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April 20, 2022

Holcim Germany first cement supplier with CSC Platinum for all German cement plants

Holcim Germany has obtained a superb CSC Platinum certificate for its Bremen and Rostock cement plants. With this, all eight Holcim cement plants in Germany can now present a CSC certificate in Platinum. This is the highest certification level and Holcim Germany is the first company worldwide to hold CSC Platinum for all cement locations. […]

April 19, 2022

New Internet Website www.csc.eco

The CSC is thrilled to announce the launch of its new website, www.csc.eco, that will take place on Earth Day, Friday, the 22nd April 2022. The CSC joins the movement to preserve our Planet, by helping society make sustainable choices. The redesign of the website aim was to connect the main website with all the different Regional System […]

April 15, 2022

CSC Annual Report 2021

The CSC issued its annual report for the year 2021. 2021 was the fifth exciting year for the Concrete Sustainability Council since launching its certification system for responsibly sourced concrete in January 2017. 2021 was still impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic challenges, however the CSC continued awarding many CSC-certifications for concrete and its supply-chain and experienced a 40% increase compared […]

March 29, 2022

16 Heidelberger Beton concrete plants obtain the new CSC CO2-module

The CSC recently expanded the CSC certification family for concrete and introduced the new CO2 module to improve transparency about greenhouse gas emissions associated with concrete production. By enabling concrete suppliers to express their concrete CO2 reduction through a dedicated CSC-module, the CSC leads the way towards climate neutrality in the concrete industry. The CSC […]

March 29, 2022

World’s first CSC CO2 module

olcim ready-mix concrete plant in Mönchengladbach becomes sustainability pioneer with certification. After Holcim Germany was the first concrete producer worldwide to have its ready-mix concrete plants in Kirchheim unter Teck and Stuttgart-Neckarhafen certified with the newly introduced R-module by CSC in September 2020, another premiere now follows: the Holcim ready-mix concrete plant in Mönchengladbach-Hardt was […]

January 31, 2022

Dates of the consultation of petitions by the CSC Innovation Committee

All the dates of the consultation of petitions in 2022 are now available. Based on the updated guidelines, there will be six dates per year (exceptionally seven further dates in 2022) available for the consultation of petitions. Petitions must be submitted 1 week before the respective date in order to be considered in the consultation round. Otherwise, […]

January 27, 2022

Akçansa Gebze Concrete Plant successfully renewals its CSC-certification

Akçansa, a joint venture of Sabanci Holding and HeidelbergCement, strengthens its commitment to CSC certification in Turkey. Akçansa Gebze Plant has achieved the CSC-recertification at the level “Gold”. The certificate has been issued by the Economic Enterprise of KGS, Certification Body of the Concrete Sustainability Council. Akçansa was the first cement and ready-mixed concrete company […]

January 10, 2022

Dates of the consultation of petitions by the CSC Innovation Committee

The first two dates of the consultation of petitions are now available. Based on the updated guidelines, there will be six dates per year (exceptionally eight dates in 2022) available for the consultation of petitions. Petitions must be submitted 1 week before the respective date in order to be considered in the consultation round. Otherwise, the petition […]

January 10, 2022

CSC-Certification now available for precast concrete producers without its own fresh concrete production

The CSC has made available a new certification system for precast concrete producers without its own fresh concrete production.  A precast concrete element or concrete element is a structural element made of concrete, reinforced concrete or prestressed concrete that is prefabricated industrially in a precast concrete plant and subsequently placed in its final position, often with a […]

January 7, 2022

Holcim Argentina got the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) for its concrete plant

Holcim Argentina, leader in innovative and sustainable solutions for construction, received the “Silver” certification from the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) for its concrete North Plant in Córdoba. This is a milestone for the Argentine construction industry as it becomes the first concrete plant in the country to obtain the CSC Certificate. To obtain this certification, […]