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OUR APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL LABOUR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK • Employment • Occupational health and safety • Training and education • Diversity and equal opportunity • Equal remuneration for women and men HUMAN RIGHTS • Non-discrimination • Child labour • Forced or compulsory labour • Security practices • Supplier human rights assessment SOCIETY • Local communities • Anti-corruption • Public policy • Anti-competitive behavior PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY • Customer health and safety • Product and service labeling Cement Sustainability Initiative The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) demonstrates the cement sector’s commitment to sustainable development. The CSI was set up to examine issues surrounding sustainable development in the cement sector and to develop and promote best practice across the industry in a number of areas. The purpose of the Initiative is to explore what sustainable development means for the cement industry, identify actions and facilitate steps cement companies can take, individually and as a group, to accelerate progress toward sustainable development. It provides a framework for other cement companies to become involved and creates the content and context for further stakeholder engagement. In their Agenda for Action, the CSI member companies defined a work programme to proactively and systematically tackle the environmental and social impacts of cement manufacturing. They have since developed guidelines for good practice across all addressed issues and defined key performance indicators (KPIs) and measurable targets to track progress. 48 Annual Report 2016 Companies report publicly on their performance with regards to the commitments taken in the CSI, as outlined in the CSI Charter. The key issues are highlighted below: • Employee health and safety • CO2 and climate protection • Responsible use of fuels and raw materials • Emissions monitoring and reduction • Biodiversity/local impacts on land and communities • Water impact management • Sustainability with concrete Dangote Cement seeks to make considerable progress in terms of sustainability. In order to accelerate our progress towards sustainability, we have set ourselves ambitious goals which will be implemented into actions in accordance with our corporate philosophy. We are therefore committed to build a framework on sustainability as well as set individual performance targets and report publicly on progress in our operations using the CSI guidelines. Currently, the CSI is included as part of our work programme on water, biodiversity and land stewardship, as well as supply chain management.

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