Sustainable development
Stakeholder engagement
At Holcim, developing and maintaining strong relationships with our stakeholders is vital to the success of our business. We are committed to a continuous process of listening to, and learning from, people and organizations engaged with our operations around the world.
Consultation and dialog
Holcim remains committed to ongoing consultation with a broad range of stakeholders, as demonstrated by the fact that 41% of Group companies have a community advisory panel in place and 86% conducted a stakeholder dialog in 2010.
Working in cooperation with organizations at both global and local levels is integral to maintaining our license to operate and achieving a more sustainable future. We have developed a rich network of external partners. This spans our activities in community development, economic development, education, environment, health, and affordable housing and construction, and includes our key strategic corporate partnerships with GTZ and the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN.
| Stakeholder engagement at local level | ||||||
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| Type of engagement | % of Group companies | |||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||
| Needs assessment | 65% | 46% | 41% | |||
| Stakeholder involvement in CSR planning | 83% | 83% | 80% | |||
| CSR/SD memberships | 77% | 79% | 76% | |||
| Stakeholder dialogs | 88% | 83% | 86% | |||
| Community advisory panels | 54% | 38% | 41% | |||
| Cooperations | 65% | 67% | 65% | |||
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