One Young World 2022

Technical Sales Engineer, UAE/Oman

"It is our collective responsibility to protect our planet's resources for our future generations. My boldest idea is to challenge all the business units in the Middle East and Africa to build a demo of a sustainable residential unit, using Holcim sustainable products."

HR Officer, Jordan

"My idea aims to have continual environmental contribution where each employee has his own imprint and positive impact. I called it "Shoulder the Responsibility.""

Environment & Land Manager, US

"To accelerate growth and build for the future, we can develop a platform where we can capture all of the projects related to sustainability that we are already working on across the globe."

Airium™ R&D Project Leader, France

"I would like to focus your attention on the social impact of Holcim. Diversity and inclusion matters for business... and I think everybody can play a role."

RMX Value Added Products & Services Specialist, Switzerland

"My bold vision is that ECOPact, our green concrete, is not just the global market leader for sustainable RMX solutions but it is a concept that transforms our way of thinking and acting across the value chain and in our whole group."

Country Category Manager, Argentina

"I am really passionate about nature and sustainable development. Leading the energy strategy for Holcim Argentina has allowed me to be a protagonist in the company’s way towards sustainability."

Senior Communications Specialist, Greece

"Having acknowledged that education is one of the most powerful and proven vehicles for sustainable development, as highlighted by the SDGs as well, we designed and implemented a contribution program, focusing on empowering and uplifting the future generations."

Cloud Project Specialist, Colombia

"Recently, ADC - Americas Digital - Center has implemented a policy where you can work from anywhere. We can use this flexibility to choose a community, or a place that normally doesn't have a professional with our background, and we can share with this community our knowledge."

Country Head of Geocycle, Bangladesh

"All individuals have the right to live in an environment which is not deleterious for their health and we need to preserve this environment for our future generations... As Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation of India said once, the Earth can satisfy our need, but not our greed."

Marketing Manager - Value Added Products, Australia

"As young emerging leaders of the new world, we have a duty to inspire, educate and implement real-world solutions, which shape our future for the better."

Head of Recycling/CDW Cement, Germany

"Together with my team and technical marketing, I push for innovation on sustainable products. I like to be part of an industry which is going to design the way we live tomorrow."

Reliability Manager, Eastern Canada

"My boldest idea is that by 2030, we have one cement plant in each of our five regional markets that delivers a 60% reduction of CO₂ emissions relative to 2018 levels."

Trading Manager EMEA, Switzerland

"How can we trigger that when an individual is building a new house, they say to the construction company: "We heard about this Holcim low-carbon solution, can we include it in our project?" My ambition is that very soon it becomes an obvious behavior to go for low-carbon cement for any new project."

Head of Market Insights, El Salvador

"My boldest idea is related to the growing digital communication channel and the growing need to make communities more sustainable and resilient.Tracking the progress of a construction project digitally can cement more trust with international stakeholders."

Regional Activation Officer, Philippines

"I strongly believe in the power of togetherness: no options are small or irrelevant, as long as we passionately believe in it."

Senior Manager, M&A Corporate Development, Canada

"The drive to build more with less has already started with innovative solutions such as our ECOPlanet range of green cement products... It is up to all of us in the greater Holcim network of employees to share, educate and disseminate the validity of these innovative solutions."

Senior Manager, Organizational Development, US

"I want to start the “No free returns pledge.” If you buy it, keep it. Take the pledge to make smarter consumer choices to help reduce waste, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions."

Digital Lead, Romania

"Never in our history have we needed to urbanize over 1 billion people in a matter of only 10-20 years, but now we do and we have to do that in a fast and sustainable way."