- COVID-19 pandemic disrupted business activities, impacting employee hiring and exits.
- Supply chain disruptions due to lockdowns and restrictions.
- Challenges around foreign currencies availability and security concerns in Ethiopia.
- High expectation from the government (from a revenue drive standpoint) regarding alternative fuel project; awareness in communities; availability, quality and cost of sourcing alternative fuel materials; seasonality of required resources; logistics, lack of existing waste streams and collection system; and regulatory bottlenecks.
Dangote Cement Plc
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2020 reporting, Dangote Cement Plc disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 16.0M tCO2 (Scope 1). By scope: Scope 1: 16.0M tCO2. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
16.0M tCO2 (Scope 1)
2020
Water Usage
6.8M m3
2020
Energy Use
92.5M GJ
2020
📊 Emissions by Scope (2020)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions). | 16.0M tCO2 |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Increased corporate focus and strategies for reducing carbon footprints by committing to the use of alternative fuel sources in our energy mix.
- Planted over 450,000 trees across six countries.
- Developed an Alternative Fuel (AF) project Charter which entails the roadmap and milestones for the realisation of our AF strategy.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- By end of 2025, alternative fuels will substitute approximately 25% TSR (thermal substitution rate) of fossil fuels currently used in our kilns for the production of clinker.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
CulturalEconomicOperationalSocialEnvironmentalFinancialInstitutional