The global certification system for responsibly sourced ready-mixed and precast concrete

Concrete Sustainability Council

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Responsible sourcing
certification- what is it ?

Concrete is the world’s most widely used building material. It is without any doubt the most durable material, the Pantheon in Rome or the colloseum are examples of its solidity.

By creating a certification system for responsibly sourced concrete, the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) promotes and demonstrates concrete as a sustainable building material to enable informed decision in construction.

It is our vision to build a sustainable, safe, durable and comfortable future.


The certification includes the complete concrete supply chain. cement producers, aggregates suppliers and concrete manufacturer.

More than

839

Certified Projects

In already

21

Countries

Currently around

244

Projects in progress

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News

September 11, 2023

12 New certificates awarded in August 2023

Congratulations to the 12 Plants that have obtained the CSC Certification in August 2023 in Italy, Austria and Germany! Welcome to the #CSCcommunity Together we will continue demonstrate that concrete […]

September 6, 2023

New CSC concrete certifications for Calcestruzzi in Italy

Calcestruzzi SpA (Italy), part of the Heidelberg Materials Group, recently certified all concrete plants of its Ancona production Cluster, comprising the plants of Loreto, Ancona, Falconara and Villa Potenza-Macerata, respectively. […]

September 4, 2023

CSC System for Cement Grinding and Blending V2.1 online

The already existing “Grinding System” was extended by a system for cement blending stations. Cement production in cement blending plants is performed by blending Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC, CEM I) […]

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Upcoming events

CSC at International Event for Ready-Mixed Concrete, Cement, Aggregate and Construction Industries Beton 2023 in Istanbul Turkey
Organized by Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association in collaboration with TG Expo, “Beton 2023 Ready Mixed Concrete Congress and Exhibition” will bring together the ready mixed concrete, cement, aggregate, and construction sectors. Beton 2023 Ready Mixed Concrete Congress will take place on 8-10 NOvember 2023 and Beton 2023 Ready Mixed Concrete, Cement, Aggregate, Construction Technologies, and Equipment Exhibition on November 8-11, 2023 at Istanbul Expo Center in Yeşilköy.



 

 
CSC at Heinze Climate Festival for the Construction Sector in Berlin
IZB, InformationZentrumBeton will have a whole section for the concrete sector and CSC Germany will be present with our Regional System Operator from Germany BTB.

 

The U.N Sustainable Development Goals

CSC certification follows a holistic approach and requires compliance with five fundamental prerequisites and a wide range of social and environmental performance indicators, including “occupational Health & Safety”, “Labor practices”, “Land use”, “Energy & climate”, “Air emissions”, “Water”, “Biodiversity”, “Secondary materials”, and “transport”. With this, the CSC aims to contribute to the implementation of the SDGs in the concrete sector and its supply chain. Most of the SDGs are directly or indirectly addressed, namely:

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