FOREWORD A strong and robust concrete industry which is based on sustainable design and production is absolutely crucial to Danish society and the Danish construction industry. Political focus on sustainable development and reducing the country’s CO c footprint is stronger than ever before, and with the Danish government’s stated aim of achieving a 70 percent reduction in CO c emissions by 2030 in relation to 1990 levels, significant changes will have to be made in all industries – including the concrete industry. In relation to the current level of CO c emissions (figures for 2019), this corresponds to Denmark having to halve its emissions of CO c between now and 2030. At the start of 2019, the Danish Concrete Industry Association launched its Sustainable Concrete Initiative, through which the concrete construction sector is to make a significant contribution to the overall goals for Danish society and the construction industry as a whole via partnership, development and ambitious goals. This goal is fully in line with the government’s ambitions for CO c reductions in the run-up to 2030. This roadmap has been prepared jointly by The Danish Technological Institute and the Danish Concrete Industry Association, under the auspices of the InnoBYG network group and the Sustainable Concrete initiative. The roadmap summarises the general visions, working relationships, focus areas and activities for the Sustainable Concrete initiative, and the Danish Concrete Industry Association is looking forward to a long and strong collaboration to broadly encompasses the concrete and construction industries with a acommon aim to achieving these visionary goals. Let’s get to work! Dorthe Mathiesen Sector Director for the Danish Concrete Industry Association at The Danish Construction Association Niels Søndergaard-Pedersen Chairman of the Board of the Danish Concrete Industry Association March 2020 3
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