final internship report
FINAL
INTERNSHIP
REPORT
Internship in Sustainable Development
Period: June through August 2011
Personnummer: 19840413-5389
September 9
2011
Author:
Clara Ruiz
INTRODUCTION
The following report describes the activities carried out during a 12week,
full-time
internship
at
the
INTER-AMERICAN
CEMENT
FEDERATION FICEM-APCAC. The document contains information about the organization and the responsibilities performed throughout the period between June and August 2011. More than a plain account of tasks, the objective of this text is to reflect upon the experiences collected during the internship from the perspective of a MSc student in
Sustainable Development.
The first part of the report offers an overview of the organization, followed by the working plan initially agreed upon with the Federation and approved by the University of Uppsala as a suitable internship.
Following, it proceeds to describe in some detail the most relevant projects carried out and their respective analysis. Finally, the report wraps-up with a few closing remarks and conclusions from the experience. 1. THE INTER-AMERICAN CEMENT FEDERATION (FICEM-APCAC)
The Inter- American Cement Federation is an organization based in
Bogotá, Colombia. The Federation represents and coalesces 42 Cement
Groups, 76 Companies and 221 Cement plants adding up to 10% of the
global cement production -excluding China- in 25 countries. Among its members are also 21 Cement Institutes, Chambers and Associations in 16 countries. The map below show the coverage span of the organization:
Illustration 1: Members, Inter-American Cement Federation
Courtesy: Inter-American Cement Federation
The mission of the Federation is to “Encourage the exchange of experiences and promote initiatives to drive the sustainable development of the Cement Industry.” The Federation’s stated objectives are1:
-
The promotion of sustainable development of the industry and the
INTERNSHIP
REPORT
Internship in Sustainable Development
Period: June through August 2011
Personnummer: 19840413-5389
September 9
2011
Author:
Clara Ruiz
INTRODUCTION
The following report describes the activities carried out during a 12week,
full-time
internship
at
the
INTER-AMERICAN
CEMENT
FEDERATION FICEM-APCAC. The document contains information about the organization and the responsibilities performed throughout the period between June and August 2011. More than a plain account of tasks, the objective of this text is to reflect upon the experiences collected during the internship from the perspective of a MSc student in
Sustainable Development.
The first part of the report offers an overview of the organization, followed by the working plan initially agreed upon with the Federation and approved by the University of Uppsala as a suitable internship.
Following, it proceeds to describe in some detail the most relevant projects carried out and their respective analysis. Finally, the report wraps-up with a few closing remarks and conclusions from the experience. 1. THE INTER-AMERICAN CEMENT FEDERATION (FICEM-APCAC)
The Inter- American Cement Federation is an organization based in
Bogotá, Colombia. The Federation represents and coalesces 42 Cement
Groups, 76 Companies and 221 Cement plants adding up to 10% of the
global cement production -excluding China- in 25 countries. Among its members are also 21 Cement Institutes, Chambers and Associations in 16 countries. The map below show the coverage span of the organization:
Illustration 1: Members, Inter-American Cement Federation
Courtesy: Inter-American Cement Federation
The mission of the Federation is to “Encourage the exchange of experiences and promote initiatives to drive the sustainable development of the Cement Industry.” The Federation’s stated objectives are1:
-
The promotion of sustainable development of the industry and the