Dangote Cement Plc Annual Report 2021
Strategic report
A precautionary approach to environmental
management
As part of our precautionary measures, new projects and/or any
significant modification of existing plant, were preceded by a
comprehensive Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
to identify and mitigate potentially significant environmental
impacts and risks that are involved, as required by local regulations
and Group policies and international standards.
With regards to the Precautionary Principle in our operations,
we are committed to investing in innovative technologies,
providing adequate responses and putting in place
effective methods for dealing with risks and uncertainties in
environmental management.
Structured and independent environmental audits by our Group
environmental management team and external parties (such as
Control Authorities, Certification Bodies, etc.) are carried out on
a routine basis to ascertain the site Environmental Management
System (EMS) effectiveness and the necessary improvement
actions. We recognise the importance of managing the
environmental impacts resulting from our activities and investing
in technologies and innovations that would enable us to improve
our environmental footprints.
Managing our carbon footprint
Climate change is one of the major challenges of society in the
21st century and Dangote cement has a role to play in meeting
this challenge. The Company commits to improving its carbon
footprint by following guidelines for monitoring and reporting
processes using applicable protocols considered most relevant
for the cement industry. In 2021, CO, data integrity has improved,
evident in improved CDP rating from C to B-.
As part of actions to combat climate change, world leaders,
policymakers, stakeholders, climate advocates gathered for
COP26 in November 2021. At the event, the GCCA made a start on
engagements from the launch of her Concrete Future Roadmap
for Net Zero Concrete. Dangote Cement's participation in the
GCCA event "From Global Commitment to Local Action" aimed
to understand the roadmap, align with other members on the
decarbonisation mission and drive local action to secure positive
policy support in countries of operation.
Harnessing alternative fuels for circular economy
The co-processing of alternative fuels in cement manufacturing to
replace fossil fuels is a long-standing contribution of the business
towards a circular economy. In 2021, a permit to co-process
alternative fuel in kilns was obtained for all plants except Ethiopia,
which is an on-going effort. Following this, full mapping of waste
materials was done in Nigeria and Pan-Africa plants. Sensitisation
and capacity building for Plant personnel was also critical for
improving the uptake of waste for alternative fuel. The Company
co-processed 89,000 tonnes of waste in kilns that could have
ended up in landfills. As additional feeding equipment was being
procured and installed across sites, host communities are targeted
in the sourcing of wastes. This provides an important service to
communities in making beneficial use of a range of society's waste
and by-products. The Company is well on track to improve thermal
substitution rate (TSR) through the installation of equipment as a
way of strengthening Plant waste management resources.
Alternative fuel value chain
AFR sourced from
Dangote operation
AFR transported
to the plant
AFR is off-loaded
in designated area
AFR is fed into the
feeding system
AFR sourced
from the
communities
AFR is co-processed
in the kiln leaving
zero waste
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