It is carbon dioxide that receives the most political and media scrutiny, but CSI members also recognize their responsibility toward curbing emissions of other significant pollutants. In particular, the CSI has aimed to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), dust, and certain organic compounds.

Over the previous three decades, emissions of NOx, SOx and dust from cement kilns have declined significantly, largely as a result of modernization of cement plants with improved technology and design. By retrofitting older plants with abatement technology, and by building new, cleaner plants, CSI members have continued to slash their emissions of these pollutants into the atmosphere. Today, the cement industry accounts for only a minor proportion of these emissions in developed countries. CSI members continue to carefully monitor emissions from a majority of their cement plants, and strive for continuous measurements and full monitoring coverage.

As part of its commitment outlined in the 2002 Agenda for Action, CSI member companies published and released in 2005, Guidelines for Emissions Monitoring and Reporting and the Cement Industry.

CSI members have all committed to applying this common industry protocol for their measuring, monitoring, and reporting of emissions at all their cement operations, and to releasing this emissions data into the public domain, accessible to stakeholders. CSI members have followed through on this promise, publishing 2006 emissions data in their respective annual and sustainability reports.

In addition, as of 2007, each reporting CSI company has now also set individual reduction targets for NOx, SOx and dust emissions, taking a united stand in their strengthened commitment to further abate micro-pollutant emissions.