Asia Cement Ascends to CDP’s Highest “A List” Rating, Disclosing Climate Transition Path to Address Carbon Fee Challenges

CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), the global environmental information disclosure authority, has released its 2025 scores. Asia Cement Corporation (ACC) has seen its "Climate Change" rating upgraded from last year’s A- to the highest "A List" level. Additionally, the company maintained an "A-" (Leadership Level) in the "Water Security" category. These results demonstrate that ACC’s environmental governance achievements are fully aligned with international standards, robustly responding to global sustainability challenges.

The CDP assessment covers corporate information disclosure across climate governance frameworks, risk management, strategic goals, and action indicators. According to official CDP data, out of 22,100 companies worldwide that participated in the 2025 assessment, only the top 4% achieved an "A" rating. ACC secured "Leadership Level" evaluations in 13 out of 16 indicators in the Climate Change category, and 7 out of 11 indicators in Water Security. This highlights ACC’s global leadership in climate information transparency, environmental governance maturity, and transition initiatives.

Systematic Climate Governance and Transparency In terms of climate governance, ACC follows the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework to disclose a comprehensive climate transition plan. The company has systematically integrated climate risk identification, response strategies, and action plans into its overall business strategy. Furthermore, carbon reduction targets and progress are overseen at the Board level to ensure continuous review and implementation. ACC has also explicitly committed to not funding climate change denial activities or lobbying against climate regulations, ensuring its policy stance remains consistent with the Paris Agreement.

Validated Science-Based Targets and Circular Economy Regarding climate goals and action disclosure, ACC has established a clear quantitative pathway. In 2025, the company successfully passed the SBTi 1.5°C near-term emissions reduction target validation, serving as a critical foundation for its journey toward 2050 Net-Zero emissions. Additionally, ACC has disclosed its usage of alternative raw materials and fuels, demonstrating the tangible performance of cement kiln co-processing in reducing process carbon emissions and enhancing resource efficiency, thereby realizing the spirit of a circular economy.

Strengthening Resilience in the Era of Carbon Pricing CDP officials noted that by disclosing environmental information, companies can integrate climate-related data into their business models and decision-making processes, thereby strengthening operational resilience, long-term competitiveness, and environmental protection. Guided by this philosophy, ACC has voluntarily participated in CDP assessments since 2016, treating the annual results as a vital benchmark for reviewing operations and risk management. In the face of the emerging "carbon pricing" era, ACC will continue to utilize transparent disclosure and concrete transition actions to build a long-term foundation for environmental sustainability.

(Caption) Asia Cement has been upgraded to the highest "A List" rating in the CDP Climate Change assessment.