Building a Better Future for All™
Our purpose has become our guiding light, defining why we do what we do. We are embracing and integrating our bold sustainability goals into our business operations, governance structure and company culture. Sustainability is a never-ending journey for us. So, we continue to identify and develop solutions that strive to do right by our planet, our people, and the communities where we operate.Building a Culture of Sustainability
Throughout our company and across our value chain, sustainability is foundational at James Hardie. Our sustainability goals are integrated into our business operations, governance structure and company culture. We have ambitious targets that align with our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™, the issues that matter most to our stakeholders and our overall corporate objectives. Our progress is possible through collaboration and innovation. From our frontline employees to the builders who use our products, each person plays a role in putting our sustainability initiatives into action.
Communities
We create jobs that help drive local economies and aim to attract, develop, engage and retain talent. Our culture promotes inclusion, innovation, equity, performance and growth.
ExplorePlanet
At James Hardie, we are setting ambitious goals as responsible stewards around reducing emissions, minimizing waste, and saving water.
ExploreZero Harm
Our conviction is that every incident is preventable through changing behaviors. We implement a Zero Harm culture through a focus on safe people, safe spaces, and safe systems.
ExploreInnovation
At James Hardie, our efforts go beyond product creation; we continue to shape the building industry of the future.
ExploreFY24 Highlights
To help us track and assess our progress, we adopted new, more ambitious goals in FY23. We continued advancing that work in FY24 through collaboration and cross-functional integration, from Research and Development (R&D) to engineering to manufacturing to finance to human resources.
42%
Absolute scope 1+2 emissions reduction
by 2030
ZERO
Manufacturing waste to landfill
by 2035
25%
Women in management
by FY26
Integrating processes
We continue to integrate sustainability into our Hardie™ Manufacturing Operating System (HMOS) at all levels of our operations. HMOS encompasses our culture of continuous improvement and LEAN manufacturing and empowers our people to champion improvements to our environmental performance.Learn more
Partnering for resource efficiency
James Hardie is committed to developing a more circular supply chain to reduce our impact on the environment and on local landfills while strengthening our business. Finding beneficial uses for the materials left over from our operations is a key driver toward achieving our goal of zero manufacturing waste to landfill by 2035. For example, at six plants in North America, we are collaborating with our suppliers to pilot recycling solutions that have been successfully used by our Asia Pacific operations for over 15 years. Rejects that don’t meet our high-quality standards are crushed by local cement providers and used to supplement raw materials in new cement production.Learn more
Raising the bar on water conservation
We continue to invest in the development of advanced technology to manage our water use and reduce wastewater discharge. In Carole Park, Australia, we are investing millions of dollars to develop one of the most advanced water treatment plants across James Hardie to cut our wastewater discharge by at least half. Our new system will treat wastewater so that it can be reused multiple times, contributing significantly to our goal of recycling 20 million cubic feet of water per year by 2030. The work we are doing in Carole Park is a foundational first step toward creating a closed loop system for water use and meeting our water recycling goal and will be leveraged to improve operations across the company.Learn more
Prioritizing Zero Harm
Safety is embedded in our global corporate culture through our Zero Harm standards and our commitment to continuous improvement. In FY24, we reduced our DART (Days Away, Restricted or Transferred) rates globally. We consider safety everyone’s responsibility and work diligently 24/7 to ensure the protection of our people and those who use or interact with our products. We believe that every incident is preventable, and we address Zero Harm through a focus on safe people, safe places and safe systems.Learn more
Promoting a positive, inclusive workplace
We strive to make James Hardie a place where employees want to work, as well as build their careers. Our culture promotes inclusion, innovation, equity, performance and growth. We strive to reflect the communities we operate in and the markets we serve. Our Employee Resource Groups promote a positive and inclusive work environment through local, specialized programs.Learn more
Creating positive impact
Striving to positively impact people and families in the areas where we operate and where our products are used is part of the James Hardie culture. From our employees to our senior leaders, everyone is empowered to drive change in their communities. We are stepping up our engagement as a corporate sponsor of the Habitat Strong program which addresses the need to build affordable and climate-resilient homes that can withstand severe weather conditions and natural disasters.Learn more
