Climate Change Data

Aggregate Industries

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2011-2016, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2011-2016

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:197,384 tonnes in 2009

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions from 234,979 tonnes in 2008 to 197,384 tonnes in 2009

Social Achievements

  • Implemented measures to minimize the impact of employee transport
  • Encouraged alternative methods of transport for employees

Governance Achievements

  • Established a transport management steering group to review plan implementation

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Use of fossil fuels
  • CO2 emissions
  • Increased road vehicle movements
  • Nuisance to local residents
Mitigation Strategies
  • Selection of most efficient mode of transport (ship, barge, rail, or road)
  • Management of franchisee agreements to encourage fuel-efficient vehicles and alternative fuels
  • Development of telemetry solutions to improve fuel consumption and driver efficiency
  • Procurement of more energy-efficient vehicles
  • Innovative use of IT solutions to reduce business travel
  • Raising standards in company car and cash-for-car fleet

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Management of franchisee agreements to encourage the use of modern fuel-efficient vehicles, alternative fuels, and to optimize transport logistics

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate
  • Nature & Environment
  • Circular Economy
  • People & Communities
  • Sustainable Solutions

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced net CO2 emissions down to 500 Kg CO2 Net/t cementitious
  • Reduced downstream transport CO2 by 5%
  • Reduced freshwater withdrawal intensity by 30% for Cement and 12.5% for Aggregates
  • 100% of water discharged meets quality standards
  • 100% of quarries have biodiversity plans
  • Increased use of recycled materials from 1.5m to 3m tonnes
  • Recycled over 822,500 tonnes of Asphalt
  • Sales of ECOPact product reduced over 142,000 tonnes of CO2
  • Invested over £13m in an Alternative Fuels Recycling plant, reducing annual CO2 emissions by up to 30,000 tonnes
  • Launched the Bradstone Eco range reducing over 500,000 kg of CO2
  • Delivered the UK’s first Carbon Neutral Road scheme

Social Achievements

  • Planted more than 140,000 trees at quarries over the last 5 years
  • Positively impacted 50,000 people in local communities
  • 3,000 volunteer hours per annum
  • Provided 200 new opportunities for apprenticeships

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Strategy with measurable goals and annual reporting

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve Net Zero emissions before 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce specific net CO2 emissions (kg CO2/t cementitious) to less than 450 kg CO2 Net/t cementitious by 2030
  • Fully deployed Net Zero Roadmap
  • Significantly increase the use of lower carbon, alternative fuels
  • Climate resilience strategy and action plan fully deployed for all sites
  • Update the water reduction roadmap
  • 100% of the sites we own will have a ‘Place for nature’
  • Deliver a measurable positive impact on biodiversity
  • Significantly increase the volume of material reclaimed or recycled
  • Have a strategy in place to maximise the use of waste material
  • Continue to improve our safety Culture
  • Expand our apprenticeship programme
  • Implement a supply chain framework
  • Positively impact 100,000 people (per annum) within our surrounding communities
  • Build a culture of volunteering and community service and increase volunteer hours to 4,000 per annum
  • Increase our fundraising target to £100,000 per annum
  • Develop a collaboration roadmap
  • Grow revenue from green products and solutions to 50% of our revenue
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce specific net CO2 emissions (kg CO2/t cementitious) to less than 500 kg CO2 Net/t cementitious
  • Reduce downstream transport carbon intensity by 5%
  • 100% zero carbon electricity supply at our sites
  • Reduce freshwater withdrawal intensity by 30% for Cement and 12.5% for Aggregates
  • 100% of our water discharged will meet water quality standards
  • 100% of quarries to have biodiversity management and rehabilitation plans
  • Biodiversity Index (BIRS) baseline roadmap to be established in all managed land for cement and aggregates sites
  • 200 of the sites we own will have a ‘Place for nature’
  • Increase the volume of materials reclaimed or recycled from 1.5 million tonnes to 3 million tonnes
  • Reduce our waste to landfill to zero
  • Embed a circularity collaboration action network
  • Health & safety culture maturity to be ‘proactive’ or ‘generative’
  • Improve LTIFR by 25%
  • Provide 200 new opportunities for apprenticeships
  • Aim to have 33% female leaders, and 30% overall female representation in the business
  • 100% of suppliers deemed high risk will be assessed against our responsible code of conduct
  • Positively impact 50,000 people within our surrounding communities
  • Build a culture of community service and aim for 3,000 volunteer hours per annum
  • Appoint charity partners and support fundraising activities with a target of £50,000 per annum
  • 100% of our major sites will have community engagement plans in place
  • Deliver a leading carbon reporting tool to provide accurate carbon information to our customers
  • Grow revenue from green products and solutions to 25% of our revenue
  • Expand our portfolio of sustainable products and solutions

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change impacts (extreme weather events)
  • Limited material resources
  • Negative impacts on neighboring communities
Mitigation Strategies
  • Climate resilience risk assessments and action plans
  • Circular economy approach (maximizing reuse and recycling)
  • Stringent planning obligations and proactive community engagement

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of suppliers deemed high risk will be assessed against our responsible code of conduct

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, BES 6001, ISO 44001, PAS 2080, ISO 45001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • ECOPact
  • Superlow Carbon asphalt
  • Bradstone ECO
  • OldTown ECO Evolve
  • Hydromedia®

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:100%
Carbon Intensity:17.90 kgCO2/tonne (Scope 1 & 2)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate
  • People and Communities
  • Nature and Environment
  • Circular Economy
  • Sustainable Solutions

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 CO2 emissions by over 5% to 557.7 kgCO2 per ton of cementitious.
  • Overall carbon intensity (Scope 1 & 2) decreased by almost 29%.
  • Reduced asphalt business emissions by 6%, Concrete Products emissions by 7%.
  • Completed a £13.5m investment in a new alternative waste facility at the Cauldon cement plant, reducing CO2 emissions by 30,000 tonnes annually.
  • Reduced CO2 emissions by 4,000 tonnes annually at Bardon Hill Quarry through an innovative conveyor system.
  • Transitioned to Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) production, saving an estimated 60,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
  • Achieved 100% of active quarries having both rehabilitation plans and Biodiversity Management Plans in place.
  • 59% of quarries have BIRS assessments in place.

Social Achievements

  • Increased donations to social initiatives by nearly 18%, totaling £367,535.
  • 38 new apprentices joined the business.
  • Relaunched volunteering policy, resulting in over 1,070 volunteer hours.
  • Year-on-year increases in female representation and leadership.

Governance Achievements

  • Undertook Human Rights Impact Assessments for Aggregate Industries and Lafarge Cement, finding low risk in human rights impacts.
  • Maintained BES 6001 accreditation for responsible sourcing.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero emissions before 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 3,000 volunteer hours per year by 2025.
  • Open a CDM Super-Hub by 2023.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon intensity targets set out in Net Zero Strategy for 2023.
  • Deliver 1,400 volunteering hours.
  • Increase CDM usage to 1.2 million tonnes.
  • Water reduction target for 2025 of 3.9% (Ready Mix).

Environmental Challenges

  • Decarbonising downstream transport emissions (Scope 3).
  • Further reducing water consumption in Ready Mix and Aggregates divisions.
  • Increasing the use of Construction and Demolition Materials (CDMs).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Trialing new transportation technology, including electric Ready Mix trucks and cement transportation.
  • Establishing divisional working groups to focus on water consumption reduction.
  • Expanding portfolio of businesses to improve access to recycled materials (e.g., Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials acquisition).
  • Developing a ‘Super Hub’ for the collection and processing of CDMs.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of suppliers assessed

Responsible Procurement
  • BES 6001 accreditation

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and low-carbon solutions.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • ECOPact PrimeAS
  • AGGNEO
  • FOAMIX
  • SuperLow-Carbon biogenic asphalt
  • Bradstone ECO and ECO evolve

Awards & Recognition

  • UEPG Sustainable Development Awards (Best Restoration Project)
  • Highways Awards 2022 (Product of the Year for SuperLow-Carbon)
  • edie Awards (Product Innovation of the Year for ECOPact AS)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate
  • Nature & Environment
  • Circular Economy
  • People & Communities
  • Sustainable Solutions

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced net CO2 emissions down to 500 Kg CO2 Net/t cementitious
  • Reduced overall scope 1 & 2 emissions by 37% (2020 baseline)
  • Reduced downstream transport CO2 by 5%
  • Reduced freshwater withdrawal intensity by 30% for Cement, 12.5% for Aggregates, and 4% for Ready Mix
  • 100% of quarries have biodiversity plans
  • 200 sites have a ‘Place for nature’
  • Increased use of recycled materials to 3m tonnes
  • Reduced waste to landfill to zero

Social Achievements

  • Improved LTIFR by 25%
  • 200 new opportunities for apprenticeships
  • 33% female leaders, and 30% overall female representation in the business
  • All high-risk suppliers assessed via code of conduct
  • Positively impacted 50,000 people in local communities
  • 3,000 volunteer hours per annum
  • £50,000 per annum fundraising target
  • All major sites have a community engagement plan

Governance Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive Sustainability Strategy incorporating various management plans and policies
  • Aligned decarbonisation roadmap with parent company Holcim’s SBTi validated net zero roadmap
  • Annual reporting on progress

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve Net Zero emissions before 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce specific net CO2 emissions (kg CO2/t cementitious) to less than 450 kg CO2 Net/t cementitious by 2030
  • Deploy a carbon capture and storage solution for our cement division
  • Fully deployed Net Zero Roadmap with emission reduction targets aligned to science-based targets
  • Significantly increase the use of lower carbon, alternative fuels
  • Climate resilience strategy and action plan fully deployed for all sites
  • Update the water reduction roadmap with further targets
  • 100% of the sites we own will have a ‘Place for nature’
  • Deliver a measurable positive impact on biodiversity based on the Biodiversity Indicator Reporting System (BIRS)
  • Significantly increase the volume of material reclaimed or recycled
  • Have a strategy in place to maximize the use of waste material
  • Continue to improve our safety culture
  • Expand our apprenticeship programme
  • Implement a supply chain framework
  • Positively impact 100,000 people (per annum) within our surrounding communities
  • Build a culture of volunteering and increase volunteer hours to 4,000 per annum
  • Increase our fundraising target to £100,000 per annum
  • Develop a collaboration roadmap
  • Grow revenue from green products and solutions to 50% of our revenue
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce specific net CO2 emissions (kg CO2/t cementitious) to less than 500 kg CO2 Net/t cementitious
  • Reduce overall scope 1 & 2 emissions by 37% (2020 baseline)
  • Reduce downstream transport carbon intensity by 5%
  • 100% zero carbon electricity supply at our sites
  • Reduce freshwater withdrawal intensity by 30% for Cement, 12.5% for Aggregates, 4% for Ready Mix
  • 100% of quarries to have biodiversity management and rehabilitation plans
  • Biodiversity Index (BIRS) baseline roadmap to be established in all managed land for cement and aggregates sites by 2024
  • 200 of the sites to have a ‘Place for nature’
  • Increase the volume of materials reclaimed or recycled to 3 million tonnes
  • Reduce waste to landfill to zero
  • Embed a circularity collaboration action network
  • Health & safety culture maturity to be ‘proactive’ or ‘generative’
  • Improve LTIFR by 25%
  • Provide 200 new opportunities for apprenticeships
  • Aim to have 33% female leaders, and 30% overall female representation in the business
  • 100% of suppliers deemed high risk will be assessed against our responsible code of conduct
  • Positively impact 50,000 people within our surrounding communities
  • Build a culture of community service and aim for 3,000 volunteer hours per annum
  • Appoint charity partners and support fundraising activities with a target of £50,000 per annum
  • 100% of our major sites will have community engagement plans in place
  • Deliver a leading carbon reporting tool to provide accurate carbon information to our customers
  • Grow revenue from green products and solutions to 25% of our revenue
  • Expand our portfolio of sustainable products and solutions

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change and its impacts (extreme weather events)
  • Limited material resources
  • Negative impacts on neighboring communities
Mitigation Strategies
  • Climate resilience risk assessments and action plans
  • Circular economy approach to maximize reuse and recycling
  • Stringent planning obligations and proactive community engagement

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of high-risk suppliers assessed

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SBTi

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, BES 6001, ISO 44001, PAS 2080, ISO 45001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • ECOPact green concrete
  • New environmentally friendlier range of blocks
  • Bradstone ECO ranges
  • OldTown ECO Evolve
  • Recycled and secondary aggregates
  • Superlow Carbon biogenic asphalt
  • Hydromedia permeable concrete