Environmental Stewardship

We believe protecting the planet and preserving its resources are part of being a responsible corporate citizen. Our dedication to operating sustainably is firmly embedded in our company culture, and we leverage best practices in environmental management to safeguard the communities where we operate.

Ensuring Responsible Operations

Our ongoing commitment to fostering strong community relationships and acting as stewards of our environment at all our facilities is reflected in our Responsible Operations targets and aligns with UN SDGs 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth; 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions; and 17: Partnerships for the Goals.

Target: Develop a robust CAP at 100% of our locations to facilitate effective communication, identify areas for improvement, and best respond to community needs

2025 Progress: We reached our goal of having CAPs at 100% of our facilities. These plans provide each facility with a site-specific plan for engaging the community. This approach not only fosters strong community relationships but also enhances our environmental stewardship efforts, allowing us to respond effectively to local needs and share successful strategies across the company.

Target: Implement Covia’s in-house Environmental Management System (EMS) at every site

2025 Progress: Our EMS program is fully implemented at all sites.

Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

We continue to further our commitments to address climate change in alignment with UN SDG 13: Climate Action.

Target: Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG Emissions by 20% from our 2021 baseline, on a per-ton basis.

2025 Progress: In 2025, our Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity increased by 9% compared to our 2021 baseline, and from 2024 to 2025.

Protect Essential Water Supply

We continued to align our water management strategy with the United Nations’ objectives regarding availability and sustainable management of water, as defined in UN SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

Target: Recycle at least 90% of water at sites in water-stressed areas and expand reporting on consumption at all facilities.

2025 Progress: Comprehensive reporting is a critical part of our water management approach, and last year we expanded water reporting efforts at 100% of our sites in water-stressed areas. We remain committed to expanding these efforts across all remaining sites.

Preserve, Restore, and Improve Biodiversity

Our robust land management and biodiversity conservation goals ensure we remain responsible stewards of our surrounding environment at all our facilities, supporting UN SDG 15: Life on Land.

Target: Improve ratio of land rehabilitated to land restored

2025 Progress: At the end of 2024, our ratio of land rehabilitated to land disturbed was 1:2, compared to 1:6 in 2023. Our 2025 ratio remained consistent at 1:2. We increased land reclamation investment across many sites, most notably in 2025, Ahuazotepec, Mexico; Troup, Texas; Canoitas, Mexico; and Hephzibah, Georgia.

Target: Implement conservation and biodiversity initiatives at all sites, with 50% of mining and processing sites achieving WHC certification

	2025 Progress: 20 of our sites are certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), bringing our total percentage to 45%.
	2025 Progress: In recent years, we had undertaken an initiative to implement conservation plans at all sites. In 2025, we integrated those plans into the community action plans, recognizing the strong link between the two—and 100% of our sites now have these combined plans.

Target: Develop a Species-at-Risk (SAR) Plan at 100% of our mining and processing sites where at-risk species are present.

2025 Progress: We developed 4 additional SAR Plans in 2025, bringing our total percentage to 34%. We will continue to adopt these plans across the remaining sites in the coming years.

Highlights That Inspire

Monitoring and Preserving: Our Dedication to Biodiversity

Canoitas, Mexico

For the seventh consecutive year, the team at our Canoitas site in Mexico continued a program of monitoring native bees, reaching 235 morphospecies — 21 species more than in 2024. Since beginning the program, more than 35 new species for the state have been identified.

Improving Energy Efficiency at Fort Smith

In 2025, the team at Fort Smith made changes to the way they monitor quality during production, helping ensure that production meets our customers’ standards. Improved production means less waste of time and resources during operations — and less material wasted because it doesn’t meet specifications. Over the course of the year, the changes reduced the amount of generated waste by thousands of tons. Now, instead of hauling waste away in a diesel-powered front-loader once a week, the team only needs to do it once a month.

Improved logistics resulted in a second path to reduced energy consumption. The team opened a warehouse closer to the production area in 2025. Approximately half of the plant’s production is now hauled a much shorter distance, again saving on the fuel needed to transport the sand.

As both initiatives show, energy efficiency improvements can be an additional outcome of operational changes. In other cases, initiatives that may be primarily about energy efficiency can drive other improvements. For example, the plant installed variable frequence drives (VFDs) on fans. That means that the fans can be run at slower speeds — rather than having to run at full speed and use a damper to control the airflow. Reducing energy consumption is the main purpose of the VFDs, but reducing wear and tear on the fans is also a benefit.

"What we see is that energy efficiency is often an important benefit of the projects that make the most business sense. When you’re doing what’s right for the customers and the company, it usually means using resources as responsibly as you can." -Bill Blackmore, Plant Manager at Ft. Smith

Dividing Creek: Multiplying Recycling Efforts

Over the past several years, our site in Dividing Creek, New Jersey, has significantly improved its water recycling performance, and today, the system recycles nearly all water used in operations. Earlier efforts focused on repurposing existing equipment — such as bins and pump— to more efficiently capture overflow water and redirect it back into the system. These improvements led to a substantial increase in recycled volumes, rising from roughly 3 billion gallons in 2022 to 6 billion in 2023, and approximately 7 billion gallons in 2025.

Monthly tracking shows that roughly 96-98% of total water use is recycled, with only a small percentage coming from external “virgin” water sources such as wells. This performance is enabled by a network of 27 pumps that move reclaimed water across the site, sometimes over several miles, to supply active dredging areas.

Looking ahead, the team plans to further expand the system with additional pumping capacity to recover and redistribute water from older mining areas. This ongoing investment reflects a commitment to maximizing water reuse while supporting long-term operational sustainability.