SUSTAINABILITY
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Kerakoll shares some highlights from its first Group Impact Report.
The Kerakoll Group has just published its first Group Impact Report, outlining the actions that the Group and its subsidiaries took over the course of 2023 and the impact this had on the environmental and societal goals of the company. Some of the highlights from this are discussed below.
The first and major change was the B Corp certification of the company, one of the first in the construction industry to undertake this step.
One area of focus is the environmental footprint of production, logistics and supply chain processes, including the extraction of resources, the use of energy and toxic substances, and the control of waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Binders are the major source of emissions in procurement, and the company has continued to develop new and innovative binders, to move away from a reliance on cement, as this is one of the Group’s main sources of CO2 emissions due to the energy intensive nature of its production. The objective is to guarantee maximal technical and environmental performance.
Transport is also a major contributor to the overall impact. The company is committed to developing intermodal transport routes. Kerakoll UK worked with their supplier on a new intermodal concept for the transportation of bulk raw materials, reducing CO2 emissions by 30% compared to transportation by road only. Thanks to a road, rail
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and maritime transport mix, they not only improved the sustainability of operations, but also their logistics efficiency, ensuring faster delivery times.
Furthermore, in 2023, the foundations were laid for a multiple- year collaboration with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). The first project agreed on with AMRC refers to assessing the efficiency of the machines at the Kerakoll UK plant, with a view to minimising waste. Running parallel to this, AMRC is supporting the company in designing a new manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom, with a special focus on reducing the environmental impact and maximising the potential social impact, both for the staff occupying the spaces and the local community.
Energy is another area with a big impact, and the Group continues to invest in energy from self-produced renewable sources and in energy optimisation to bring down the emissions from this source.
Kerakoll realises that this is an on-going process, but the company remains committed to contributing to building a sustainable future and creating positive change for both the environment and the communities it serves.
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