CSR, or Corporate Social Responsibility, is here to ensure CEMEX UK is acting with purpose and not just about profit. Of course, the profit is vital to our business, but we want to be able to run our operations in the way that is best the world in which we are operating in.

Harriett Turner is the UK CSR Manager and her role involves dealing with communities, creating shared value projects, managing donations and working internally with employees on volunteering and developing policies with the aim to be the most responsible for our workers, environment and the communities, as we possibly can be.

The donations process has been restructured throughout Europe and has been re-released with the intention to work on more shared value projects which serve a long last legacy rather than a short-term fix or cash injection.

Here are some examples of the projects that currently run.

CEMEX ACADEMIES – We’ve partnered with Rugby School and the Macready theatre to be able to offer a facility whereby other schools from around the local communities can attend workshops and be part of further STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths) activities and engage with other pupils from different schools as well as learning about road safety and opportunities within CEMEX UK.

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONS – Using the natural assets of our sites across the country, we’ve done significant work with Butterfly Conservation Expects and the RSPB to look ahead at our restoration plans and make areas assessable to the natural biodiversity that requires that extra helping hand.

LEND-A-HAND – The lend-a-hand process will soon be given a facelift with the ability for you to access ‘event like’ volunteering projects and join your colleagues in making a difference. We have opened the remit for people to able to be volunteer not only their manual labour but skills too. So, for example, if you know of a local charity or new business start-up in need of some HR advise, or a local school who is looking for reading assistants, then get in touch with your line manager and the CSR team, to make a difference.