Lafarge Africa Plc says it has launched its debut sustainability report in line with the latest standard of the Global Reporting Initiative’s G4.

The company unveiled the 2015 Sustainability Report at the grand finale of the third edition of the Lafarge Africa National Literacy Competition in Lagos.

The Chairman, Lafarge Africa Plc, Mr. Mobolaji Balogun, said sustainability was a key part of the company’s corporate strategy, both at the group level and in Nigeria.

According to him, Lafarge’s sustainability development strategy, also known as the 2030 Plan, remains the company’s internal roadmap on how it intends to play its own part in addressing the planet’s biggest issues as the company has the opportunity and responsibility to make a positive difference.

He said, “The Sustainability Report is, therefore, part of our methodology of increasing our level of transparency in sharing our sustainable development performance with our stakeholders.

“It is a voluntary disclosure beyond listing requirements. The report reiterates Lafarge’s commitment to promoting best practices and engaging with the company’s internal and external stakeholders.”

The Managing Director, Lafarge Africa, Mr. Michel Puchercos, said the company was driven by the ambition to set new standards and help transform the way the industry works.

He added that the report would help the company to review, prioritise and take key decisions for improving its sustainability efforts.

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Lafarge Africa Plc says it has launched its debut sustainability report in line with the latest standard of the Global Reporting Initiative’s G4.

The company unveiled the 2015 Sustainability Report at the grand finale of the third edition of the Lafarge Africa National Literacy Competition in Lagos.

The Chairman, Lafarge Africa Plc, Mr. Mobolaji Balogun, said sustainability was a key part of the company’s corporate strategy, both at the group level and in Nigeria.

According to him, Lafarge’s sustainability development strategy, also known as the 2030 Plan, remains the company’s internal roadmap on how it intends to play its own part in addressing the planet’s biggest issues as the company has the opportunity and responsibility to make a positive difference.

He said, “The Sustainability Report is, therefore, part of our methodology of increasing our level of transparency in sharing our sustainable development performance with our stakeholders.

“It is a voluntary disclosure beyond listing requirements. The report reiterates Lafarge’s commitment to promoting best practices and engaging with the company’s internal and external stakeholders.”

The Managing Director, Lafarge Africa, Mr. Michel Puchercos, said the company was driven by the ambition to set new standards and help transform the way the industry works.

He added that the report would help the company to review, prioritise and take key decisions for improving its sustainability efforts.

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Lafarge Africa Plc has inaugurated a logistics academy to train drivers, transport company owners, employees and other stakeholder groups involved in the logistics process of its business.

The Group Managing Director, Lafarge Africa, Mr. Michel Puchercos, said the academy was conceptualised to move the operations of the company and its key stakeholders to a proficient level, towards impacting the business positively.

He said that it would focus on people development, process efficiency and performance improvement, adding that with four locations across the three regions of the country where Lafarge Africa Plc operates, the academy would impact the entire country.

Puchercos stated that to realise the company’s ambition to be the reference point in road transport safety in the country, a drivers’ academy was opened in May 2014 for the engagement of certified drivers, who would have passed through a systematic qualification process.

He said, “The successes recorded as well as the urge to continue to improve its safety records culminated in the launch of the more inclusive and far reaching Lafarge Africa Logistics Academy.

“The academy is in line with the company’s vision to build a stronger Nigeria safely, ethically and sustainably through innovative construction solutions. One of the ways to achieve this is through the safe delivery of our products across the country. We commit to operational excellence, enhanced quality of logistics services, strong road transport safety management, and attainment of our overall safety objective of ‘Clean, Green, Zero Harm’.”

The Logistics Director, Lafarge Africa Plc, Mr. Hans Mielants, said majority of accidents and fatalities on the roads were avoidable.

“Key logistics stakeholders must continue to develop the requisite skills and constantly enhance their levels of professionalism. Being a leading cement and building solutions provider, Lafarge Africa Plc through this initiative, has decided to proactively close this gap and raise the required level of proficiency for sustained improvement,” he said.

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