CO₂ and Climate
In collaboration with WBCSD and WRI, the Climate Protection task force has produced a protocol for measuring and reporting CO₂ emissions that is consistent with the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol.

The protocol establishes a common approach to monitoring and reporting all direct and indirect (from electricity and transport) CO2 emissions from the cement manufacturing process.

Responsible Use of Fuels and Raw Materials
The task force has developed a set of guidelines intended to lay out a consistent approach to the selection and use of fuels and raw materials in the industry. They are built upon the principles of sustainable development, eco-efficiency and industrial ecology, and integrated into local resource management infrastructures. The task force has promoted this approach and associated good practices needed to implement it throughout the industry. These guidelines also include information on the occupational health and safety concerns of handling these materials.

Health and Safety
In the document "Safety in the Cement Industry: Guidelines for Measuring and Reporting," the task force agreed on both industry safety definitions and reporting criteria. This was the first set of internationally-agreed definitions enabling consistent reporting. These definitions cover fatalities, fatality rates (for direct employees only), lost-time injuries, and a lost-time injury frequency ratio (for direct employees only). Other optional definitions, including a lost-time injury severity ratio, have been drafted for future consideration.

Emissions Monitoring and Reporting
The task force agreed on a common protocol. It identified NOx, SOx and dust as the main polluting emissions in terms of volume. All the member companies have agreed to monitor these pollutants at the main stacks according to international or national standards accepted by the local authorities. These pollutants must be measured at least on an annual basis for each kiln. Continuous measurements are much preferred and should be carried out where possible.

Land and Communities
This task force produced draft guidelines for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the cement industry to enable companies and communities to address some of the critical issues during each phase of a cement facility's development, from site acquisition through construction, operation, and closure.

Reporting and Communication
The Reporting and Communication (TF6) manages overall communications for the CSI with external audiences.