Celebrating our Holcim Spirit Award winners
As we mobilize around our NextGen Growth 2030 strategy, we’ve inaugurated the Holcim Spirit Awards to celebrate our countries delivering superior performance and living the Holcim Spirit.
In Athens, Greece, over 200 of our senior leaders came together at our Senior Leaders Meeting 2025 to discuss the execution of our strategy and best practice from across our markets.
They also celebrated the winners of our first ever Holcim Spirit Award 2025, which we announced in Athens following a rigorous evaluation process. In addition to one overall winner, there were three winners in each of our three core pillars: Purpose, People and Performance.
What is the Holcim Spirit? It’s the engine powering our NextGen Growth 2030 strategy. The culture of our organization that motivates us to be the leading partner for sustainable construction, and to build progress for people and the planet.
“2025 will always be the year we will remember launching NextGen Growth 2030. I hope it’s also a year that you remember for the inauguration of the Holcim Spirit Award. This is a celebration of the countries delivering superior performance, living our Holcim Spirit and driving NextGen Growth.”
Read on to discover our 2025 winners:
Overall winner
Poland
Our jury celebrated Holcim Poland as a true "front runner in terms of attitude and courage", leading the way in sustainability, plant performance and financial performance.
In Purpose, Poland has reduced its Scope 1 emissions by over 20% year-on-year, and is a leader in decarbonization and circularity, showing that sustainability drives profitable growth.
For People, the market is recognized as a Top Employer, fostering a safe workplace and developing talents to ensure that they have the best team to execute our strategy.
In Performance, strong plant and financial performance demonstrated Poland’s deeply embedded culture of value creation for customers and shareholders, leading to winning results.
“This is a very important moment for me. It confirms that what we do at Holcim Poland is not only right but also truly appreciated. This award belongs to all our people - your passion and commitment make the difference. We win as one team, while continuing to grow individually.”
Purpose
Australia
Holcim Australia was recognized for its leadership in sustainable construction, ECOPact low-carbon concrete sales and the use of construction demolition materials (CDM).
“I was incredibly proud to see Holcim Australia receive the Holcim Spirit Award for Purpose, recognizing our leadership in sustainable construction and commitment to making measurable progress. It’s a great example of what can be achieved when we put our purpose into action.”
People
Costa Rica
The country was honored for its exemplary commitment to diversity and inclusion – with 50% women in management – and for building a strong NextGen talent pipeline, with 5% of talents under 30 years old.
“We’re proud to win recognition for what we’ve achieved in Costa Rica in diversity and inclusion: promoting internship programs and reverse mentoring, supporting young talents and reaching 50% women in leadership positions.”
Performance
Spain
Holcim Spain won the Performance award – demonstrating exceptional results in the performance of its acquired companies, as well as outstanding financial performance.
“This award is for everyone at Holcim Spain. Your hard work ensures we can deliver outstanding overall financial performance, while tailormade plans for our recent acquisitions have helped these businesses to integrate and achieve exceptional results.”
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