Operating with Integrity

We are continuing to apply responsible business conduct throughout our organization, safeguarding human rights and promoting responsible sourcing practices.

Our strong governance structures, business principles and practices drive our commitment to ethical behaviour, accountability and transparency. Our Code of Business Conduct (CoBC) establishes clear expectations for employee compliance with policies related to ethical business conduct. It embeds our values and our resolve to do the right things in the right way.

We are committed to safeguarding human rights and embedding responsible business conduct at each level of our organization. Our approach extends to collaborating with our suppliers to ensure the goods and services we buy are responsibly sourced.

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employees recorded as having been trained in CoBC in 2024

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employees recorded as having received Advanced Compliance Training in 2024

Action Spotlights

Examples of how our business principles and practices drive our commitment to ethical behaviour, accountability and transparency.

Sustainability Summit

In 2024, CRH hosted its inaugural Sustainability Summit with over 150 business and cross-functional professionals from across the Company in...

Sustainability Summit

In 2024, CRH hosted its inaugural Sustainability Summit with over 150 business and cross-functional professionals from across the Company in attendance. The Summit included three days of sharing learnings, strengthening connections and identifying opportunities to accelerate our sustainable solutions with the aim of inspiring attendees to further embed sustainability across the business and its range of products, services and solutions.

Collaborating for Resilient Infrastructure

As an organization with a large footprint, we have a unique opportunity to collaborate on projects to deliver sustainable and resilient...

Collaborating for Resilient Infrastructure

As an organization with a large footprint, we have a unique opportunity to collaborate on projects to deliver sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Central Pre-Mix, in CRH’s Americas Division, partnered with contractor Max J Kuney on the recent Post Street Bridge project for the City of Spokane, Washington. Central Pre-Mix supplied approximately 2,000m3 of readymixed concrete for this project, including supplementary cementitious materials as alternative materials to partially replace the clinker in the concrete mix.

Championing Innovative Sustainable Solutions

In 2024, we launched our first Supplier Innovation Challenge for International Products Europe (IPE) and Leviat, both in CRH’s International...

Championing Innovative Sustainable Solutions

In 2024, we launched our first Supplier Innovation Challenge for International Products Europe (IPE) and Leviat, both in CRH’s International Division, to find new and more sustainable solutions for a range of our businesses and our customers. Existing and potential suppliers were invited to submit innovative ideas, strategies, and solutions that could significantly impact our industry. Following an extensive panel review process, we announced four winners including Outokumpu with its lower-carbon circular steel business models project.


Our Targets and Progress


Ongoing Target: 100% of suppliers agree to abide by the tenets in CRH’s Supplier Code of Conduct.

Our operating companies purchase more than $20 billion worth of goods and services each year from more than 100,000 suppliers across the world. Responsible sourcing across our supply chain has a critical role in ensuring business continuity, that human rights are upheld, and downstream environmental impacts are managed.

Our supply chain reach, influence, and strong supplier relationships provide an important opportunity to be a driver of change. By working and collaborating with our suppliers, governments, industry bodies, businesses, and other partners we can leverage supplier innovation and work towards best practice.

Our SCoC sets out the supplier requirements to meet our standards in respect of health and safety, human rights and environmental stewardship. It is based on our Framework for a Sustainable Future and is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Supplier acknowledgment of commitment to the SCoC is a requirement in our general purchase conditions to ensure that our suppliers are aligned with our values and acknowledgement of the CRH SCoC is a precondition to submit responses to all in e-tenders.

Find out more about what we are doing as a Responsible Business:

2024 Sustainability Performance Report