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WBCSD’sCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)isaglobaleffortby24leadingcementproducers,withoperationsinmorethan100countries.Collectively,thesecompaniesaccountforaround30%oftheworld'scementproductionandrangeinsizefromlargemultinationalstosmallerlocalproducers.TodatetheCSIremainsoneofthelargestglobalsustainabilityprogramseverundertakenbyasingleindustrysector.

Formoreinformation,see:www.wbcsdcement.org

“ToprovideaconsistentandcomparablebasisforourmemberstopublishEPDs,wecommissionedQuantis,specialistenvironmentalconsultantsandworld-leadingexpertsinthefield,todevelopouronlineEPDtool.”

RolandHUNZIKERProjectManager,

CementSustainabilityInitiative

Snapshotofthegraphicaluserinterface,includingsoftware-aidedprimarydatacollectionandonlinehelp

TosupportcompaniesprepareEnvironmental

ProductDeclarations(EPDs)ofconcreteandcement,

CSIcommissionedQuantis todevelopauser-friendlyonlinecalculationtoolusingitsLCA

expertise.

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TheCementSustainabilityInitiativecommissionedQuantistodevelopitsonlineEPDtoolforconcreteandcement

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TosupportCSImembersprepareEPDs,Quan4sdevelopedauser-friendlyweb-basedLCAtoolaimedatpreparingthegroundforthesubsequentimplementa2onofcementandconcreteEPDs.

CSIEPDtool:Auser-friendlyonlineLCAtooltoassistincollectingdataandcomputingEPDresults

MainfunctionalitiesofCSI’sEPDtool:

§ User-friendlyonlineprimarydatacollectiondashboard,accessibleoverthewebfromanycomputeratanytime

§ Simplifiedandpre-framedanalysis,compliantwithPCRUNCPC375concrete

§ Generationofautomatedreportsincludingi)self-declarationinCSIformatandii)backgroundreport(completesetofinputdataandresults)

§ Assessmentoftheenvironmentalperformanceofclinker,cement andconcrete

§ Easilysharedatacollectionandexchangedatasetswithcolleagues

§ Noneedtoinstallanysoware

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InordertofacilitatetheprocessandreducethecostsofpreparingcementandconcreteEPDs,theEPDtoolwasofficiallypre-verifiedbyanaccreditedindependentverifier.

CSIEPDtool:Apre-verifiedLCAtooltoreducecostsandeffortofproducingcementandconcreteEPDs

MainassetsofCSI’sEPDtool:§ Pre-verificationofthetool(onceforall),includingverificationofLCAmodel,projectdatabase,compliancewithPCR,andresultsprovidedbythetool

§ OnlytheinputdataneedtobeverifiedwhenfilingforEPDregistration

§ Verificationcostsreducedbyupto50%

MutualrecognitionbetweenmajorEPDProgramme Operators:§ AlthoughCSI’sPCRforconcreteisregisteredatEnvirondec,themutualrecognitionbetweenEnvirondec andIBUallowsEPDstocarrybothlogoswithoutfurtherverification

CASESTUDY•CEMENTSUSTAINABILITYINITIATIVE•2014

“TheCSIissupportingthepublicationofEPDsbymembercompaniesasawaytostimulateandimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceofcementandconcreteatcompanylevelbutalsoglobally.”

PhilippeFONTAManagingDirector,

CementSustainabilityInitiative

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