- Modest overall improvement in industry markets in 2011 – although substantial declines in mineral products and construction demand have occurred in 2012
- Further improvements in industry health and safety supported by
award winning MPA initiatives - New policy and initiative to improve the safety of vulnerable road users
- Continuing reductions in industry carbon emissions – cement
emissions down 55% since 1990 - Increasing focus on the contribution concrete construction can make to reducing energy use and carbon emissions during the operational life of buildings
- Delivery of 20% of aggregates & 19% of cement by non-road modes
- 1300 industry sites operate with certified environmental management systems
- The mineral products industry leads on Responsible Sourcing
certification - 29% of the GB aggregates market is supplied by recycled and
secondary materials – over twice as high as the European average - 40% of fuel used for cement manufacture comes from waste-derived sources
- Lime industry’s waste to landfill down by 94% since 2005
- Improving biodiversity and nature conservation remain key industry objectives supported by broader liaison with conservation bodies