CEMEX and BirdLife: A Decade of Biodiversity Conservation
February 14 2018 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today the
renewal of its partnership with BirdLife International (BirdLife),
the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Following 10
years of conservation action across several continents, CEMEX and
BirdLife’s three-year renewal of their global partnership expects
to achieve their goal of implementing Biodiversity Action Plans
across the totality of CEMEX’s active quarries in high biodiversity
value areas by 2020, continuing their efforts to achieve
environmentally sustainable development.
Throughout the past 10 years, this global alliance has built
from the foundation of an in-depth scoping study to the launch of
CEMEX-BirdLife Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Standard—a framework
for identifying, protecting, and enhancing biodiversity—now being
implemented in 69% of CEMEX’s active quarries in high biodiversity
value areas as of 2017. The results of the alliance’s national
collaborations in Colombia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican
Republic, France, Mexico, Spain, the UK, and other CEMEX operations
have been widely recognized by organizations such as the European
Aggregates Association, the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative, the European Union
Natura 2000 awards, the Mineral Products Association, and the
Wildlife Habitat Council.
CEMEX and BirdLife’s joint efforts have significantly improved
the biodiversity of CEMEX’s quarries, such as its Cerrito Blanco
Quarry in northwestern Mexico. As a result of this BAP
implementation, Mexico’s national bird, the Golden Eagle, is
benefiting from a focused conservation effort, including enhancing
habitat quality. Other highlights include the restoration of 1,000
hectares of priority habitat in the UK, the sector-leading
conservation of highly threatened reptiles through the Las Salinas
BAP in the Dominican Republic, and the preservation of two Alliance
for Zero Extinction species (AZE) as a result of the La Nacuma BAP
in Colombia.
“For 10 years, BirdLife International has been instrumental in
helping us to protect the biodiversity that surrounds our
operations and in creating environmental conditions similar to or
better than those that were present at the beginning of our
quarries’ life cycles,” said Jesus Gonzalez, CEMEX Executive Vice
President of Sustainability and Operations Development. “With many
success stories behind us, we believe that, by partnering with
organizations such as BirdLife, we are truly delivering on our
commitment to build a better future for generations to enjoy.”
Patricia Zurita, CEO of BirdLife International, said, “Our
global partnership with CEMEX demonstrates the strong positive
impact we can have for nature when conservation NGOs and businesses
work together. We are delighted to be able to continue our joint
efforts with CEMEX to conserve high priority species and enhance
biodiversity management in Key Biodiversity Areas—sites of global
importance for nature. We look forward to at least three more years
of successful collaboration.”
Recognized as a world leader in bird and nature conservation,
BirdLife International is a global partnership of grassroots
conservation organizations that strives to conserve birds, their
habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards
sustainability in the use of natural resources. As the world’s
largest Nature Conservation partnership, BirdLife International has
more than 10 million members and supporters. For more information
on BirdLife International, please visit: www.birdlife.org
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides
high-quality products and reliable services to customers and
communities in more than 50 countries. CEMEX has a rich history of
improving the well-being of those it serves through innovative
building solutions, efficiency advancements, and efforts to promote
a sustainable future. For more information, please visit:
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