Argos USA demonstrated its commitment to environmental stewardship by achieving Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for its Bat Roost Project at the Newberry Cement plant in Florida.

Bats are an essential part of many ecosystems, benefitting both humans and natural environments through ecosystem services such as pest control, pollination, and seed dispersal.

Bats are threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation, degradation, climate change, diminished food supply, harassment, and hunting. In addition, bat colonies are susceptible to disease, including white-nose syndrome, a rapidly spreading disease affecting colonies in North America with high lethality rates.

The Newberry team has worked hard in constructing a home for these bats on their facility grounds. These efforts have provided bats the safety and security needed for them to carry out their ecological duty.

«The Bat Roost Program at the Argos USA cement plant in Newberry, Florida is recognized as meeting the strict requirements of WHC Conservation Certification,” said Margaret O’Gorman, President, WHC. “Companies achieving WHC Conservation Certification, like Argos, are environmental leaders, voluntarily managing their lands to support sustainable ecosystems and the communities that surround them.”

Wildlife Habitat Council promotes and certifies habitat conservation and management on corporate lands through partnerships and education. WHC Conservation Certification programs take corporate sustainability goals and objectives and translate them into tangible and measurable on-the-ground actions. Through a focus on building collaboration for conservation with corporate employees, other conservation organizations, government agencies, and community members, WHC programs focus on healthy ecosystems and connected communities.