Ann: FGR secures agreement with UKs largest cement manufacturer, page-20

Agreement with UK largest cement manufacturer

We all know it, don't we? Something to read for the weekend.

..... As a partner at U.S. law firm Ropes & Gray LLP, one of the largest law firms in the world, put it:

• “The horse has already left the barn on climate risk disclosure.”

And despite the best efforts of business lobbyists and attorneys, there’ll be no getting the horse back in.
https://carboncredits.com/climate-disclosure-rule-for-net-zero/

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...The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has issued a call to action, alongside the CEOs of major cement and concrete manufacturers, for the industry to redouble its efforts, and to work in partnership with governments, to reach net zero. The united rallying call has been made by the Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association, Thomas Guillot, together with the leaders of GCCA member companies, as they begin a major conference in Zurich.....

https://gccassociation.org/news/un-...-united-rallying-call-for-action-on-net-zero/

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..... The RICS whole life carbon assessment (WLCA) standard is set to become the world-leading standard for consistent and accurate carbon measurement in the built environment. This 2nd edition builds upon the success of the existing RICS WLCA standard, having been extended to cover all buildings and infrastructure throughout the built environment life cycle.

Supported by the Department for Transport UK and Zero Waste Scotland, the standard was updated by RICS and an author group of decarbonisation experts following feedback from over 1,300 comments collected through a public consultation. The 2nd edition provides continuity and reliability, while encouraging long-term thinking through reuse, recycling and redevelopment. ....
https://www.rics.org/profession-sta...uction-standards/whole-life-carbon-assessment

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Our second COP28 event, the UK-UAE Decarbonisation of The Built Environment Summit, will be held on 7th December at the Heriot-Watt University campus in Dubai.

This invitation-only event will showcase the Business Council’s ongoing campaign on sustainability within the construction industry, with a series of panel discussions on thematic areas such as retrofitting, developing robust data sets and decarbonising cement.

The Summit will be followed by a White Paper on opportunities for UK-UAE collaboration in decarbonising the built environment, which will be submitted to both Governments early in 2024....
https://www.uaeukbc.org/upcoming/decarbonisation-summit

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https://www.concrete.org/news/newsdetail.aspx?f=51734221
https://www.big5global.com/specialized-events/middleeastconcrete/


And let us not forget 3D concrete printing....

Well then FGR...

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