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National Stone, Sand
& Gravel Association
Overarching
Sustainability
Practices
  • NSSGA members sustain the communities in which we operate by providing raw materials as natural building blocks for quality of life.
  • We are conscious of the need to provide economic, social and environmental value for future generations, and the communities in which we operate.
  • We demonstrate a strong and unwavering commitment to safety, health and the environment at our operations.
  • We work with appropriate government bodies to establish effective, responsible and balanced laws and other requirements based on sound science.
  • We encourage life cycle re-use of products during manufacturing and post-consumer use.
  • We maintain adequate aggregate resources in locations that minimize the life cycle impacts of the resource’s extraction, delivery and use.
  • We encourage proper land use development and planning within communities to ensure long-term aggregate resource availability.
  • We adhere to the highest ethical business practices and transparency in all aspects of our operations.
  • We recognize that profitability is essential to a sustainable industry and its continued ability to contribute to communities.