INVESTORS SHOULD BE WARY OF HOLCIM’S HIDDEN LIABILITIES:
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GROWING LIABILITIES
Holcim's repeated air quality, water, and environmental violations across its 13 U.S. plants add avoidable risk to investors.
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INCREASING COSTS
Holcim's aging, outdated U.S. facilities are far behind its competitors on cleaner cement investments — and face massive costs to catch up.
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MARKET LOSS
Holcim's insufficient climate commitments risk ceding the burgeoning U.S. market for low-carbon cement to its competitors.
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LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
Holcim has failed to measurably show any progress reducing emissions at its U.S. facilities, keeping investors in the dark.
Holcim’s Failing Grade on Climate
D
As Holcim prepares to spin off its North American facilities on the New York Stock Exchange, the company’s poor track record on climate may well make it a risky investment for shareholders.
The company has failed to show measurable progress on reducing the emissions intensity of its U.S. plants. Further, while competitors scale up technologies to produce low-carbon cement in North America, Holcim’s reliance on outdated practices could become a liability for new investors.