Paris 42.40EUR (-1.22% ) Holcim Worldwide BUILDING NET ZERO BUSINESS INNOVATION SUSTAINABILITY ESG INVESTORS MEDIA CAREERS Holcim » Sustainability Net zero » Health, Safety & Environment Health & Safety » Covid-19 How we protect our staff and partners » Helping communities during coronavirus How we protect our staff and partners HELPING COMMUNITIES DURING CORONAVIRUS Building on our long tradition of working closely with our communities and promoting their health and well-being, our teams all around the world are mobilized to implement an extraordinary range of measures at country level to fight Covid-19. We are all taking part in the fight against the virus and we help where we can because we are firmly committed to building a healthier world together. All of our operations engaged in prevention and awareness campaigns to sensitize the local communities regarding Covid-19. Our support included, for example: 3.4 million kg of building materials donated to build emergency field hospitals, providing 3,225 beds in eleven countries; More than 1.7 million of masks and gloves donated, with more than half of those masks having been produced by local women’s groups; Over 700,000 meals and food packages distributed to communities in need, and 4,150 working days of volunteering provided in support communities in the fight against Covid. Engaging in prevention, awareness and sanitization campaigns Australia In Australia, our Legal & Property teams have been supporting local small businesses by helping them understand what government relief packages they may be entitled to. Supplying protective and medical equipment Algeria In Algeria, our operations have donated thousands of gloves, masks and other PPEs, as well as disinfectant liquids and soaps. Community awareness is also a top priority, as our teams distribute brochures and assist local authorities in spreading knowledge about staying safe during a pandemic. Donating building materials to build public health infrastructure such as hospitals Canada In Canada, we have donated 10 truck-loads of aggregates for the construction of a temporary Covid-19 relief hospital, in addition to donating 1,000 surgical masks to Toronto Sick Kids Hospital and Humber River Hospital, and hand sanitizer to three more hospitals in the British Columbia province. Distributing basic goods such as food packages Azerbaijan Our employees decided to provide food packages for vulnerable families in the villages where operate. Holcim Azerbaijan decided to support and strengthen this employees' initiative, ultimately reaching hundreds of families in Umid and Sahil. Building a healthier world together How we protect our staff and partners How we respond as a business Getting down to business – safely CAREERS CONTACTS MEDIA RELEASES INVESTORS SUBSCRIBE YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT HOLCIM Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge. Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products. SITE MAP LEGAL MENTIONS PRIVACY POLICY COOKIES POLICY HOLCIM © 2021 We use cookies to enhance your web browsing experience, to offer personalized content, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to our website. These cookies can also be used by third party providers. From the following options you can manage your preferences. Learn more about our Group Cookies Policy by clicking here: Cookie Policy Targeting Cookies Functional Cookies Performance Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookies Cookies Settings Reject AllAccept All Cookies