Holcim
What do our scores mean?
The organizational score represents the degree to which the organization influencing climate policy and legislation. Corporations also have relationship scores reflecting their links with influencers like trade associations. Both are combined to place the corporation in a performance band. Full details can be found here.
Engagement Intensity
The engagement intensity (EI) is a metric of the extent to which the company is engaging on climate change policy matters, whether positively or negatively. It is a number from 0 (no engagement at all) to 100 (full engagement on all queries/data points). Clearly energy companies are more affected by climate regulations and will have a higher EI than, for example retailers. So an organization’s score should be looked at in conjunction with this metric to gauge the amount of evidence we are using in each case as a basis for scoring. On our scale, an EI of more than 35 indicates a relatively large amount of climate policy engagement.
Relationship Score, December 2020
A new batch of industry associations has been uploaded onto the InfluenceMap system and the relationship scores recalculated accordingly.
Updated terminology, February 2021
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
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What do the 0,1,2 and NSs, NAs mean?
Each cell in the organization's matrix presents a chance for us to assess each data source against our column of climate change policy queries. We score from -2 to 2, with negative scores representing evidence of obstructive influence. "NA" means "not applicable" and "NS" means "not scored" - that is we did not find any evidence either way. In both cases, the cell's weighting is re-distributed over others. Red and blue cells represent highly interesting negative or positive influence respectively. Full details can be found here.
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What is the Relationship Score
A corporation, as well as its organizational score will have a relationship score. It is computed by aggregating the organizational scores of the Influencers (trade bodies etc.) it has relationships with, weighted by both the strength of these relationships and the relative importance of the Influencers towards climate change policy. Full details can be found here.
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Main Web Site
The main organizational Web site of the company and its direct links to major affiliates and attached documents. |
Social Media
We search other media and sites funded or controlled by the organization, such as social media (Twitter, Facebook) and direct advertising campaigns of the organization. |
CDP Responses
We assess and score responses to two questions from CDP's climate change information request (12.3 a & 12.3c) related to political influence questions (currently these are not numerically scored by the CDP process). |
Legislative Consultations
Comments from the entity being scored on governmental regulatory consultation processes, including those obtained by InfluenceMap through Freedom of Information requests. |
Media Reports
Here we search in a consistent manner (the organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
CEO Messaging
Here we search in a consistent manner (the CEO/Chairman, organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
Financial Disclosures
We search 10-K and 20-F SEC filings where available, and non US equivalents where not. . |
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Communication of Climate Science
Is the organization transparent and clear about its position on climate change science? |
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2
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NA | NS |
1
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NS | NS |
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Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action
Is the organization supporting the science-based response to climate change as set out by the IPCC? (the IPCC) |
2
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2
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NA |
1
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2
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1
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NS |
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Supporting the Need for Regulations
To what extent does the organization express the need for regulatory intervention to resolve the climate crisis? |
1
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1
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NS |
0
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0
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1
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NS |
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Support of UN Climate Process
Is the organization supporting the UN FCCC process on climate change? |
1
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1
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NA | NS |
2
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1
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NS |
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Transparency on Legislation
Is the organisation transparent about its positions on climate change legislation/policy and its activities to influence it? |
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NA |
1
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NA | NA | NA | NS |
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Carbon Tax
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: carbon tax. |
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-1
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0
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0
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0
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NS | NS |
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Emissions Trading
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: emissions trading. |
1
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NS |
-1
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0
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0
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1
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NS |
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Energy and Resource Efficiency
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: energy efficiency policy, standards, and targets |
0
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2
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-1
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0
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1
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1
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NS |
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Renewable Energy
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Renewable energy legislation, targets, subsidies, and other policy |
NS | NS | NS |
0
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NS | NS | NS |
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Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies
Is the organization supporting an IPCC-aligned transition of the economy away from carbon-emitting technologies, including supporting relevant policy and legislative measures to enable this transition? |
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1
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NS |
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NS |
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GHG Emission Regulation
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: GHG emission standards and targets. Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Standards, targets, and other regulatory measures directly targeting Greenhouse Gas emissions |
-1
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NS |
-2
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NS | NS |
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Disclosure on Relationships
Is the organization transparent about its involvement with industry associations that are influencing climate policy, including the extent to which it is aligned with these groups on climate? |
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NS |
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of LafargeHolcim Spain is President of CEMBUREAU, as multiple members of LafargeHolcim are on the board which results in a higher score
Isidoro Miranda
Open PDF file of Data Source
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executives of LafargeHolcim are on the board of Cembureau (Multiple members on the board results in higher score)
Isidoro Miranda Fernandez and Francois Petry
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of LafargeHolcim is on the Senior Advisory Group of Cembureau
Cedric de Meeus
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of LafargeHolcim Spain is President of CEMBUREAU, as multiple members of LafargeHolcim are on the board which results in a higher score
Isidoro Miranda
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executives of LafargeHolcim are on the board of Cembureau (Multiple members on the board results in higher score)
Isidoro Miranda Fernandez and Francois Petry
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of LafargeHolcim is on the Senior Advisory Group of Cembureau
Cedric de Meeus
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executives of LafargeHolcim and CEO of US Cement are on the board of directors of the Portland Cement Association [Scorer's note: multiple representatives on the board results in higher score]
Patrick Cleary, Dave Diedrick, Jamie Gentoso, Jeffrey Scott and Michael LeMonds
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of LaFargeHolcim US is Chair of the Board of Directors of PCA
John Stull
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executives of LafargeHolcim and CEO of US Cement are on the board of directors of the Portland Cement Association [Scorer's note: multiple representatives on the board results in higher score]
Patrick Cleary, Dave Diedrick, Jamie Gentoso, Jeffrey Scott and Michael LeMonds
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of LaFargeHolcim US is Chair of the Board of Directors of PCA
John Stull
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Sourced from CDP Climate Change Disclosure 2020: LafargeHolcim is an active participant to the climate and energy working group and plays a leading role in the development of forward-looking engagement on the low-carbon transition.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Lafarge Honorary Chairman was Energy and Climate Change Working Group Chair of ERT
Bruno Lafont
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Sourced from CDP Climate Change Disclosure 2020: LafargeHolcim is an active participant to the climate and energy working group and plays a leading role in the development of forward-looking engagement on the low-carbon transition.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Lafarge Honorary Chairman was Energy and Climate Change Working Group Chair of ERT
Bruno Lafont
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Several senior executives of Holcim Germany are members of the board of VDZ, Thorsten Hahn being a Chairman [Scorer's note: multiple representatives on the board results in higher score]
Thorsten Hahn, Matthias von der Belje, Daniel Reiser
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A Senior Executive of Holcim Germany is a member of the Chair of VDZ
Diebold, Jens
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Several senior executives of Holcim Germany are members of the board of VDZ, Thorsten Hahn being a Chairman [Scorer's note: multiple representatives on the board results in higher score]
Thorsten Hahn, Matthias von der Belje, Daniel Reiser
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A Senior Executive of Holcim Germany is a member of the Chair of VDZ
Diebold, Jens
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of LafargeHolcim India and CEO of subsidiary is Vice President of CMA India
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A subsidiary of LaFargeHolcim is a member of Cement Manufacturers' Association
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of LafargeHolcim India and CEO of subsidiary is Vice President of CMA India
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A subsidiary of LaFargeHolcim is a member of Cement Manufacturers' Association
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of Holcim Italia is on the General Council of AITEC
Lucio Greco
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A subsidiary of LafargeHolcim is a member of AITEC
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of Holcim Italia is on the General Council of AITEC
Lucio Greco
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A subsidiary of LafargeHolcim is a member of AITEC
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executive of Holcim Mexico is head of the Sustainability Committee at CANACEM
Ibette Sosa
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive at LafargeHolcim is a vice president of CANACEM
Antoine Zenone
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executive of Holcim Mexico is head of the Sustainability Committee at CANACEM
Ibette Sosa
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive at LafargeHolcim is a vice president of CANACEM
Antoine Zenone
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is a direct member of SFIC
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
a subsidiary of LaFargeHolcim is a member of of SFIC
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is a direct member of SFIC
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
a subsidiary of LaFargeHolcim is a member of of SFIC
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is a direct member of FICEM
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of a subsidiary of LaFargeHolcim is a director of FICEM
Charles Law
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is a direct member of FICEM
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of a subsidiary of LaFargeHolcim is a director of FICEM
Charles Law
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is an indirect member of IFIEC through membership of association BFIEC
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is an indirect member of IFIEC through membership of association UNIDEN
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is an indirect member of IFIEC through membership of association BFIEC
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim is an indirect member of IFIEC through membership of association UNIDEN
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executive of LafargeHolcim is on the board of UNICEM which is a member of MEDEF
Jean Marc Golberg
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim has an indirect membership of MEDEF through the association, Sfic
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Chairman of LaFargeHolcim is Chairman of Sustainable Development Commission at MEDEF (resigned April 2017)
Bruno Lafont
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior executive of LafargeHolcim is on the board of UNICEM which is a member of MEDEF
Jean Marc Golberg
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
LafargeHolcim has an indirect membership of MEDEF through the association, Sfic
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Chairman of LaFargeHolcim is Chairman of Sustainable Development Commission at MEDEF (resigned April 2017)
Bruno Lafont
How to Read our Relationship Score Map
In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
Climate Lobbying Overview: Holcim (previously LafargeHolcim) appears to be actively engaged with climate policy, taking a mixed position on several key policy strands having become more positive over recent years since 2018. The company’s top-line messaging on broad climate change policy appears positive, but takes a more nuanced stance on some key policies relating to the construction sector such as energy efficiency legislation for the construction sector.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Holcim in its 2020 corporate reporting appears supportive of the European Green Deal and the goal of becoming climate neutral in Europe by 2050 through legislation such as the European Climate Law. The company seems to support limiting warming to 1.5°C, in a statement from companies in the Science-Based Targets Initiative in 2020. The company has consistently stated support for policy to respond to climate change, actively advocating in 2020 for the US government to introduce “ambitious, durable, bipartisan climate policy”. Holcim also supports carbon pricing to reduce GHG emissions, but in 2020, in response to the European Climate Law, it suggested the carbon cost should be shifted onto the consumer, not levied on corporations. The company has not explicitly stated support for the UN Climate Treaty in corporate reporting in recent years, appearing to only comment on the five year anniversary of the treaty in a press release in 2020.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Holcim appears generally supportive of an ambitious European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). In a 2020 earnings call with investors, CEO Jan Jenisch advocated for a higher carbon price to stimulate innovation. In 2020, the company also stated support for a carbon tax at consumption level in response to the EU public consultation on the carbon border adjustment mechanism. In feedback on the carbon border adjustment mechanism roadmap in 2020, Holcim appeared to support the tool alongside existing free allowances in the EU ETS for sectors at risk of carbon leakage, however advocating for a hybrid system whereby companies exporting into the EU would receive a comparable share of free allowances and pay a border tax for any extra emissions. The company suggested in this feedback that the free emissions allowances could potentially be phased out gradually over time.
Holcim appears broadly supportive of energy efficiency standards in the construction sector, but in its 2019 Annual Report stated that legislation must be focused on overall building energy performance and must be material-neutral and based on lifecycle performance. In 2020, the company tweeted support for the EU’s Renovation Wave initiative and also advocated for stricter building performance codes in other European countries in an Earnings call with investors.
Positioning on Energy Transition: The company appears supportive of the low-carbon transition and in 2020 stated that industry “requires abundant and competitively priced renewable energy”. In an article published in Politico in 2020, the company advocated for climate neutral construction and the transition of the manufacturing sector. However, in 2021 Holcim did not appear to be supportive of French legislation, the RE2020, which encourages the use of “biomaterials” in the construction of new buildings, stating support for low-carbon concrete instead.
Industry Association Governance: In 2020, Holcim publicly disclosed a list of some of its membership of trade associations in a document titled ‘LafargeHolcim advocacy, Frequently Asked Questions’, but did not describe the climate policy positions of the associations nor how the company influences them. This list does not include the company’s membership of several influential organizations such as the American Petroleum Institute which negatively lobbies on climate policy. The company has also disclosed a review of its alignment with some of its industry associations on climate change.
A detailed assessment of the company's industry association review can be found on our CA100+ webpage here.