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Biodiversity offsetting - don't forget to pack your coloured pencils

We have undertaken the challenge to assess habitat distinctiveness and put our findings and information through Defra’s methodology for biodiversity offsetting.  


Aggregate Industries' materiality event 2012

Shamir Ghumra reflects on the annual materiality event that moves Aggregate Industries on to the next phase of the sustainability journey.


ISO 14001 certification

I recently attended my first Oomph seminar facilitated by Ben and Dan from the Vivian Partnership. The topic of discussion was the revision of ISO 14001 and how we move away from the fixation of the certificate itself and create more value for the...


Life - making sustainability clear

Another Ecobuild is behind us and as I go through the second phase of recovery from the exhibition (if you have manned a stand for three days you will know what I mean) it is a good time to reflect...and to consider what is happening right now.


Ray Anderson has shown decades of commitment to sustainability

During a UK Green Building Council 'Big Tent' session at Ecobuild earlier this week, I gave a presentation about Ray Anderson founder of InterfaceFLOR . As part of this I read a poem 'Tomorrow's Child' written by Glenn Thomas - an InterfaceFLOR...


group of conservation volunteers
Shamir Ghumra

Dave and the BTCV

March 7, 2012 | Posted by Shamir Ghumra

Last week I spent some time volunteering with the British Trust Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) on part of the Bardon estate with a couple of colleagues. Our parent company Holcim will be 100 years old this year and as part of the celebrations Holc...


Teaching for sustainability
Shamir Ghumra

Teaching for sustainability

February 16, 2012 | Posted by Shamir Ghumra

Aggregate Industries’ Shamir Ghumra looks to Cambridge University and well known academic, Professor Don Huisingh, for some valuable lessons in sustainable development.


Leaving the ActionSustainability conference, Aggregate Industries' Shamir Ghumra looks at both the radical big ideas in sustainable construction and the little things.


Responsible Sourcing

As Aggregate Industries has its responsible sourcing status upgraded to ‘excellent’, Shamir Ghumra reflects on what this will mean to both the business and its customers.


Aggregate Industries' Shamir Ghumra looks at life beyond The Sunday Times Best Green Companies list


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