The built environment contributes 40% of global carbon emissions, highlighting its critical role in combating climate change. 

Holcim’s decarbonisation strategy focuses on four pillars: greening building materials, building better with less, enhancing sustainability, and circular construction. 

• Greening materials involves reducing clinker in cement and adopting technologies like carbon capture. 

• Building better with less emphasises material efficiency through 3D printing and optimised design, addressing housing needs while cutting emissions. 

• Enhancing sustainability includes retrofitting, urban greening, and biodiversity-friendly designs. 

• Circular construction promotes recycling demolition waste into new materials. 

Collaboration, regulation updates, and innovation are vital for transitioning to a low-carbon, sustainable construction future.