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Initiatives & partnerships

Lafarge is both a global player and a local actor. In India, Lafarge products are manufactured locally using local materials by local people. This helps us to respond to the needs of the local market quickly and to ensure that our products are perfectly adapted to that market. Global, because the success of the Group's long-term development ambitions depends on the mobilization of all of its employees.

 

 

Establishing international and local partnerships

Lafarge works closely with local populations to promote environmental, economic and social development around its sites.

 

The Group acts at 2 different levels:

 

  • at a global level, Lafarge develops partnerships to exchange opinions and expertise, establish a framework of local projects and improve the Group's performance. Lafarge has partnerships with:
    • WWF International, the global conservation organization, for environmental and biodiversity protection,
    • CARE, an organization involved in the fight against H.I.V./Aids.

  • at a local level, the Group initiates programs with local NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and implements practical solutions to meet the needs of communities, for example by granting scholarships in Zimbabwe, implementing in health education project in Benin, supporting a microcredit program in Indonesia or financing dispensaries in India.

 

Lafarge seeks to intensify local economic development and participate in community activities wherever it operates.

WWF International

WWF International is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost 5 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries.
WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
Established in 2000, the partnership between WWF International and Lafarge has been renewed in 2005 and 2009, for 4 years. Whith one goal: working together to reduce the environmental footprint of the construction materials sector.

 

WWF website

Creating a community based on shared values

Employees at Lafarge India and throughout Lafarge share the common values outlined in the Lafarge Way, relying on them to:

  • define common rules for all employees, e.g. in the area of health and safety,

  • develop the skills of every person,

  • encourage a spirit of initiative,

  • motivate our teams.

 

  • Vision and values
  • Our priorities

Sustainable development

The World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

 

Sustainable development aims to reconcile 3 major stakes:

  • economic performance,

  • the social consequences of a company's actions (with respect to employees, suppliers, customers and the local community),

  • environmental aspects (achieving a balance between a company's activities and the preservation of ecosystems).

 

 

Sustainable construction

Sustainable construction aims to limit the impact of buildings on the environment while enhancing their quality in terms of aesthetics, sustainability, durability and strength. Sustainable construction techniques apply across the entire lifecycle of a building, from the selection of initial materials to demolition and recycling.

 

Sustainable construction signifies in particular:

  • the use of recyclable materials to conserve natural resources,

  • the integration of renewable energy sources into a building's design,

  • the optimization of renewable energy sources.

 

Encouraging local dynamism

Lafarge India uses the full range of tools, practices and key performance indicators shared throughout Lafarge to improve our industrial, environmental, social and economic performance.

 

To ensure that our products are always suited to the needs of the local market, Lafarge India:

  • encourages initiative through effective delegation of responsibilities,

  • shares experiences and best practices,

  • encourages dialogue between local teams and business unit managers at the country level.

 

Working with local partners

While national partnerships are very important, Lafarge does not overlook the need for partnerships with local associations or NGOs.

 

Several programs are currently being carried out in the field. They touch on all aspects of sustainable development including Swasth Bharat: Health & Safety programs, Sakshar Bharat: Computer Education for students, Saksham Bharat : Vocational Training infrastructure development, preventive medical programs, local economic development and Environmental protection.

 

Partnership with the Indian Institutes of Technology, Kharagpur for Micro- Enterprise
                                                                        

Lafarge India partnered with IIT, Kharagpur's Planning and Management Unit, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning to  implement a project titled "Sustainable Livelihood Generation through Sal Plate Enterprise", The objective of the Sal Plate Enterprise was to enhance skills of women members of existing Self Help Groups and livelihood generation through establishing Sal Leaf Plate enterprise in a sustainable manner by setting up a micro-enterprise of producing Sal Plates in 2 villages in Mejia, West Bengal.

Partnership with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education - the IITs were created to train scientists and engineers, with the aim of developing a skilled workforce to support the economic and social development of India. 

 

Partnership with Shamayita Math for Safal Krishak - A Successful Farmer program

 

Shamayita Math aims to serve the mankind through different welfare program giving emphasis on social cultural mental economic and spiritual upliftment of the rural and urban population.  In partnership with Shamayita Math Lafarge has launched the Project Safal Krishak (A Rural Livelihood Initiative) was launched in June 2010 in village Nandanpur of Latiyaboni Panchayat, Gangajalghati, Bhakura. The project includes Pond deepening activities, seed multiplication activities, mushroom and vegetable cultivation.

 
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Sustainable construction

The Group’s partnerships

The challenges of sustainable construction concern all players in the building sector. Lafarge works closely with industrial associations, energy suppliers and architects to identify building methods which are cleaner and more environmentally friendly.

Lafarge & Sustainable Construction