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June 2, 2023

18 NEW CERTIFICATES AWARDED IN MAY 2023

In May we congratulate a new country committed to demonstrate concrete and its supply chain as sustainable building materials!  An aggregates plant in Norway was awarded with the first CSC certification. The first one of many to come.  Demand for CSC certification is growing in the Precast Business. In May, out of 18 certificates, 6 […]

May 19, 2023

The Turkish Green Building Council recognizes the CSC Certification in the B.E.S.T.

We are extremely proud that B.E.S.T. (Ecological and Sustainable Design in Buildings), a leading green building assessment system created by the Turkish Green Building Council (ÇEDBİK), is recognizing the CSC certification as verified company standards in the credit “Material and Resource Use”. B.E.S.T Residential Certification system aims to reduce the negative impact of the built […]

May 17, 2023

CSC became member of GlobalABC

The Concrete Sustainability Council is pleased to announce its recognition as a new member of The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). CSC shares the same laudable goals towards a zero-emission, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with GlobalABC members to share best practices and address […]

May 8, 2023

A new version of the P2-Human Rights Prerequisite and Annex has been developed and will be piloted in countries with first CSC-certifications

With the clear objective to further develop and revise the CSC certification scheme, leading to a continuous improvement in the sustainability performance of the concrete sector, two workshops focusing on Human Rights were organized at the beginning of 2023 with a diverse group of human rights and industry experts. The outcome of the workshops brought […]

May 3, 2023

An updated version of the CSC-version 2.1 Annex is now online

An updated version of the CSC Annex (Version 2.1) which considers the following two open items is now available: M5.02 | Belgium:  Update the standard ISO 14016:2000 to ISO 14016:2020 M3.02 | Belgium:  Harmonize the criterion with CSC global version, taking out BENOR as an alternative evidence Continuous improvement of the CSC certification system, including […]

May 3, 2023

New feature enables kilometer-based search based on site-location

From now on, it is possible to filter for concrete, cement or aggregate plants that offer CSC-certified products. To do this, enter your address and filter by the distance filter. The options are “City” (=entire city), 10 km, 25 km, or 50 km. https://toolbox.csc.eco/certifiedProjects GCCA 2020 Road picture

May 2, 2023

46 new certificates awarded in April 2023

The Netherlands is leading in April 2023 with a total of 46 new plants awarded with the CSC certification. Thereof, 41 are Ready mix plants, 1 Aggregates plant and 4 Precast plants, which is a new record for a single month.  32 voluntarily upgraded their certification with R-module and 30 with CO2-module add-ons.  Congratulations to […]

April 26, 2023

Heidelberger Sand und Kies confirms its commitment to CSC-Certification in Germany with the certification of 14 aggregate production sites at the level Gold

Heidelberg Sand und Kies (HSK) recently accomplished a comprehensive CSC-certification campaign in Germany: thirteen aggregates production sites located in Penig, Neupotz, Hagenbach, Rheinstetten, Wiesental, Königs Wusterhausen, Müncheberg, Drahnsdorf, Lindwerder, Damsdorf, Liedolsheim and Otterstadt, successfully confirmed their CSC-certification. Additionally, the production site at Zwickau was CSC-certified for the first time with the aim to complement HSK’s network […]

April 20, 2023

CSC Annual Report for 2022

We are proud to publish our Annual report for 2022 and to provide you with some key figures, results and reflections for the year ahead. The Chair, Christian Artelt and Vice Chair, Michael Scharpf share in the introduction a number of highlights that have marked 2022: In 2022 the CSC was happy to welcome Liliana […]

April 20, 2023

Mebin receives first CSC Platinum certificates for ready mixed concrete plants in the Netherlands

Mebin (part of Heidelberg Materials in the Netherlands) recently concluded the recertification of 30 RMC plants with 28 CSC-certificates at the level Gold and, for the first time in the Netherlands, two CSC certificates at the level Platinum for its plants in Alkmaar and in Katwijk. As the first concrete producer in the Netherlands, Mebin […]