Dr Nicola Kimm: Exploring the strategic role and influence of sustainability and decarbonisation at Heidelberg Materials

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Listen in to this recording with Dr. Nicola Kimm, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer at Heidelberg Materials, to learn about the strategic role that sustainability has at Heidelberg Materials and its involvement at board level, with value chain partners and across key projects.

Key Takeaways

- How involving sustainability at board level drives both the right outcomes but also ensures a business lens for sustainability activity

- Heidelberg Material’s structure for Sustainability: sustainability strategy, R&D, carbon capture, innovation scaling

- The timeline and activity that is supporting the first full-scale net-zero carbon capture cement plant

- How to create and accelerate market demand for Low-Carbon Products

- Why setting a company-wide target of 50% sustainable revenue target by 2030 has led to real engagement and strong outcomes

- Using "lighthouse" projects to showcase innovations like low-carbon wind farm bases

Show links:

- Connect with Dr. Nicola Kimm and explore the work of the Heidelberg Materials sustainability group

- Follow Alex Cameron on LinkedIn and find how to get involved with the membership and work of Decarb Connect

- Watch a short video about how the Brevik plant is pursuing CCS

- Read up on the latest CCS project to be launched, this time in France

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