Over the last ten years, the Stockertown Plant has reached out to school groups and various organizations to show that the mining industry can co-exist, in a beneficial way, with surrounding ecosystems and communities.
Most recently, Stockertown has transformed approximately 65 acres of land, previously leased to local farmers, into a sustainability-enhancing area for the adjacent streams and forest. 
For these efforts the Stockertown Plant has attained: Portland Cement Association Energy & Environmental “Outreach Award” in 2011; 5 Wildlife Habitat Council Certifications for both “Wildlife at Work” and “Corporate Lands for Learning” from 2012 to present; the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – “Forest Stewardship Award” from 2012 to present; and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council “Environmental Partnership Award” in 2016.

Besides restoring local habitats and ecosystems, Stockertown has also developed a project to cultivate miscanthus giganteus, a plant typically grown in North America for biomass production, that can also be used as alternative fuel for the production of clinker.
By growing miscanthus and using it as an alternative to fossil fuels, the cement plant is helping to support the "earth-water-air cycle" by creating a closed loop system for the absorption of "carbon".  Although the project is still in an embryonic stage, Stockertown is considering expanding this type of cultivation. Miscanthus could provide up to 40% of the fuel required to operate the kiln, making a significant contribution to achieving the goal of replacing 60% of energy needs with alternative sources.