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 Last year witnessed the dramatic beginning of a period of turmoil and lack of confi dence in the global marketplace.It will take a long period of working together to overcome this. We have to realise that it will be neither possible nor acceptable to restore the previous conditions: our world will and must change.But there are certain principles and ideas to which we must hold tight and sustainable development is more than ever the key.
The worldwide downturn has highlighted the need for a new financial ethic. Access to credit is becoming easier for companies that are proven to be sustainable, as they are viewed as more solid and consistent in the long run. Social inequity is slowing the development of new markets. Human rights, equal opportunities,easier access to resources and information, public health and meeting basic social needs: all these are necessary to build more sustainable business relationships with our suppliers and customers.
Uncertainties about the future availability and cost of primary energy sources call for a low carbon, more efficient industry. Securing the long-term availability of raw materials requires a responsible approach to our use of natural resources. We mustinsist on our commitment to sustainability: following our priorities; adapting to changes; working out new solutions and seeking innovation but without any flexibility in our values.
By enforcing Italcementi Group’s Charter of Values, we support and respect within our sphere of infl uence the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights, which are universal and belong to everyone equally. We promote sustainable labour practices providing the business community with fundamental principles in the workplace. We reconfi rm our ambitious targets to safeguard the health and safety of our employees, contractors, third parties and anyone else involved in our business.We aim to protect the environment, pursuing the harmonisation of industrial sites with their natural and social context, developing innovative technologies to preserve natural resources and building new strategies for energy use. We continue to engage our stakeholders, paying attention to the needs of the community and endorsing theirrole to promote the civil society.
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Carlo Pesenti
Chief Executive Officer
Italcementi Group |
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