The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a set of international development goals from 2016 to 2030, which was adopted by the UN Sustainable Development Summit held in September 2015. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is consisted of 17 goals and 169 targets.
The cement industry has aimed at contributing to several SDGs through the business activities. Visit at JAPAN SDGs Action Platform (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) for more information about SDGs.
Concrete is mainly used for numerous infrastructure projects, as well as for other buildings and facilities. In addition, cement and cement-based soil stabilizer are used for improving and solidifying the ground at many construction and civil engineering sites. Therefore, the bond between the cement industry and the construction industry is a deep one which ensures the security and safety of society.
Furthermore, the Japanese cement industry has tried using waste as alternative raw materials for cement clinkers as well as using alternative sources of thermal energy for the production of cement clinkers and on-site power generation.
The Japanese cement industry believes that these actions will load to achieving a “Sound material-cycle society” and “Low-carbon society” and will eventually contribute to the goal of a “Sustainable society”.
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