During 114 years in business, the values at the heart of our culture have helped us conduct our business with respect, accountability and responsibility, remaining agile and dynamic as we strive to meet the long-term expectations of our stakeholders.
Our operations are organized into four geographic regions
In September 2016, we expanded our geographical footprint into a new region with the acquisition of an equity stake in Companhia Industrial de Cimento Apodi, a Brazilian cement manufacturer with a production capacity of more than 2 million tons of cement per year.
Aiming to be one of the world’s most responsible providers of construction materials from an economic, social and environmental perspective, we use our unique strengths, resources and relationships to create sustainable value for a wide range of stakeholders.
As expectations from business are growing at all levels, focusing on material issues is becoming increasingly important in developing a coherent, inclusive and consistent sustainability strategy
The following table shows how the issues with the highest materiality align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were identified as most relevant for the Group in 2015.
Creating long-term employment opportunities for young people is good for a world that needs to engage and empower youth, cover skills gaps and drive economic growth; good for the sustainability of the local communities where we operate; and good for the vitality and creativity of our business.
Our Group performance in 2016 across a wide range of financial and non-financial measures.
Our business development and performance in 2016 across our four regions – USA, Greece and Western Europe, Southeastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean.
A summary of our governance.