Holcim Helps Coastal Cleanup Yields Three Tons of Wastes

Employees of building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. along with volunteers from its business partners and communities collected more than three tons of wastes near bodies of water close to their facilities nationwide in support of the International Coastal Cleanup in September.

The company and its partners conducted clean-up drives in Bagbag Cove in La Union, Matictic River in Bulacan, San Rafael Shore in Batangas, Mansaya Shore in Iloilo, Publacion Coast in Misamis Oriental and Ilang River in Davao City from September 1 to 29. More than 900 people from the company and its partners joined the activities.

Holcim Philippines Environment Manager Stephanie Frogoso said the company plans to regularly mobilize employees and partners to participate in the annual activity. Aside from the coastal and river cleanups, she added that Holcim Philippines also implements community seminars on proper waste management to help lessen discarded materials ending in bodies of water.

These are part of the company’s “Holcim Helps” social assistance campaign and sustainability commitment to be a partner to its communities in taking care of nature.

About Holcim Philippines

Holcim Philippines, Inc. (Philippine Stock Exchange: HLCM) is one of the leading building solution companies in the country. The Company has a deep portfolio of innovative solutions fostered by a full range of products from structuring to finishing applications that can help local builders execute with high performance and efficiency a wide range of projects from massive infrastructure to simple home repairs.

With cement manufacturing facilities in La Union, Bulacan, Misamis Oriental and Davao, as well as aggregates and dry mix business and technical support facilities for building solutions, Holcim Philippines is a reliable partner of builders in the country.

Holcim Philippines is also committed to the highest standards of sustainable operations and manufacturing excellence with its plants certified under ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System), ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System) and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System).

Holcim Philippines is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, the world leader in the building materials industry present in 80 countries with over 80,000 employees.