Why corporate

sustainability is
important to Boral

Rod Pearse, CEO & Managing Director Citi Sustainability Conference 20 May 2008

Our overarching objective is to

“achieve superior returns in a
sustainable way”

Rod Pearse
July 2003

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Focusing on sustainability makes good business sense -
business continuity, operating costs and revenue growth
ENVIRONMENT
OUR PEOPLE Energy / GHG emissions
Employee health & safety Water
Contractor health & safety Waste / recycling
Training & development Biodiversity
Recognition & rewards Raw materials
Stakeholder engagement
Resourcing for growth

COMMUNITY
SUPPLY CHAIN
Community partnerships
Customers
Community liaison / engagement
Suppliers
Public engagement
Sustainable products

Boral is Australia’s largest building & construction materials

supplier, with leading market positions in the USA & Asia

ASIA:
USA:
92 sites
110 sites Plasterboard*
Bricks
Korea
Clay roof tiles
Thailand
Concrete roof tiles*
China (east)
Flyash
Indonesia
Concrete & Quarries AUSTRALIA: Malaysia
(Colorado & Oklahoma)
514 sites The Philippines
Cement Bricks Vietnam
Concrete Masonry Concrete & Quarries
A total of 716 operating sites Quarries Roof tiles Indonesia
(excluding distribution) Asphalt Plasterboard Thailand
across 11 countries** Windows Timber
* 50%-owned joint venture ** includes Trinidad and Mexico

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Our People

We have a diverse workforce of 16,000 employees, plus ~3,500 JV

staff and ~4,900 contractors working across three broad geographies
FY2007 Employees by occupation
Issues
Manager
Professional ƒ Ageing workforce
Sales
Clerical ƒ Skills shortages
Trade
Plant and Transport Priorities
Labourer

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

ƒ Workplace planning
ƒ Recruitment & retention
FY2007 Age profile of employees
ƒ Training & development
<20
20-29 ƒ Succession planning
30-39
40-49 ƒ Remuneration & benefits
50-59 ƒ Managing for diversity
60+

0% 10% 20% 30%

ƒ Performance management
Male Female ƒ Work/life balance

Health and Safety

A lack of focus on health & safety has tragic and costly consequences;
proactive health management delivers measurable benefits
Employee Employee Boral’s BWell program
LTIFR* % Hours Lost
ƒ Over 6,000 voluntary health
assessments undertaken since
2004
ƒ Globally recognised as a best
practice program

* Lost time injury frequency rate per 1 million hours worked

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 Energy use and
greenhouse gas emissions
We understand our energy use and GHG emissions; this is critically
important as mandatory reporting and emissions trading approaches
GHG emissions in cement*
tCO2-e/tonne of cementitious material sold
ƒ 3.70 million tonnes CO2-e emitted
in FY2007, down 1.6% on a
comparative year-on-year basis Indirect emissions
Fuel emissions
ƒ Cement emissions represent Process emissions
~60% of Boral’s total, and have
reduced by 14% per tonne since
1990

* Including fly ash and slag sales and in FY07, tonnes of

cementitious material sold includes net clinker sales

Boral’s CO2 emissions total ~3.70m tonnes; calcination (32%)

is the largest contributor followed by electricity (21%)
FY2007 100% Boral owned business emissions inventory by division* and energy source
d
Cement ACM USA C&C ar er TOTAL
% bo imb
100 P/ T
Other
Transport
90 65% 13%
Fuels
23%
80
64% 14% Coal
70

15% 19% Natural

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Gas
56%
50

40 52% 21% Electricity

30

20 29% 25% 34%

32% Calcination
10

0
0 0
0
2.25m 2000
0.46m 0.43m 0.41m .12m.03 4000 3.70m tonne
m
CO2-e emissions (tonnes)
*Boral’s operating divisions are Cement; Australian Construction Materials (ACM); Clay & Concrete Products (C&C); Plasterboard; Timber; USA.

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 Boral’s abatement cost curve is based on a portfolio of
emission reduction initiatives
Alternative Fuels
Eg. cement alternate
fuels, US brick alternate
fuels & gasification
Energy Efficiency
Eg. kiln & vehicle efficiencies
through plant upgrades / Alternative Materials
reconfigurations Eg. addition of
IRR (%) FOR ILLUSTRATIVE
PURPOSES minerals in cement
Plasterboard energy efficiency
US Bricks Landfill gas- Union City
Alternative New Plants x & y
Fuels WP- Alt Fuels
GNG Agitators
landfill gas
Landfill gas- Terre Haute
Putrescible Bricks kiln gas
Waste (C&CP) efficiency (C&CP)
Alt fuel Timber
(C&CP)
Carbon Capture & Storage
Carbon Sinks Abatement Potential New technologies required
Eg. Timber for longer-term solutions
plantation strategy Eg. algae bio-sequestration

Renewable Energy
Eg. landfill gas to replace
NG; Boral landfill / gas
generation project

Energy use and

greenhouse gas emissions
We are undertaking initiatives to mitigate GHG emissions, enhance revenues
and reduce costs

Exporting renewable
energy to the national grid
ƒ Deer Park generates
~9,000MWh each year of
renewable energy from
landfill gas (equivalent to
supplying 1,000 homes)
ƒ Expect to double in FY08
Pioneering the use of CNG Using landfill gas to fuel
in concrete agitators brick kiln at Union City
ƒ 9-10% lower greenhouse ƒ Landfill gas replaces ~33%
gas emissions of kiln’s fossil fuels with
ƒ Over 50% reduction in methane gas from landfill
engine noise ƒ Landfill gas is expected to
ƒ Lower cartage costs with supply 60% of the kiln’s
fuel costs falling by over 60% energy requirements

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Water

Throughout our operations we rely heavily on water for production

processes; we aim to reduce our reliance on mains water consumption

ƒ 2.93 billion litres of mains water used FY2007 Mains water consumption by division
in FY2007, steady on a comparative
year-on-year basis but 24% down 14%
Australian Construction
since FY2005 50% Materials
3%
Cement
ƒ Concrete production uses ~40% of Clay & Concrete
11%
Boral’s water; Boral Concrete has Products
Plasterboard
delivered a 20% reduction in mains
6% Timber
water since FY2005 through onsite
USA
capture and recycling
16%

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Water

We are continuing to undertake initiatives to reduce mains water

consumption to reduce risks and to reduce our environmental impacts

Boral Construction Roof Tiles, Carole Park Plasterboard, Port

Materials (Qld)
ƒ Development of a water
grid to prioritise water
savings projects
ƒ Covers ~70 sites
(Qld) Melbourne (Vic)
ƒ Mains water consumption ƒ Reduced mains water by
reduced by 58% 13 million litres per annum
ƒ Saving ~4.2 million litres ƒ Saving in excess of
per annum $10,000 per annum

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Waste

Boral businesses re-use or recycle 33% to 100% of their production waste

and use a wide range of external waste in production processes; this
delivers cost and environmental benefits
Waurn Ponds substitutes
~50% of fossil fuels with
by-products
ƒ ~1.2 million car tyres used
as alternative fuel in cement
production
ƒ Waste oils, tallow residue,
carbon electrodes used
Boral Recycling (NSW) Re-use, recycle & rebuild
ƒ 804,430 tonnes of other at Midland Brick
people’s waste used by Boral ƒ Implemented brick,
Recycling (NSW) and in plastic, scrap and water
Recycled Asphalt Profiling recycling program
(RAP) ƒ Full life cycle brick
recycling program runs
without additional cost

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Supply Chain Management

We are enhancing the sustainability of our products & operations to assist our
customers to achieve their sustainability goals and to enhance our revenues
Timber Terracotta roof tiles Hancock Plywood
• Australian hardwood from sustainably • enhanced thermal performance • from renewable & sustainable
managed forests • all production tile waste on site plantations
• SilkwoodTM uses three times less hardwood is recycled or re-used • 100% use of resource
than traditional flooring
Masonry blocks and pavers
Windows • Boral FireLight™ contain 75% by-
• innovative designs (orientation/ product & 5% recycled concrete
glazing) to reduce heat gain & loss
Fly ash (EnviroAgg®) and
Plasterboard slag (Slagment)
• low embodied energy lightweight • 100% re-used by-products
construction
• 100% recycled paper liner Concrete
Clay bricks • featuring a range of alternate
mix designs that utilise recycled
• excellent thermal properties for
aggregates, cementitious waste,
energy-efficient construction
Asphalt and Boral recycling road base recycled & treated water
• reusable & recyclable
• LoNoise Asphalt for heavily trafficked roads produced from
granulated recycled tyres
• recycled aggregates from materials including crushed concrete,
re-used in concrete and asphalt

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Community Engagement
Community engagement is critical for business continuity; we need to
understand the views of our stakeholders in our day-to-day operations and
development plans and our stakeholders need to understand our priorities

Key issues
ƒ Dust
ƒ Noise
ƒ Transport
ƒ Development plans
ƒ Alternate fuels
Communications
ƒ Community liaison
meetings
ƒ Site visits / open days
ƒ Letter box drops
ƒ Website updates
ƒ Newsletters

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Boral’s Key Community Partnerships

Boral community partnership activities meet at least two of the three elements
of Boral’s “People, Products, Places” community partnership framework;
benefits are delivered to our community partners and to Boral

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We assess our sustainability performance
using the Boral Sustainability Diagnostic Tool
20 Elements of the Boral Sustainability Diagnostic Tool (BSDT)
Sustainability management Social responsibility
ƒScope of commitment ƒCommunity relations and engagement
ƒManagement systems – quality, health, safety ƒBusiness ethics and corporate governance
and environment ƒExternal relations and communications
ƒAccountability and performance management Environment
ƒBudgeting and financial management ƒLand protection, remediation and
ƒRisk management – new business, plant and rehabilitation
equipment ƒEnvironment and ecosystem protection
ƒCompliance review and reporting ƒWaste and resource management, recycling
ƒContinuous improvement and re-use
Supply chain management ƒEnergy conservation and climate change
ƒStrategic sourcing and supply chain ƒWater conservation, extraction and protection
ƒSales and marketing
Human resources
ƒCommunications, awareness and training
ƒEmployee and labour relations
ƒHealth, safety and wellbeing

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In 2007 we broadly achieved a level of performance

in line with Industry Specific Best Practice Boral Shared Service s
Boral IT
BSSDT Element # 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Level
1.3
0.9
Div.

1.09
ACM Divisi on (Na tional) 1.8
ACM Vic/Ta s 1.4
Metro Concrete Vi c 1.3
Metro Quarries Vic 1.7
Transport Vic 1.7
Asphalt Vic 1.7
Res ourc es Country Vic 1.4
Res ourc es Tas 1.4
Asphalt NSW 2.1
Country Con & Qua NSW 1.2
Conc rete Me tro NSW 0.9
Transport NSW 1.1
Metro Quarries NSW 1.8
ACM NSW Concrite 0.8

2001 scores
1.2

2003 scores 2005 scores 2007 scores

C,Q&T Metro Qld
Asphalt Qld 1.8
CM G Country Qld 1.7
ACM Regional SA 1.7
ACM Regional WA 1.2 1.47
Cement (National) 2.3
BCSC Ash NSW 0.9
BCSC Vic 2.5
BCSC NSW 1.5
BCSC Mal don NSW 1.6
BCSC Berrima NSW 2.0
Windows National 1.2
Scaffolding National 1.3 1.65
C&C Div isional 1.1
Roofing Na tional 1.3
C&C Brick s NSW 1.5

2007 target
Brick s East Qld 1.3
Brick s East Vic 1.5
Midland Brick Company 2.0
Mas onry Qld 2.1
Mas onry NSW 1.8 1.56
Plasterboard Qld 1.9
Plasterboard Vic 1.4
Plasterboard NSW/ACT 1.5
Plasterboard W A 1.5 1.59
Ti mber National 2.0
Boral Hancock Plywood 1.4

Aust. Construction
Ti mber Hardwood 0.9
Ti mber SEPL NSW 1.5 1.46
Boral Industries Inc 1.7
Brick s, West and Mid South Re gion 1.9
Boral Brick s, East Regi on 2.0
Boral Brick s, Southeast Region 1.9
US Tile 2.0
Boral Materials Technology Inc 1.6 1.83

Average Level 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.9 2.1 1.2 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.55

Materials 2001
BSSDT Element # 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Level Div.
Boral Lt d (Corporate) 1.9 1.90

Cement
ACM Regional NSW 2.2
ACM Dev Business Unit ( QEU) 2.1
Asp halt NSW 1.7
Concrite NSW 2.0
Count ry Co ncrete & Quarries NSW 1.7
Metro Con crete NSW 2.1
Metro Quarries & Recycling NSW 2.1
Tran sp ort NSW 2.1
ACM Regional Qld 2.0
ACM Count ry Qld 1.7
Asp halt Qld 2.2
Metro Con crete Qld 1.7
Metro Quarries Qld 1.9
Metro T ransport Qld 1.8
ACM SA/NT 2.0
ACM Regional Vic/Tas 2.5
Asp halt Vic 2.2
Count ry Co ncrete & Quarries Vic 2.0

Clay & Concrete

Metro Con crete Vic 2.0
Metro Quarries Vic 2.2
Reso urces Tas 2.0
ACM Regional WA 2.0 2.00
BCSC (National) 2.7
BCSC Berrima NSW 2.4
BCSC Flyash NSW 2.5
BCSC Maldon NSW 2.3
BCSC Marulan NSW 1.8
BCSC Wau rn Ponds Vic 2.7
Formwo rk & Scaffolding 1.9

Products
Windows National 2.03 2.28
Bricks East NSW 2.2
Bricks East Qld 2.2
Bricks East Vic 2.0
Mason ry NSW 1.8
Mason ry Qld 1.8
Mason ry Vic 2.2
Mason ry & Roof ing SA 1.8
Midland Brick Co mpan y 2.3
Roofin g NSW 2.0
Roofin g Qld 2.0
Tiles Vic 1.8 2.00
Plasterboard NSW/ACT 2.4
Plasterboard SA 2.0
Plasterboard Qld 2.3
Plasterboard Vic 2.2
Plasterboard WA 1.9 2.16
Boral Hancock Plywood 2.3
Timber Hardwoo d 2.2

Plasterboard
Timber SEPL NSW 2.0 2.13
USA - Bricks West 2.0
USA - Bricks Sout heast 2.1
USA - BMTI 1.8
USA - Bricks East 2.1
USA - US Tile 2.1 2.01
Average Level 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.06

2003
Timber
BSSDT Element # 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Level Div.
Boral Ltd (Corporate) 2.50
Procurement 2.22 2.36
ACM Dev Bu siness Unit (QEU) 2.63
Asphalt NSW 2.50
Concrite NSW 2.33
Country Concrete & Quarries NSW 2.60
Metro Concrete NSW 2.28
Metro Quarries (& Recycling?) NSW 2.58
Transport NSW 2.38
ACM Co untry Qld 2.68
ACM Asphalt Qld 2.70
ACM Transport Q ld 2.20
ACM SEQ Quarries 2.65
ACM SEQ Co ncrete 2.65
ACM Resources SA 2.63
Asphalt Vic 2.58
Country Concrete & Quarries Vic 1.88
Metro Concrete Vic 2.85
Metro Quarries Vic 2.70
Resources Tas 2.33

USA
ACM Regional WA 1.95 2.48
BCSC NSW - Berrima, Maldo n 3.08
BCSC Flyash NSW 2.88
BCSC Minerals Galong & Marulan NSW 2.55
BCSC Waurn Ponds Vic 3.08
Formwork & Scaffolding 2.48
Window s National 2.60
De Martin & Gasparini 2.45 2.73
Bricks East NSW 2.55
Bricks East Qld 2.88
Bricks East Vic 2.83
Masonry NSW 2.90
Masonry Qld 2.98
Masonry Vic 2.83
Masonry & Roof ing SA ( C & C Central) 2.93
Midland Brick Company 2.95
Roofing NSW 2.78
Roofing Qld 3.08
Tiles Vic 2.75 2.81*
Plasterboard NSW/ACT 3.00
Plasterboard SA 2.70
Plasterboard Q ld 2.93

Boral average
Plasterboard Vic 2.68
Plasterboard WA 2.80 2.82
Boral Hancock Plywood 3.00
Timber Hardwood 2.75
Timber SEPL NSW 2.70 2.82
USA - Bricks 2.38
USA - Boral Bricks Direct & Logistics 2.24
USA - BMTI 2.61
USA - US Tile 2.38 2.40
Average Level 2.80 2.60 2.79 2.75 2.72 2.87 2.25 2.71 2.78 2.68 2.72 2.76 2.45 2.72 2.72 2.65 2.47 2.62 2.32 2.35 2.63

2005
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Compliance/ Proactive Industry Best World Best
Reactive Practice Practice
2007

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QUESTIONS

APPENDIX
Boral’s sustainability journey
1990 ƒ Policy formulation / review
Management Guidelines
ƒ Site surveys, reviews, plans
ƒ Prioritised corporate audits / action plans
ƒ Professional development program
ƒ Promotion of local management systems
development
1995 2007
ƒ Succession planning 2004
2000
ƒ Enhanced corporate reporting 1999
1997
ƒ Training at all levels
ƒ Acquisition / divestment audits Boral Sustainability Diagnostic Tool (BSDT)
ƒ Management Guidelines
BSSDT Element # 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Level Div.
Boral Lt d (C orporate) 2.50
Procurement 2.22 2.36
ACM Dev Business Unit ( QEU) 2.63
Asphal t N SW 2.50
Concrit e N SW 2.33
Count ry Concrete & Quarries N SW 2.60
Met ro C oncrete NSW 2.28
Met ro Q uarries ( & R ecycl ing?) NSW 2.58
Tra ns port NSW 2.38
ACM Country Qld 2.68
ACM Asphalt Ql d 2.70

2000
ACM Transport Qld 2.20
ACM SEQ Quarri es 2.65
ACM SEQ Concrete
L evel
2.65
BSSDT Element # 1 .1 1 .2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5 .5 Div.
ACM Resources S A 2.63
Bora l Ltd ( Corpora te) 1 .9 1 .9 0
ACM Regional NSW
Asphal t Vi c
2 .2 2.58

ƒ Community partnership framework

ACM Dev Busi ne ss Uni t ( QEU) Count ry Concrete
2 .1& Quarries Vi c 1.88
Asphalt NSW Met ro C oncrete1Vi
.7c 2.85
Conc ri te NSW Met ro Quarries2Vi.0c 2.70
Country Concre te & Quarrie s NSW Resources Tas1 .7 2.33
Metro Concrete NSW ACM Regional 2WA
.1 1.95 2.48
Metro Qua rrie s & Recy cli ng NSW 2 .1
BCSC NSW - Berrima, Maldon 3.08
Tra ns port N SW 2 .1
BCSC Flyash NSW 2.88
ACM Regional Qld 2 .0
BSSDT Element # 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 5.1
ACM Country Qld
5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Level Div. BCSC Mineral s Galong & Marulan NSW
1 .7 2.55
Boral Shared Services Asphalt Ql d 1.3 BCSC Waurn Ponds
2 .2 Vi c 3.08
Boral IT
Metro Concrete Ql d 0.9 1.09 1 .7ol di ng
Formwork & Scaff 2.48
Metro Qua rrie s Q ld
1.8 1 .9
Windows Nati onal 2.60
ACM Division (National)
Metro Tra ns port Qld 1 .8
De Marti n & Gasparini 2.45 2.73
ACM Vi c/Tas ACM SA/NT 1.4 2 .0
M etro Concrete V ic 1.3
Bricks East NSW 2.55
ACM Regional Vi c/Tas
Bricks East Qld
2 .5 2.88
M etro Quarri es V ic Asphalt Vic 1.7 2 .2
Bricks East Vic 2.83
Transport Vi c Country Concre te & Quarrie s Vic 1.7 2 .0
Asphal t Vi c Metro Concrete Vic 1.7
Masonry N SW
2 .0 2.90
Metro Qua rrie s Vic 1.4
Masonry Qld 2 .2 2.98
Resources Country Vic
Res ource s Tas Masonry V ic 2 .0 2.83
Resources Tas 1.4
ACM Regional WA Masonry & Roofi 2 .0
ng SA (C &2C.0Cent
0 ral) 2.93
Asphal t NS W 2.1
BCSC ( Nat iona l) Midland B ri ck 2 .7
Company 2.95

ƒ Sustainability / BSDT focus

Country Con & Qua NSW 1.2
Roofing NSW 2 .4
BCSC B erri ma NSW
2.78
Concrete M etro NSW BCSC Fly ash NSW 0.9 2 .5
Roofing Qld 3.08
Transport NSW BCSC Ma ldon NSW 1.1 2 .3
Ti les Vi c 2.75 2.81*
M etro Quarri es NSW BCSC Ma rula n N SW 1.8 1 .8
BCSC W aurn Ponds Vic 0.8
Plast erboard NSW/ ACT
2 .7 3.00
ACM NSW Concrite
Plast erboard SA1 .9 2.70

2007
Formwork & Scaf folding
C,Q&T M etro Ql d 1.2
Window s N ati onal 2.03
Plast erboard Qld 2 .2 8 2.93
Asphal t Qld 1.8
Brick s Ea st NSW 2 .2
Plast erboard Vic 2.68
CMG Country Qld Brick s Ea st Qld
1.7 2 .2
Plast erboard WA 2.80 2.82
ACM Regi onal SA 1.7
Boral Hancock2Plywood
.0
Brick s Ea st Vic
3.00
ACM Regi onal WA Masonry NSW 1.2 1.47 1 .8
2.3 Ti mber Hardwood 2.75
Cement (National) Masonry Ql d 1 .8
Ti mber SEPL N SW 2.70 2.82
BCSC Ash NSW Masonry Vic 0.9 2 .2
Masonry & Roofing SA 2.5
USA - Bricks
1 .8 2.38
BCSC Vi c
Midland Brick Compa ny 1.5
USA - Boral Bricks
2 .3 Di rect & Logistics 2.24
BCSC NSW
Roof ing NSW USA - BMTI 2 .0 2.61
BCSC Maldo n NSW 1.6
Roof ing Qld USA - US Ti le 2 .0 2.38 2.40
BCSC Berri ma NSW Tiles Vic
2.0 1 .8 2 .0 0
Wi ndows Nation al Plas te rboard NSW/ACT 1.2 2 .4 Average Level 2.80 2.60 2.79 2.75 2.72 2.87 2.25 2.71 2.78 2.68 2.72 2.76 2.45 2.72 2.72 2.65 2.47 2.62 2.32 2.35 2.63
S caffoldi ng Natio nal 1.3 1.65 2 .0

2005
Plas te rboard SA
C&C Di vi sional Plas te rboard Qld 1.1 2 .3
Roofing National Plas te rboard Vic 1.3 2 .2
1 .9 2 .1 6

ƒ Divisional Environmental Strategic Plans

C&C Bri cks NSW Plas te rboard WA 1.5
Bora l Ha nc ock Plywood
1.3 2 .3
Bricks East Qld
Timbe r Hardwood
1.5 2 .2
Bricks East Vi c
Timbe r SEPL NSW 2 .0 2 .1 3
M idl and Bri ck Com pany USA - Brick s W est 2.0 2 .0
M asonry Ql d USA - Brick s Southeas t 2.1 2 .1
M asonry NSW USA - BMTI 1.8 1.56 1 .8
P lasterboard Ql d USA - Brick s Ea st 1.9 2 .1
P lasterboard V ic
USA - US Tile 1.4 2 .1 2 .0 1
P lasterboard NSW/ ACT Av era ge Lev el 2.0 1.5
2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.1 1 .8 1 .8 2.06
P lasterboard WA 1.5 1.59
Ti mber Nati onal 2.0
1.4

2003
Boral Hancock Pl ywood
Ti mber Hardwood 0.9
Ti mber S EP L NSW 1.5 1.46
Boral Industries Inc 1.7
Bricks, West and Mi d S outh Regi on 1.9
Boral Bri cks, East Regio n 2.0
Boral Bri cks, Southeast Region 1.9
US Til e 2.0
Boral Material s Technol ogy Inc 1.6 1.83

ƒ BWell Program
Average Level 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.9 2.1 1.2 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.55

2001
ƒ Indigenous workplace program
2005 Sustainability Reports
ƒ Sustainability reporting / carbon disclosure
project
2007+ ƒ Climate Change Technical Working Group
(incl. Greenhouse targets / processes) 2007
2006
2005
2004

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Energy use and

greenhouse gas emissions
Boral has actively participated in voluntary schemes for over 10 years
1997
ƒ Boral, as part of Cement Industry (CIF) sets Greenhouse
Challenge Plus (GCP) targets with Federal Government
ƒ Boral receives SEDA Energy Smart Business gold award
ƒ Boral signs up to GCP Program as stand-alone company
ƒ Boral’s 20 largest sites participating in Federal Government’s
Energy Efficiency Opportunities program
ƒ Boral participates in Carbon Disclosure Project and
recognised as a Climate Change Leader
ƒ Internal Climate Change Technical Working Group established
ƒ Boral becomes first company to create Large User Abatement
Certificates under NSW GHG Reduction Scheme (GGAS)
2007+
ƒ Firming up historical base year data, developing abatement
cost curve and striving to reduce emissions / unit basis

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Boral is being recognised as an industry leader
ƒ Member of the FTSE4Good Index

ƒ Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP5)

Climate Change Leader

ƒ Gold Star performer in the

Corporate Responsibility Index

ƒ Storebrand Investment “Best in Class”

ƒ 2007 Australian Sustainability Awards’

Special Award for Corporate Governance

ƒ EOWA Employer of Choice for Women

ƒ Climate Action Leader (California)

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