A quarter of Lafarge’s cement production takes place in areas where there is water stress, the report says. In 2011, a water stress area program was expanded for deployment to Lafarge’s aggregate quarries. Ninety-four of the company’s quarries have been identified as areas of stress or high stress, or 15 percent of its aggregate quarries. Of these 94 quarries, in 2011, 36 quarries worked within the program for the development of a water action plan. The program for all sites will be completed in 2012-2013, the report says.

The percent of Lafarge’s material use attributable to recycled input material stayed fairly static year-on-year, with an increase from 11 to 11.2 percent in cement and a decrease from 3.7 to 3.3 in the company’s aggregate and concrete products, the report shows.

The report was compiled in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative guidelines, and was assessed at “A+” level.