Since 1995, we have been a member of the Mexican chapter of ABAC. This organization meets three to four times a year to determine the positions of and elicit suggestions from the private sector for the leaders of the 21 economies that form APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Council). The ultimate goal of APEC is a free trade and investment zone; it also works to strengthen cooperation among its members on different subjects.

We signed a ten-year agreement with BirdLife International, the largest network of independent conservation organizations in the world.

We are members of Boston College's Center for Corporate Citizenship since 2002. In this forum, we share best practices and learn from other global companies such as IBM, Verizon, PepsiCo, Cargill, and GE. We were invited to chair the Center's International Advisory Board for 2007-2008.

We collaborate with Conservation International to support global biodiversity conservation efforts and raise awareness. We have worked with them to publish several of our conservation books. In 2008, we published, A Climate for Life: Meeting the Global Challenge. In addition, CI participates on the advisory board of our El Carmen conservation initiative.

In 2000 we established an alliance with the Iberian-American New Journalism Foundation, headquartered in Colombia and chaired by Nobel prize laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, to promote excellence in journalism. As a result, the CEMEX+FNPI New Journalism Award was instituted.

We are members of the GLN since 2005, which supported by Boston College and Accountability, provides a network with other global companies committed to achieving world-class performance in corporate citizenship.

We have been an active member of the International Emission Trading Association (IETA) since 2003. The association is involved in the establishment of effective market-based trading systems for businesses' greenhouse gas emissions that are demonstrably fair, open, efficient, accountable, and consistent across national boundaries.

We work in partnership with the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) for the production of books that inspire and raise awareness for the conservation of nature.

The Conservation Book Program began in 1993; the books have been published in partnership with recognized NGOs involved in the conservation of biodiversity, including Conservation International, BirdLife International, The Wildlife Conservation Society, World Conservation Union (IUCN), and other leading conservation organizations.

We participate in the global plenary meetings of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

In this group's sessions, work was done on social responsibility as part of the consultations leading up to the development of the guidance standard ISO 26000 to be launched in 2010.

We are a vigorous supporter of this renowned university, as CEMEX's Chairman and CEO is also Chairman of the Board of the Tecnológico de Monterrey since 1998.

We became a signatory of the Global Compact in 2004. This is a voluntary initiative that promotes good corporate practices in human and labor rights, the environment and anti-corruption. We are committed to its ten principles which are fully integrated into our Code of Ethics, our policies, and our sustainability approach.

As a member of the WBCSD, in 1999 we were one of 10 leading cement companies to embark on the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), a project that explores ways for our industry to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.

We are members of the WEC since 1995. The Center is an independent, global, non-profit, non-advocacy organization that advances sustainable development through the business practices of member companies and in partnership with governments, multi-lateral organizations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and other stakeholders.