cement, Aggregate, Admixture and SCM producers / suppliers Stakeholder and Shareholder engagement, Governmental, Internal per CSR policies Concrete and Concrete Product Producers Demand from Contractors, Certified projects, Wholesale, etc. Contractors Prove compliance with green demand: Site, Transport, Re-use, waste, Design for De- construction, LCA, EPD’s Etc. End Users / Customers Governments via Green Procurement: GSA, DoD Real estate investors:/ owners: (Corporate, Institutional, Retail, Healthcare - via LEED, BREEAM, GRI and CSR Policy ) Wal-mart, Ford, Starbucks, PNC Bank, CBRE, etc Social media trends: Fair trade, circular economy, C2C, social return, etc The Why: pull of the market

Main objectives of the project (1/3) 1. Help improve concrete’s performance:  Promote responsible practices throughout the value chain  Incentivize continuous improvement 2. Improve transparency of the concrete sector  Stimulate the concrete industry to remain competitive in the green building sector  Make green results visible  Enable a producer to demonstrate leadership Objectives

Main objectives of the project (2/3) 3. Receive recognition of sustainable practices in green building rating systems (LEED, BREEAM, DGNB, GreenStar, HQE, etc.)  Get credits for responsibly sourced concrete 4. Get recognition in green procurement government policies  At EU level, the RSS could be perceived as a valuable harmonization effort  Environmentally Preferred Products (EPP via EPA) Objectives

Main objectives of the project (3/3) 5. Improve the public opinion of both the concrete product and the sector 6. Improve the businesscase for responsible/sustainable concrete Objectives

Content of the scheme RSS for Concrete/C ement Management Responsible Sourcing Policy Responsible sourcing organization Environmental Product informationTransportBiodiversityAir, water, energy, land useSecondary materials Social Health and SafetyLabor and EmploymentLocal community Economical ReliabilityResponsibilityEthical business

Basic Level Certification: Report in Accordance with ISO (or GRI, etc.)

Global versus Local Global framework (common language) Regional adaptations (weighting, additional topics, filter topic) Regional certification system Quick scan: For internal use Learning and communication Self-assessment tool: For internal communication Benchmarking in the sector. Assessment Tool- certifying: Level 1: self declaration Level 2: peer review (eg by association) Level 3: peer review, limited check Level 4: 3rd party certification

Flexibility in Performance Level 1 Transparancy level certified Level 2 Planning to perform and measure results Silver Level 3 Ambitious level: performing well on company and product level Level 4 Green leader: Outperforms Benchmarks Gold Platinum Minimum level required by regulations LEED/BREEAM: 1/2 credit LEED/BREEAM : max credits Baseline certification Level 0 Not certified: business as usual

STEERING COMMITTEE Project Coordinator 1 representative of each partner TASKS Project management, Governance, Budgeting, Draft Approval Coordination of Stakeholder engagement COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE TASKS Logo, Visual Identity External Communications TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Coordinated by CSI TF-8 Co-chair 1 representative of each partner TASKS Performance measures (global + specific regional measures) Certification process Registration process for external certifiers REGIONAL COMMITTEES Coordinated/organized by regional associations (if wished/required) TASKS Coordination and development of regionally specific criteria Organization

RSS Steering Committee OrganizationNameTitleOrganization (bis) CSIAmy Wedel – Co-chairSust. Const. MgrHeidelbergCement Alex Roder - Co-chairGreen Building Mgr.CEMEX Roland HunzikerWBCSD ASOGRAVAS Carlos Fernando Forero BonellDirector General ECPKoen CoppenholleChief ExecutiveCEMBUREAU Karl DowneyManager, Sust ConstrCEMBUREAU Alessio RimoldiSecretary GeneralBIBM Francesco BiasioliSecretary GeneralERMCO EFCANorbert SchroeterGeneral ManagerVCI FICEMMaria José GarciaExecutive Director FIHPManuel LascarroExecutive Director NRMCALionel LemaySVP – Sust. Dev. PCADavid ShepherdDirector – Sust. Dev. UEPGMark TomlinsonComm. Vice PresidentLafarge Dirk FinckeSecretary General Stefan van UffelenRSS coordinator

Technical committee Alexander Röder: CEMEX Tien Peng: NRMCA Gustavo Beltran: FIPH Tom Harrison: ECP /ERMCO Nigel Sagar: Skanska Andrew Swain: UEPG Mantijn van Leeuwen: CRH Cesar Constantino: Titan America Michael Scharpf: Holcim Hafiz Elhag: BIBM, British Precast Secretary: Stefan van Uffelen

Antonio Mesquita: CIMPOR Kathleen Carr Smith: NRMCA Samantha Finn: Lafarge Juanita Ruiz: FICEM Stefanie Kaufmann: Heidelberg Yvonne Leung: WBCSD/CSI Secretary: Stefan van Uffelen Communications committee

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Active involvement in the development phase Promotion of the RSS for cement, concrete and concrete products Role of associations in certification: Expert role Information, education Services, tooling, benchmarking Relation with government, rating tool Regional committee Certification institute Role of associations

Local Certified Institutes Foundation/Trust Scheme Owner and operator Foundation/Trust Scheme Owner and operator organizational structure Local Certified Institutes Auditors Performing Assessments Perform certifications Train auditors Directed by Members Maintain the RSS Deliver Services Accreditation institute (USGBC, BRE, ?)

Planning & next steps Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec = main deliverables I. Preparation phase II. Development of first drafts III. Engagement with stakeholders IV. Preparation of final deliverables V. Report to Partners Draft performance measures, requirements Draft certification process Final version of formerly mentioned deliverables + 5-y budget forecast Action plan for 2015 Draft governance scheme Draft financing model

1.Become a founding partner 2.Become a member organization 3.Join one of the committees Contact us: Do you want to be involved?