 Thank
you for taking the time to read about our achievement, our challenges
and our plans for the future. We continue to look for new ways to
provide quality products to our customers, build ties between our
employees and the neighborhoods where they live and work, help our
communities prosper, and be a socially responsible neighbor.
We still have challenges to meet. Above all, we
will strive to improve our performance in safety, health and environmental
stewardship, and strengthen the relationships we have with the people
and communities where our facilities are located.
Finally, we want to hear from you. Your
feedback -positive or negative -helps us assess where we stand and
the value of this report. For additional information or to provide
comments, please contact Joy C. Phillips, Director of Community
Relations, at Vulcan Materials Company,
1200 Urban Center Drive,
Birmingham, AL
35242;
or call (205)298-3220;
or email cr@vmcmail.com.
In accordance with the
commitment expressed in the Company's mission statement, Vulcan's
Board of Directors approved the following policy in 1995:
This policy applies companywide, including the
Company's subsidiaries. The Company will be a responsible steward
with respect to the safety, health and environmental impact of it
operations and products. Accordingly, the Company will:
| 1. |
Strive to
produce its products safely and make concern for public health
and the protection of the environment integral parts of Company
operations. |
| 2. |
Endeavor to
provide employees with a safe and healthy working environment. |
| 3. |
Reduce waste,
conserve energy and recycle materials, to the extent practicable,
and dispose of, or treat, waste responsibly. |
| 4. |
Provide education,
training and leadership to employees to enable and motivate
them to understand and comply with applicable law and these
policies. |
| 5. |
Conduct reviews
of safety, health and environmental practice at Company facilities
to verify compliance with applicable laws and regulations and
to identify and correct operational practices that might impair
safety, health or environmental quality at such facilities or
in the neighborhoods in which the Company operates. |
| 6. |
Promote responsible
stewardship of the Company's products with its carriers, distributors
and customers. |
| 7. |
Promote the
adoption of, and adherence to, sound safety, health and environmental
practice by on-site contractors and tenants, directing where
appropriate that contractors and tenants take corrective actions. |
| 8. |
Advocate the
development of reasonable, scientifically sound and cost-effective
safety, health and environmental laws and regulations that are
based on realistic assessments of risk. |
| 9. |
Support
and encourage the development of sound safety, health and environmental
standards and practices in the industries in which the Company
participates. |
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