The footprint tool considers a cradle-to-gate approach, from raw material sourcing to product manufacturing, providing significant assistance to customers in the building sector in calculating the carbon footprint of their projects.
The knowledge generated throughout this process will better enable Cemex to identify opportunities to further reduce its CO2 footprint.
The tool has already been implemented in all of Cemex’s operating cement plants, and is currently being rolled out across its ready-mix and aggregates operations worldwide.
Cemex will begin publishing product specific carbon content for its products in selected operations during 2011, in a roll-out schedule that will be driven by market requirements.
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) president Juan Carlos Lopez Agui said that measurement, verification and calculation methods performed in accordance with ISO and CEN standards, and adopted by recognized certification protocols, are key fundamentals to promote low-carbon construction practices.
