Lafarge Egypt participates in Euromoney Egypt Conference 2022

Lafarge Egypt, member of Holcim Group, took part in the Euromoney Egypt Conference 2022, held in Cairo under the theme “Investing in Resilience and Sustainability”. During the “Financing Energy Transition” session, Ahmed Khalifa, Chief Financial Officer and IT Director of Lafarge Egypt, discussed the company's vision on transition to the energy mix, a strategy that Egypt aims to achieve until 2050, as well as the company's contribution in paving the way towards building a green economy.

Recognized as a leader in the transition towards low-carbon construction by developing and introducing green products and solutions worldwide, Holcim was the first global building materials company to sign the UNGC’s “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” initiative. Moreover, it continues to offer solutions that will accelerate the pace of green transformation in the world through innovative and sustainable building solutions.

“Lafarge Egypt plays the same role on the local level by encouraging both the manufacturers and the users to turn towards green products during the manufacturing and construction process,” Khalifa said. “Achieving this requires regulatory environments and building standards that incentivize greater and faster market uptake of low-carbon products by integrating sustainability performance in building codes, ensuring that construction policies and standards integrate harmonized life cycle assessments for buildings, and integrating lifecycle carbon performance.”