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The Group is convinced that sustained economic growth cannot occur without social progress, environmental protection and respect for local communities.

Learn about the Group's values, its sustainable development priorities and its daily operations in the field.

Ecology

Environmental education

In Greece, Lafarge Heracles found an easy way to educate children on protecting the environment with the adaptation of the Young Ecologists card game.

Case study

Biodiversity

2010: Year of Biodiversity!

Protecting biodiversity is one of our main concerns. The Group presents its work to preserve ecosystems. In Canada for example, 2 brooks have been diverted which led to the creation of a new habitat for biodiversity.

Sustainable construction

Innovative at the heart of sustainable constructio

Lafarge has identified the 6 challenges of sustainable construction and solutions to tackle them. The Group's R&D investments and innovation strategy are helping it to tackle these challenges.

2010 international year of biodiversity and Logo WWF and Lafarge

Lafarge takes a strong partnership approach, notably with the WWF, to protect biodiversity.

Lafarge and biodiversity
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