Saint-Gobain UK recognizes Imerys' contribution to sustainable construction
Imerys has received a sustainability award from Saint-Gobain UK, recognizing its work to help customers reduce the carbon footprint of construction materials through innovation, technical expertise and collaboration.
Imerys has been recognized by Saint-Gobain UK with a Sustainability Challenge award, highlighting the role of collaboration and innovation in supporting the construction industry's transition to lower-carbon solutions.
The award is part of Saint-Gobain's annual supplier sustainability program. This encourages suppliers to contribute ideas and initiatives that support the company's environmental objectives, including its ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by no later than 2050.
Tony Newton, Building Chemistry Director for our Refractory, Abrasives & Construction business area, says:
Saint-Gobain has clear objectives around reducing carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
The first step for us is demonstrating that Imerys' ambition is clear: Help our customers like Saint-Gobain to create sustainable value and support their long-term decarbonization targets. From there, we can show how we can help customers reduce the embodied carbon of construction materials.
Supporting customers’ sustainability goals through innovation
Faustin Gaufillet, our Global Key Account Manager for Saint-Gobain, explains:
| "We develop solutions that improve carbon performance without compromising product performance, and we work closely with customers to help them implement those solutions." |
One example is LEAP®, our next-generation binder technology, which reduces material consumption while maintaining performance. The submission also highlighted our Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), which provide independently verified data on the environmental impact of products throughout their lifecycle, helping customers measure progress and make more informed sustainability decisions.
Building sustainable construction through long-term partnerships
The recognition reflects a long-term partnership built on technical collaboration and a shared commitment to sustainable construction. Beyond individual products, it highlights the importance of combining materials expertise, sustainability data and customer support to help address some of the construction sector's most pressing environmental challenges.
As demand grows for lower-carbon building materials, partnerships across the value chain will play an increasingly important role in accelerating the transition to more sustainable construction.
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