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Costa Rica: Holcim Costa Rica has issued its first sustainability report, which states that it reduced CO₂ emissions by 19% between 2018 and 2024. During the last year, the company prevented the release of more than 4600t of CO₂ thanks to improvements in thermal efficiency. It also processed more than 72,000t of municipal and industrial waste as energy or alternative fuel in cement production and reused more than 90% of the industrial water consumed at its cement plant. It reported that it has reached gender equality within its executive team, with 50% female and 50% male leadership.

Holcim Costa Rica’s 2030 goals include achieving a 32% reduction in primary CO₂ emissions from cement plant operations, a 5% reduction in electricity consumption and a 21% reduction in logistics emissions, while reaching a net positive impact on biodiversity, and reducing the use of fresh water.

Costa Rica: Holcim Costa Rica has acquired the heavy precast unit of Productos de Concreto for US$3.35m. The La Nación newspaper has reported that the company also increased its stake in prefabricated construction company Tecnología de Construcción to 100% from 49%. The latter deal's value was US$774,000.

Holcim Costa Rica's corporate affairs manager José Alfredo Alpízar Guzmán said that these latest acquisitions complement the producer's existing abilities to supply its customers.

Costa Rica: The Costa Rica Institute of Technical Standards (INTECO), with confirmation of the National Institute for Women (INAMU), has renewed Holcim Costa Rica’s Management System for Gender Equality in the Workplace certification. This recognises the company’s commitment to promoting the role of women in its operations. Holcim Costa Rica requires the candidate pool for new positions to consist of 50% men and 50% women. This has helped its realise representation of 52% women across its corporate offices, and 35% in all leadership roles. Its CEO Andrea Lara said that the producer assures its employees a work environment characterised by respect, fairness and an absence of harassment or discrimination.

Lara said “Both men and women have the same opportunities. The position is awarded to the most qualified man or woman for the position.”

Costa Rica: Société Générale de Surveillance has awarded Holcim Costa Rica its Positive Packaging certificate for 100% packaging energy recovery in 2021. The company offset the 1500t carbon footprint of its packaging production for the year by sorting and co-processing 14,000t of paper as fuel. It sourced the paper from its customer cement bag return scheme and through municipal recycling services run by fellow Holcim subsidiary Geocycle Costa Rica.

Holcim Costa Rica sustainability coordinator Catalina Mora said “Waste management is a global challenge, so this project has a direct impact on our contribution as a company to the vision of sustainability for the country.”