CSI - Cement Sustainability Initiative is a partnership between the WBCSD and the GCCA to facilitate sustainable development of the cement and concrete sectors and their value chains.

The purpose of the CSI is to:

1. Explore what sustainable development means for the cement industry;
2. Identify actions and facilitate steps cement companies can take, individually and as a group, to accelerate progress toward sustainable development;
3. Provide a framework for other cement companies to become involved;
4. Create the content and context for further stakeholder engagement.

The Initiative addresses 8 major topics that have been shaping the cement industry's path toward a more sustainable future over the following 20 years:

1. Resource productivity: Improving eco-efficiency through improved practices in quarrying, energy use and waste recovery and reuse;
2. Climate protection: Understanding and managing CO2 emissions;
3. Emission reduction: Reducing dust from quarrying, NOx, SOx, and other airborne pollutants from cement manufacture;
4. Ecological stewardship: Improving land-use and landscape management practices;
5. Employee well-being: Managing and improving employee health, safety and satisfaction;
6. Community well-being: Working more effectively with local communities;
7. Regional development: Participating in regional affairs;
8. Shareholder value: Creating more value for shareholder research.

The CSI includes 24 major cement producers with operations in more than 100 countries. It addresses cement companies & their value chains. The CSI counts amongst its members: Argos, Intercement, CNBM, SECIL, Dalmia, Orient Cement, SCG, Shree cement, Aditya birla ultratech cement and others.