2012 Annual Report - Italcementi Group

Sustainability disclosure
Italcementi Group is consolidating and publishing its performance, in line with the Global Reporting Initiative
requirements, since 2002. During these years, quality and materiality are growing. For the first time, the Group
has decided to publish its extra-financial information together with the financial ones within the Group Annual
Report. The integrated report serves as a concise communication about how the Group strategy, governance,
performance and prospects lead to the creation of value over the short, medium and long term. The aim is to
make one more effort in terms of disclosure of the Group sustainable vision and transparency towards its
relevant stakeholders, anticipating the upcoming legal framework on the subject. Actually, the reference for the
consolidation of extra-financial information lies with the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines, also endorsing
the elements required by the French law 12 July 2010 (Grenelle II), article 225, whose implementation is
mandatory for the controlled company Ciments Français. Key statements and performance indicators are
subjected to third party verification (please, refer to pages 346).
314