Sectors

Building local plant nurseries for the rehabilitation of quarries

Biodiversity conservation through quarry rehabilitation

Holcim, headquartered in Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement and construction materials. The Holcim Group has a market presence in over 70 countries on all continents. In Canada, Holcim operates 2 cement plants with the annual capacity to produce 2.7 million tonnes of Portland Cement and 500,000 tonnes of GranCem (a cement substitute with lower carbon intensity); 25 quarries and pits that produce more than 18 million tonnes per year of crushed stone, gravel and sand; 50 concrete plants and 2 construction companies specializing in major infrastructure projects. Holcim employs approximately 90,000 people worldwide and about 2,900 people in Canada. The Canadian Head Office is located in Concord, Ontario.

Sustaining our Great Lakes

ArcelorMittal, owning operations within the Great Lakes basin, manages its business risk and supports critical public resources through a unique partnership dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes ecosystem.

Testing the first habitat banking project in Europe

New market mechanisms targeting biodiversity conservation are emerging worldwide, and among others, the biodiversity offset market size is expected to increase in the coming years. The French company CDC Biodiversité has seized this opportunity and is testing the first habitat banking project in Europe.

Conserving a unique transboundary ecosystem

As part of its corporate responsibility, CEMEX has long recognized the importance of protecting the biodiversity of our planet. It has therefore conducted a multistakeholder, long-term transboundary conservation initiative along the Mexico and US border over ten years, thus helping to protect the region’s biodiversity.

Wildlife Habitat Council

http://www.wildlifehc.org/certification/

The Wildlife Habitat Council is a third party certification which recognizes commendable wildlife habitat management and environmental education programmes at individual sites.

Energy and Biodiversity Initiative

http://www.theebi.org

A partnership between leading energy companies and conservation organizations endeavoring to develop and promote best practices for integrating biodiversity conservation into oil and gas development and transmission.

Specifically relevant are the following guides:
(i) Integrating biodiversity into environmental management systems
(ii) Integrating biodiversity into Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)

http://www.communitymining.org/index.php/en/fairtr...

ARM's mission is to set standards for responsible ASM and to support and enable producers to deliver "fairmined" certified metals and minerals through economically-just supply chains to the markets. The ARM endeavours to contribute towards the transformation of ASM into a socially and environmentally responsible activity, and to the improvement of·the quality of life of marginalized artisanal miners, their families, and communities.

International Cyanide Management Code

http://www.cyanidecode.org/

The "International Cyanide Management Code For The Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide In The Production of Gold" (Cyanide Code) is a voluntary industry program for the gold mining industry providing principles and standards of practice to promote:

• The responsible management of cyanide used in gold mining.
• Enhancing the protection of human health.
• The reduction of the potential environmental impacts.

International Platinum Group Metals Association (IPA)

http://www.ipa-news.com/

The IPA is a non-profit association representing leading mining, production, and fabrication companies in the global platinum group metals (PGMs) industry, comprising platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium and ruthenium.

The major aim of the organization is to act as a platform for discussion and information exchange between its members and with the outside world. Furthermore, the IPA serves as an early warning system for the PGM industry by monitoring legislation (emissions control, REACH, recycling etc.) and industry related topics such as trade, health & safety, and sustainable development.