Invasive Alien Species Management @ HeidelbergCementAlicia Ruiz12th June 2015

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The European Aggregates and Cement Industry

� The European aggregates industryis represented by UEPG

� The European cement industry isreperesented by CEMBUREAU

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140 years of experience in aggregates and cement pr oduction as well as in downstream activities

� No 1 in aggregates� No 2 in ready-mixed concrete� No 3 in cement

� 45,000 employees� 2,350 locations in more than 40 countries

� Cement capacity 129 million tonnes� Aggregates reserves 18 billion tonnes

HeidelbergCement – Facts & Figures

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Biodiversity management @ HeidelbergCement

� A global biodiversity policy, principles & targets, implemented by a team of 8 in-house ecologists

� First company of its sector to publish an “ Internal Guideline for biodiversity management in quarries and pits ”

� Global KPIs and operational monitoring indicators

� Regular trainings for our employees and workers

� Partnership and cooperation :

– Global partnership with BirdLife International

– National and local partnerships

� QLA international research competition

HeidelbergCement is an industry leader in biodiversitymanagement in quarries and pits

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Management of widely spread IAS

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Minimising risk of unintentional spreading of IAS

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Development of guidelines and training materials

� HeidelbergCement is actively involved in the development of guidelines and training materials for in-house and association use

� HeidelbergCement is involved with local BirdLifepartner organization in projects to manage IAS

� HeidelbergCement is investing in research in IAS management and biodiversity promotion at mining sites

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Contributions and issues to work upon

� European cement and aggregates industry is willing to support discussion on IAS management in the fields of:– Unintentional introduction and spreading of IAS

– Management of widely spread IAS

– Development of guidelines and training material for business

� Requirements for a proper legal framework:– Differentiation needed between intentional / unintentional introduction

– Management of IAS on a landscape scale in a joint approach

– Legal predictability and harmonization in the Member States

– Clarification on eligible measures for IAS management

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Thank you