SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG IN THE ASPHALT INDUSTRY by Donn Bernal
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The word sustainability is being used generously nowadays. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently changed.” So how does sustainability work in asphalt? The word can be applied to many things including materials and processes. However, it is taken a step further in the corporate or business world and more aptly known as ESG or Environment, Social, and Governance. In the asphalt industry, there is much we can do to have a large impact on ESG, particularly on the “E”.
