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OUR APPROACH

Martin Marietta is committed to operating in an To achieve our environmental-related goals, we employ a
environmentally responsible and safe manner and reporting full-time staff of engineers and managers who have
our performance with respect to key areas of focus as well significant expertise in environmental compliance and
as how our sustainability practices and goals are embedded sustainability. Most of our environmental staff hold degrees
in our corporate strategy. in various engineering disciplines or environmental-related
All aspects of our sustainability approach, including sciences, including mining and civil engineering, geology,
environmental stewardship, are an integral part of biology and soil science. Many are members of, or have
Martin Marietta’s annual planning process and day-to-day leadership positions in, industry associations and hold
business. We strive to safely and sustainably manage our professional certifications that require continuing education
business and to pursue our economic objectives. Various and training. In addition, a number of our personnel are
aspects of our business are highly regulated, including former staff of regulatory agencies or of organizations
by governmental standards and permitting requirements that are dedicated to wildlife and conservation, such as
related to air emissions, water discharges, waste The Nature Conservancy, which is a global environmental
management, noise and dust control, land use and other nonprofit working to create a world where people and
environmental matters. It is our policy to continually meet nature can thrive. Notably, many of our environmental
and, where possible, exceed compliance with applicable professionals and operations managers are outdoorspeople
environmental laws and regulations, which in the U.S. with a keen interest in wildlife and habitat conservation, as
(where almost all of our operations are conducted) can evidenced by their active memberships in organizations such
be stricter than in Europe or other parts of the world. We as Ducks Unlimited, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and
also continually invest in new or upgraded equipment and the Wildlife Habitat Council.
processes to maintain compliance and to outperform in
building value for our shareholders.
“Our proactive management of
environmental matters at our sites and the
THE ROLE OF OUR high skill level of our employees, coupled
MANAGEMENT AND BOARD with advice from qualified outside advisers
when appropriate, has allowed us to
achieve an impressive compliance record.”
Martin Marietta has robust governance and oversight in
place as it relates to environmental matters, including Our operations are subject to periodic self-audits, as
climate change-related issues. We place primary well as regular inspections by regulatory authorities, and
responsibility for compliance with our operations our confidential ethics hotline is available for reporting
management and view it as an important part of our suspected environmental issues and bringing those issues
ongoing strategy. In this regard:
to the attention of management. Our internal practices and
procedures typically go beyond regulatory requirements. For
• We have a strong commitment to environmental example, our Magnesia Specialties business has maintained
matters at both the management and operating levels. ISO 9001 quality management certifications for both of our
magnesia facilities since 1996.
• We strive for improvements in our environmental
performance and view it as an area that can also create Our proactive management of environmental matters at our
business opportunities for us. sites and the high skill level of our employees, coupled with
advice from qualified outside advisers when appropriate, has
• We view sustainability as a part of our day-to-day and allowed us to achieve an impressive compliance record. As
long-term strategies and as a driver of our ability to we have responsibly grown our business, we have maintained
create value. our focus on these goals by prioritizing environmental
stewardship and compliance during integration. For example,
• Our stewardship programs are guided by a as seen in the chart on the following page, even as the
combination of industry best practices, innovative number of our operating sites has grown by 150 percent
operational improvements and the use of clean since 2010, we have successfully kept the violations we have
technologies. received relative to environmental matters to a very low level.
We are proud of this performance and view it as evidence of
• We include environmental matters in our our success in practicing stewardship and compliance.
management discussions, goals and compensation.

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