As a responsible landholder, CRH is committed to protecting and enhancing the environments in which we operate.
For the past 20 years, our businesses in North America have partnered with the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), an organisation which promotes and certifies ecological stewardship on corporate land. Recently, Dufferin Aggregates, a CRH company in Canada, received its third consecutive Reptiles and Amphibians Award from the WHC for its efforts to conserve the endangered Jefferson salamander.
Dufferin has constructed two wetlands at its Acton Quarry in Ontario to act as breeding grounds for the salamander. These are the only man-made wetlands in Ontario where breeding Jefferson salamanders have been found.
Dufferin Aggregates first achieved gold certification, the highest level of certification available, from the WHC in 2017 – and this project is one of many conservation efforts taking place at our sites worldwide. For instance, our Americas Division has created a network of 22 sites and growing, many of which are WHC certified, stocked with food for migrating monarch butterflies, a species that has seen a catastrophic 85% drop in numbers over the past 20 years.
These sites are among a large number of locations across CRH’s operations where we are protecting and enhancing biodiversity. Specific habitat and species related actions are particularly focused toward biodiversity sensitive locations, where we aim to have biodiversity management plans in place by 2030.
Read more about our approach to biodiversity in our 2023 Sustainability Performance Report.
