UniCem’s commitment to the environment extends to the compliance with the strictest environmental standards as laid down by the following institutions:
- Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment (FMENV)
- Cross River State Ministry of Environment
- International Finance Corporation Guidelines (IFC)
The standards to which Unicem is committed to comply are as follows:
| Parameter | Limit | Unit | Institution |
| Air quality |
| NOx | 5.0 X 10-1 | ppm | IFC |
| SOx | 5.0 X 10-1 | ppm | IFC |
| TSP | 10 | mg/m3 | IFC |
| Noise Level |
| Noise level | 70 | dBA | IFC |
| Water Quality |
| pH | 6 - 9 | | IFC |
| TDS | 2000 | mg/L | FMENV |
| TSS | 30 | mg/L | FMENV |
| BOD | 50 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Oil and Grease | 10 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Sulphate | 500 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Phosphate | 5 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Nitrate | 20 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Lead | 0.5 | mg/L | IFC |
| Copper | <1 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Total Chromium | <1 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Zinc | <1 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Total Iron | 20 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Barium | 5 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Mercury | 0.05 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Cadmium | 0.2 | mg/L | IFC |
| Arsenic | 0.1 | mg/L | FMENV |
| Total Coliform | 400 | MPN/100mL | FMENV |