CEMEX Creates Value Through Digital Transformation: 2017 Integrated Report

MONTERREY, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$CEMEX #CEMEX–CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) published today its 2017
Integrated Report, “Leading Our Industry’s Digital Transformation.” As
CEMEX’s second Integrated Report, it provides comprehensive insight into
how the company is creating value across its four strategic pillars:
People, Customers, Markets, and Sustainability.

“Our 2017 Integrated Report underscores our commitment to create value
for all of our stakeholders by igniting the digital revolution of our
industry,” said Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX. “During 2017, we
focused on delivering a superior customer experience and integrating
sustainability into all aspects of our business, fostering our global
leadership in the industry.”

Some of CEMEX 2017 Integrated Report’s highlights include the company’s:

• Solid financial results despite headwinds and sustained progress
  toward regaining an investment-grade capital structure
• Focus on leveraging digital technologies to position CEMEX at the
  forefront of the industry through the launch of its fully digital
  suite of services, CEMEX Go, and its open innovation and corporate
  venture capital unit, CEMEX Ventures
• Contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,
  including its inclusive business models to enable access to housing
  and basic services for low-income families; high-social impact
  programs to empower neighboring communities; quarry rehabilitation
  through Biodiversity Action Plans; and deployment of a robust global
  carbon emissions reduction strategy, among others
• Commitment to sustainability across its value chain, including the
  evaluation of its suppliers’ sustainability practices
• Implementation of interconnected Health and Safety networks, tracks,
  and forums to achieve its worldwide goal of zero injuries.

CEMEX 2017 Integrated Report, “Leading Our Industry’s Digital
Transformation,” builds on the company’s evolution in reporting, which
aims to facilitate a greater understanding of the relationship between
its financial and non-financial key performance indicators, including
the company’s operating and governance models.

The 2017 Integrated Report includes an external limited assurance
statement by KPMG. Moreover, to better align the report with its
stakeholders’ main interests, CEMEX used the GRI Sustainability
Reporting Standards to prepare its 2017 Integrated Report, opting for
the “in accordance” comprehensive option and requesting GRI to conduct
its Materiality Disclosures Service.

To learn more about how CEMEX is transforming the construction ecosystem
and delivering value for its stakeholders, please visit: https://www.cemex.com/IntegratedReport2017

CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality
products and reliable services to customers and communities in more than
50 countries. CEMEX has a rich history of improving the well-being of
those it serves through innovative building solutions, efficiency
advancements, and efforts to promote a sustainable future. For more
information, please visit: www.cemex.com.

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