The youth platform of the Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND GenZs) has called on the International Finance Corporation (IFC), CBI Ghana and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publicly disclose progress on environmental and social safeguards for the company’s low-carbon cement project.

Speaking at a media briefing in on Tuesday, October 20, SYND GenZs representative Alvin Adigao said the group was concerned about the lack of public updates on commitments made by CBI Ghana to the IFC.

The group said the IFC approved financing of up to 20 million dollars for the project in November 2025 with CBI Ghana agreeing to a 12-point Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP).

“All of those deadlines have now passed and no public progress update has been released,” he said.

The group also said it has made efforts to obtain responses from the company but has received no feedback as of the time of publication.

“Before issuing this statement, the SYND GenZs team and its partner, Industrious Labs, reached out to CBI Ghana in March and July 2026 via email to discuss these issues and seek the company's responses. At the time of publication, CBI Ghana had not responded,” the group stated.

On the project’s climate claims, SYND GenZs said there is a need for greater transparency regarding the emissions reductions expected from the low-carbon cement technology and the methodology used to calculate them.

“IFC's own review states that LC3 technology can reduce the carbon footprint by 40% compared with Portland cement, while its emissions analysis for this project reports a 19% reduction in the carbon intensity of the cement.”

The group added that the emissions baseline and methodology should be made public, particularly “because IFC is also advising CBI Ghana on generating carbon credits from the plant, the baseline and methodology must be fully transparent”.

SYND GenZs also raised concerns about air quality around the plant in Tema, noting that available monitoring records showed PM2.5 levels exceeded the 24-hour limit on 20 of 28 occasions at two monitoring points between January 2020 and March 2021.

“Tema, we all know, is an industrial area with many emission sources, so careful attribution is needed, which is exactly why up-to-date, location-specific monitoring results should be public.”

The group urges CBI Ghana to publish recent air-quality and noise-monitoring results, provide updates on land and livelihood restoration at its clay quarry in Togorme in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region, and explain how affected residents can raise complaints.

It also called on the IFC to explain why the project has been listed as being on “Hold” since May 6, 2026 and clarify whether the loan agreement has been signed or funds disbursed.

SYND GenZs further asked the EPA to disclose relevant environmental permits, monitoring returns and inspection findings in line with applicable disclosure rules.

The group emphasised that it is open to dialogue with CBI Ghana and seeks public accountability on the project’s environmental, social and climate commitments.