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Holding steel to a higher standard: What is ResponsibleSteel?

Steel is everywhere. It’s in the buildings we live and work in, the cars we drive, the bridges we cross, and the products we use every day. It's an essential material in the modern world and critical to the renewable energy transition.

But steel also comes with a cost. It’s a major source of emissions, contributing to 10% of global energy-related emissions, and the way it’s produced can have serious impacts on local communities and ecosystems. With growing pressure to reduce emissions, improve supply chain practices, and meet evolving regulations, the steel industry faces a huge challenge.

That’s where ResponsibleSteel comes in.

We're a global not-for-profit organisation created to maximise steel’s contribution to a sustainable world. Our mission is to be a driving force in the production of socially and environmentally responsible near-zero steel, steel that buyers and investors can get behind.

ResponsibleSteel supports:

  • Steelmakers to demonstrate good practice on social and environmental issues, and measurable progress on decarbonisation
  • Steel buyers and investors to make informed decisions and reduce risk in their supply chains and portfolios

Together, we have the opportunity to do things differently and support the industry's transition to a responsible, low-emission future.

What we do

ResponsibleSteel is the global standards and certification initiative for the steel industry. Working collaboratively with over 160 members from across the steel supply chain and civil society, we have developed the ResponsibleSteel International Production Standard via a process that uses the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice as a reference.

The ResponsibleSteel International Production Standard contains 13 Principles covering key environmental, social and governance issues identified and agreed upon by our members for the responsible production of steel. The Production Standard evaluates the full picture—not just carbon emissions, but also labour rights, human rights, water use, biodiversity, raw material sourcing, and other key issues that affect people and the planet.

Certification against the Production Standard combines all the complexities of good social and environmental performance in one indication. Steelmaking sites must undergo rigorous, third-party audits to become certified, ensuring that a site is meeting the highest environmental and social standards.

Certification provides steelmakers with a clear framework for improvement and helps buyers, investors, and other stakeholders understand whether a site is operating responsibly.

How it works

Certification is broken down into Core Site Certification and Steel Certification, or ‘Certified Steel’.

Core Site Certification against the Production Standard is the first step sites can take on their ResponsibleSteel journey. Sites undergoing Core Site Certification are evaluated against over 300 core requirements, covering the key social and environmental aspects of steelmaking such as pollution, biodiversity, water stewardship, labour rights and local communities. Core Site Certification is a major achievement, requiring commitment at the corporate level and across all of the site’s operations.

Now, steelmaking sites can build on their Core Site Certification, pursuing certification against the Production Standard’s Progress Level requirements for decarbonisation and responsible materials sourcing. The Production Standard defines four Progress Levels for the measurement of decarbonisation and responsible materials sourcing. Steelmaking sites that achieve at least Progress Level 1 for both are able to market and label their products as ‘Certified Steel’.

Why it matters

The need for reliable, consistent, comparable data in the steel industry has never been greater. Governments are introducing stricter climate disclosure regulations. Steelmakers and buyers are under pressure to reduce emissions and meet consumer demand for more sustainable products. And investors want to know which steelmakers are producing responsibly and planning for the future.

Certified Steel helps steelmakers show progress, build trust, and stand out in a competitive market. And it gives buyers and investors the confidence that a site has not only met the strong environmental and social criteria required for Core Site Certification, but is also making measurable progress on decarbonisation and materials sourcing. Certified Steel:

  • Assures that steelmakers are meeting the highest social and environmental standards
  • Offers credible, comparable emissions data to simplify decision-making
  • Reduces supply chain and financial risks, protecting reputation and value

Working together to shape steel’s future

The industry will not transform overnight. And the transition cannot be left to steelmakers alone. Driving progress in the industry will require clear demand signals from steel buyers and backing from investors. That’s why we are working closely with buyers and investors to forge a path to a sustainable future for steel. Together, we’re helping to build a global market that is better for people, for business, and for the planet.

If you want to learn more, get involved, or see how ResponsibleSteel could support your work, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s take steel from strength to strength.

Learn more about ResponsibleSteel standards and certification here.

Are you a steel buyer or investor? Find out how you can get involved here.

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ResponsibleSteel publishes fundamentals for GHG emissions accounting and classification to drive transparency, comparability, and decarbonisation progress

To help improve the accessibility of ResponsibleSteel’s emissions methodology and accelerate robust emissions accounting and reporting, ResponsibleSteel has today published extracts from Principle 10 of the ResponsibleSteel International Production Standard relating to Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions.

Importantly, this is not an independent standard against which steelmakers can make certification claims. Instead, ResponsibleSteel's Fundamentals for GHG Emissions Accounting and Classification is designed as a valuable resource for steelmakers, steel buyers, policymakers, investors, and civil society organisations to use as a reference to measure and track progress as the global industry transitions to lower-emission production practices.

The document aims to improve the comparability, consistency and transparency of emissions accounting and reporting across the global steel industry by outlining three of Principle 10’s fundamental components:

  1. ResponsibleSteel’s methodology for the calculation and disclosure of crude steel GHG emissions intensity at the site level.
  2. ResponsibleSteel’s classification system to assess a steelmaking site’s decarbonisation progress.
  3. ResponsibleSteel requirements for GHG emissions intensity declarations at product-level.

ResponsibleSteel’s “Decarbonisation Scale” approach enables all steelmaking sites, globally, to be compared on a like-for-like basis, based on transparent and fair accounting rules. By adopting this approach, the industry has the opportunity to increase the transparency and consistency of emissions data across the value chain, reducing administrative burdens and enabling more effective implementation of decarbonisation policies and mechanisms.

This new publication will be particularly valuable for stakeholders either looking to align with ResponsibleSteel’s approach or to build interoperability between GHG-specific frameworks, regulations, and procurement systems.

It is important to note that no claims relating to ResponsibleSteel certification, or its equivalency, or Decarbonisation Progress Level achievement, can be made based on this document alone. The document only represents a subset of Principle 10, which in full also addresses corporate commitments to the Paris Agreement, climate-related financial disclosures, and additional site-level emissions reductions. Nor does it include any of the other 12 Principles outlined in the Production Standard relating to the responsible production of steel.

We believe that truly responsible steel production requires steelmakers to go beyond decarbonisation and take steps to mitigate other social and environmental impacts. But amidst the growing urgency of the climate crisis, ResponsibleSteel remains committed to supporting global steel decarbonisation through practical tools developed with multi-stakeholder support. This latest publication reflects that commitment to offering robust, credible, scalable tools to accelerate emissions reductions at scale.

For any questions about the use or development of ResponsibleSteel’s Emissions Metrics, please contact standards@responsiblesteel.org.

Learn more about ResponsibleSteel’s Fundamentals for GHG Emissions Accounting and Classification here.

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ResponsibleSteel and LESS aisbl urge robust, scrap-conscious approach to effective European steel decarbonisation 

ResponsibleSteel and the Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS aisbl) today jointly release a new policy briefing, ‘The Steel Decarbonisation Scale’, urging European policymakers to adopt a more robust and realistic approach to steel decarbonisation—one that recognises the physical limits of scrap supply and incentivises genuine emissions reductions across all steel production routes.  

The study highlights that Europe’s steel industry, as the world’s second-largest producer, is responsible for 6% of the European Union’s total emissions. With ambitious EU targets aiming for a 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050, the way steel decarbonisation is measured and incentivised is of critical importance.  

A key finding of the study is that current policy discussions, including the European Steel and Metals Action Plan (ESMAP) and proposals for voluntary carbon labels for steel, risk undermining climate goals if they fail to account for the fundamental constraints on scrap availability. Despite a high global steel recycling rate of 85%, only about 32% of the world’s demand for new steel can currently be met with recycled scrap due to the long lifetime of steel products, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). While the amount of available scrap is set to increase, the IEA estimates that scrap will still only be sufficient to meet 46% of steel demand by 2050.

“Steel decarbonisation requires an appropriate base for comparing steel products in terms of their global climate impact,” said Dr. Martin Theuringer, Secretary General of LESS aisbl. “Scrap is a valuable and limited resource. Any label or standard that ignores this risks distorting markets and ultimately slowing down the transition to truly low-emission steel. Our approach ensures that both primary and scrap-based production are incentivised to decarbonise, not just to compete for a fixed pool of scrap.”  

ResponsibleSteel and LESS propose the adoption of a “steel decarbonisation scale” that complements traditional carbon footprinting by explicitly accounting for the ratio of scrap and primary iron used in steelmaking. This approach, already recognised by the G7 and incorporated into international standards, would:  

  • Prevent fruitless competition for a limited scrap supply  
  • Incentivise decarbonisation across all steel production routes  
  • Promote technology-neutral, WTO-compliant solutions  
  • Support the competitiveness of European industry while advancing global climate goals  

“A European label for steel is a great opportunity to incentivise steelmakers to become globally competitive on their real decarbonisation progress,” said Annie Heaton, CEO of ResponsibleSteel. “A well-designed classification system will do this by taking into account scrap content in addition to the measurement of steel‘s carbon intensity, recognising that scrap will at best provide half of the world’s steel by 2050. As a result, this ‘steel decarbonisation scale’ approach incentivises investments that drive progress in the steelmaking process itself, whether in primary or secondary iron and steel making.”  

The two organisations call on the European Commission to integrate the steel decarbonisation scale into the development of voluntary labels, lead markets, and investment support mechanisms, ensuring that future measures are effective, fair, and aligned with Europe’s climate ambitions.

Download the briefing here.

Access ResponsibleSteel’s approach to GHG emissions metrics here.

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ResponsibleSteel publishes second annual Progress Report

ResponsibleSteel is fast becoming the reference tool to drive the demand, policy, and finance levers necessary for the steel industry’s transition, providing a sustainability roadmap that customers, communities, investors, and workers can all get behind.

ResponsibleSteel’s annual Progress Report provides an opportunity to measure and report on the progress of our programmes, celebrating our milestones and identifying areas for learning and improvement.

In this second ResponsibleSteel Progress Report, we track the development of new work undertaken in 2024, the growth of ResponsibleSteel's membership, and the progress of our certification programme as we look toward 2030 and beyond.

2024 was a challenging year for the industry, but despite setbacks, we continued to see real determination and progress.

In 2024, we saw a 34% increase in the number of Certified Sites, bringing the total up to 87. And we saw the first sites complete re-certifications, a true testament to the enduring value of ResponsibleSteel certification. Critically, the first Certified Steel was also launched on the market – 2.4 million tonnes produced by U. S. Steel’s Big River Steel site – marking a new era of progress.

This Progress Report examines the growth of ResponsibleSteel’s certification programme and membership in 2024, as well as featuring other highlights from the year, including:

  • The launch of the International Production Standard Version 2.1
  • The launch of a draft Chain of Custody Standard
  • The publication of our report, Charting Progress to 1.5°C through certification
  • Insights into the value of ResponsibleSteel membership and certification from our 2024 Membership Survey

Looking to the future, we continue to build on work begun in 2024 to build a market for responsibly produced, near-zero steel by engaging with and mobilising policymakers, investors, and buyers of steel.

Read the full report to find out more about our progress in 2024 and plans for 2025.

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Register for ResponsibleSteel’s webinar ‘Creating synergies between ESG verification programmes’

Invitation to an M3 Partnership webinar on 02 November 2020

ResponsibleSteel, IRMA (Initiative for Responsible Mining), RJC (Responsible Jewellery Council) and TSM (Towards Sustainable Mining) have come together as the “M3 Partnership” to create tools and mechanisms for joint auditing, collective outreach to stakeholders and benchmarking of other ESG verification programmes with the aim of strengthening our collective impact to create more responsible supply chains.

The 4 partner organisations are pleased to invite you to this M3 Partnership webinar to present and discuss the initial outputs of the project:

Webinar “Creating synergies between ESG verification programmes”

Date:                     02 November 2020

Time:                     15:00-16:30 GMT / 11:00-12:30 EDT

Platform:              Zoom

Follow this link to register.

The Mining, Minerals and Metals (M3) Partnership is grateful for the grant from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, which is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.

October 16, 2020
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The Australian Supply Chain Sustainability School joins ResponsibleSteel™

The Australian Supply Chain Sustainability School is a not-for-profit initiative launched in 2015. The School helps to build a clever, collaborative and competitive built environment through increasing knowledge and competency of social, environmental and economic sustainability. The School is an industry-wide collaboration, led by our Partners and Members whose Vision for the School is to be “A world-class collaboration to enable a sustainable built environment”.

The School aims to:

  • Offer a common language and consistent approach amongst the Partners of the School for developing the sustainability competencies of their supply chains to benefit the sector as a whole and minimise burdens and risks across supply chains;
  • Deliver measurable improvements in the sustainability competencies of construction and infrastructure supply chains;
  • Develop the School as a key delivery vehicle for improving the career pathways and up-skilling the sustainability competencies of the sector’s supply chain;
  • Provide appropriate materials, means and motivation for supply chains across the sector to develop the competencies necessary to meet the opportunities and challenges that the sustainability agenda and changing markets present;
  • Provide appropriate means for innovation, technology and emerging best practices in sustainability to be shared across the supply chain;
  • Promote this approach across Australian construction and infrastructure sector stakeholders to include those involved in the development and operation of buildings, homes, communities and infrastructure, and to freely share this approach with the industry as a whole;
  • Engage knowledge-based institutions such as universities, industry associations and research groups to support research and deliver research-supported content;
  • Achieve this purpose to the advantage of the industry and the supply chain, and where possible supporting the work of existing industry and not-for-profit organisations, not for a single contractor, group of contractors, projects or clients.

Hayley Jarick, CEO at the Australian Supply Chain Sustainability School said, “It’s an exciting time to formalise the School’s collaboration with ResponsibleSteel. The steel industry has tremendous potential to minimise its negative impacts, and the recently released ResponsibleSteel standard provides a framework to showcase successes to date as well as focus and inspire industry innovation. The School and ResponsibleSteel are aligned in our drive to maximise industry contributions to a sustainable society through cooperation and mutual commitment by companies at all levels of the supply chain, and the School is committed to working with industry to transform the future. The potential of our two organisations combining our efforts is truly massive!”

Ali Lucas, Executive Director, ResponsibleSteel said, “We are delighted to welcome the Australian Supply Chain Sustainability School as an Associate member of ResponsibleSteel.  So much is happening throughout the whole steel sector and supply chain at the moment – and the next few months will provide many opportunities for us to collaborate and partner with organisations such as The School.  The deep knowledge, experience and insight that The School have within the Steel supply chain will be of enormous value to many of ResponsibleSteel’s members and stakeholders.”

October 15, 2020
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Tata Steel joins ResponsibleSteel: Tata Steel operations globally have today become a member of ResponsibleSteel

Tata Steel makes further commitment to responsible steelmaking around the globe

Tata Steel today [24 September] announced it has joined forces with global steel-making standards organisation ResponsibleSteelTM, giving customers and consumers even more confidence the company is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as creating jobs and protecting communities.

All of Tata Steel’s operations in 26 countries have signed up to ResponsibleSteel the industry’s first globally-present standards and certification scheme for sustainability. Tata Steel is one of the largest steelmakers in the world to become a member.

The move is a further demonstration to the company’s customers of its commitment to acting responsibly in all of its activities, from looking after its workforce to managing the environmental impact of its steelmaking operations, from respecting and supporting its local communities to greening its supply chain. Through this early membership, Tata Steel will be supporting the further development of the ResponsibleSteel standards used to guide the sector’s future actions.

Tata Steel Limited CEO and MD, Mr T V Narendran, said: “We are pleased to become a member of ResponsibleSteel, the steel sector’s first and only globally present, multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative for sustainability. We have always emphasized our commitment to sustainable business practices and responsible supply chains. We view sustainability as integral to our business and our policies demonstrate our commitment towards sustainable development and guide us in formulating and implementing our long-term sustainability strategy.”

“The membership of ResponsibleSteel will provide an ideal platform to build on these credentials of Tata Steel and enable a responsible ecosystem for the steel industry.”

ResponsibleSteel is a not-for-profit organisation with members from every stage of the steel supply chain. It has developed an independent certification standard and programme which aims to align with a globally recognised framework used by credible sustainability standards known as the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice.

Steel is the world’s most widely used material and those who use it in the transport, automotive, infrastructure, packaging, construction, energy and white goods sectors have a growing expectation that the materials they work with are responsibly sourced and produced.

Tata Steel Europe CEO, Henrik Adam, said: “As part of the Tata Steel family, this membership gives our customers even greater confidence that they are buying their products from a company which is committed to responsible business practices.

“That is important because it is increasingly what consumers are quite rightly expecting of them.

“ResponsibleSteel also provides us with a framework through which we will achieve our mission to build the leading European steel business that is sustainable in every sense.”

The ResponsibleSteel certification framework is of direct benefit to producers already maintaining high standards and expected to bring benefits industry-wide, by encouraging those who could operate more responsibly to raise their game.

Ali Lucas, Executive Director, ResponsibleSteel, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Tata Steel as a business member of ResponsibleSteel. As one of the world’s leading steel producers, Tata Steel brings huge depth, breadth and influence to help us achieve our mission and goals.”

She added: “Working within the world’s largest materials industry – responsible for more than 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions – ResponsibleSteel represents members from every stage of the steel supply chain. Businesses from multinational mining organisations, global steel producers, processers and end users, as well as civil society, are working with us to find solutions to producing steel in a responsible way. As the world’s only multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative for the steel sector, we work by building collaborative relationships that create real impact for both the planet and society. We know that the clock is ticking in both finding and implementing solutions to the global environmental crisis. Working with Tata Steel will help us significantly accelerate our vision towards a world where only responsible low CO2 steel is produced.”

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For further information: Damien Brook on +44 (0)7818 588545 or damien.brook@tatasteeleurope.com

About Tata Steel’s European operations

Tata Steel is one of Europe’s leading steel producers, with steelmaking in the Netherlands and the UK, and manufacturing plants across Europe. The company supplies high-quality steel products to the most demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering. Tata Steel works with customers to develop new steel products which give them a competitive edge. The Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes. It is one of the world’s most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and a commercial presence across the world. The group’s turnover (excluding its South East Asia operations) in the year ending 31 March 2020 was US $19.7 billion.

September 24, 2020
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ResponsibleSteel™ welcomes Turkish steel company BDC into Membership

BDC is a steel mill located in the midwest of Turkey with a production set up of induction furnaces, ladle furnace, CCM and rolling mill to produce rebar for building industries. Actual production per annum is 350,000 Tons.

Muammer BILGIC, Managing Director says “We are excited to enter a new challenging period in the history of this very young steel company” he went on to say “BDC is honoured to be a member of the ResponsibleSteel family and hopes to make a contribution to the industry’s sustainability future from our own country.”

BDC is dedicated to recycling, and committed to designing a complete steel production chain that has minimum impact on the environment and a positive impact on society. This minimum impact is not a fixed set of red lines to BDC, effects are not limited by any regulation, public acknowledgement, or common rules. As a scrap steel recycler, all parameters of interrelations of BDC’s activities chain are always subject to internal scrutiny and re-evaluation to refine our knowledge, to better understand what we can do to establish ongoing progress in our development.

Being a member of ResponsibleSteel will force us to prove our ethical and environmental commitments. Zero waste is not a marketing trick, it is a fundamental target for BDC. Responsibility educates, we are ready to be taught by our responsibilities and fulfil its requirements. We are in the era in which we should say ‘new words’ to protect our World.”

We are delighted to welcome BDC into ResponsibleSteel as a Business Member. BDC are our first member based in Turkey. We very much hope that BDC’s decision to join ResponsibleSteel will pave the way for other businesses working in the Turkish steel sector to engage with us” said Ali Lucas, Executive Director – ResponsibleSteel.

“We are very much looking forward to learning from BDC through our various membership workstreams and projects, and hope that they will also benefit from engagement with our organisation as well as our other members.”

September 14, 2020
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Global architecture firm Grimshaw joins ResponsibleSteel™

Grimshaw was founded by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw in 1980. The practice operates worldwide, across all major sectors, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Dubai, Melbourne and Sydney, employing over 500 staff.

Grimshaw’s mission has always been to deliver lasting, meaningful design that brings value and joy to clients and users. With each project Grimshaw delivers, there is an innate respect of the fragility of the planet and its depleting resources. Building on this history, the practice’s future global objectives are to design net zero carbon ready buildings and infrastructure by 2025 and to deliver socially and environmentally regenerative buildings by 2030.

Dr. Paul Toyne, Practice Leader for Sustainability at Grimshaw said: “To address the climate emergency, we need participation from all parts of the construction supply chain. Steel contributes to global greenhouse gas pollution, so we are proud to join ResponsibleSteel in their efforts to support the steel sector to reduce emissions and ensure sustainability and responsibility in every stage of steel’s value chain.”

“It is very exciting to welcome our first member from the Architecture/Design sector to ResponsibleSteel.” said Ali Lucas, Executive Director, ResponsibleSteel.  “Working with, and learning from an organisation like Grimshaw, with their wealth and depth of experience globally in designing socially and environmentally sustainable buildings, will bring a new level of insight into our programme and project planning and discussions.  I am sure that other ResponsibleSteel members will also benefit greatly from having Grimshaw participate and share their expertise.”

September 14, 2020
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New forestry initiative Emergent is holding its first New York Climate Week event

We wanted to take this opportunity to do something different and invite you to Emergent’s New York Climate Week webinar: Every Tool We’ve Got, on Friday, September 25th from 2-3PM EST. Emergent is linked to a couple of our Civil Society members and sustainable forestry is a passion for all of ResponsibleSteel’s secretariat.

Emergent is a non-profit organization with the sole mission of accelerating the speed and scale of tropical forest conservation to combat the climate crisis. With an international team of world-class climate experts and a board with deep private and public sector experience, Emergent is supported by a coalition including the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Norwegian government’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI).

Addressing the current climate and deforestation emergencies require systemic and transformative solutions. Emergent was created to catalyze this type of action by supporting countries that successfully reduce deforestation, delivering climate impacts and other vital benefits for the people and animals that call the forest home.

The private sector has the potential and opportunity to mobilize its power to halt and reverse deforestation. But it’s not happening fast enough. The world loses 7 million hectares of tropical forest annually — the equivalent of 40 football fields a minute, every minute. And once it’s gone, it’s gone.

If interested please sign up as soon as possible, as the deadline is looming.

September 14, 2020
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GHG and Steel: mapping the landscape of initiatives

Steel’s contribution to – and potential role in reducing – the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases is shooting up the global agenda. ResponsibleSteel welcomes this recognition and growing sense of urgency. But it brings challenges. One of those is the proliferation of initiatives, projects, programmes and calls for action that affect the steel sector.

The context and overall goal for all of these is the same, but the very number of initiatives makes it hard to engage effectively. Steel’s ubiquity as material means that is affected by a multitude of different efforts – whether they are focussed on leveraging finance and investment, materials for low carbon buildings and infrastructure, steel for automotive manufacturing, or new policy initiatives focussed on public procurement, the ‘Green Deal’ or post Covid-19 support for industry. And steel also has a role as the major customer for mined materials, including iron ore and coking coal.

ResponsibleSteel and its steelmaker and civil society members are at the heart of many of these initiatives. The first ResponsibleSteel standard was published in November 2019, and steelmaking sites are currently undergoing assessment. The Climate Group’s ‘SteelZero’ project, in collaboration with ResponsibleSteel, aims to build momentum and help align demand for ‘low GHG emission’ steel. We are active supporters of the We Mean Business Coalition and we and many of our members are involved with and support the work of ETC. But how do all these initiatives fit together?

On 29th September ResponsibleSteel will be hosting two member webinars – one at 09.00 BST, and then repeated at 17.00 BST – to present and discuss the results of a mapping exercise we are carrying out to better understand the landscape of GHG initiatives that affect the sector and ResponsibleSteel’s role and relationships with those initiatives. This will be the first of our series of ResponsibleSteel Member webinars. We will be sending out invitations this week – Members and Associates, please mark your schedules if you would like to attend.

September 14, 2020
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Stakeholder Q&A on draft ‘GHG Emission Requirements for the Certification of Steel Products’

ResponsibleSteel is hosting two Q&A sessions for stakeholders interested in the draft ‘GHG Emission Requirements for the Certification of Steel Products’, to take place on Wednesday 30th September, and Wednesday 7th October, with both sessions repeated at 09.00 and 17.00 BST.

At the beginning of the month we launched a 60-day public consultation on draft requirements to allow ResponsibleSteel certification of steel products: You can find the draft requirements, background information, options and consultation questions here.

The Q&A sessions will give stakeholders the opportunity to seek clarification on the intent or meaning of the draft requirements, in advance of any written feedback.

The sessions will include a short presentation followed by questions from participants.  The sessions on 30 September will focus on Criterion 8.6, and the sessions on 7 October will cover the remaining criteria.

Participation is by invitation.  ResponsibleSteel Members, Associates and Working Group members will receive their invitation in the coming days.    If you are not a Member, Associate or currently participating in a working group but would like to attend please contact George Deslandes (gdeslandes@responsiblesteel.org) as soon as possible.

September 14, 2020
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Audit of ArcelorMittal Bremen and Bottrop sites announced

ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel producer, seeks ResponsibleSteel certification of two of its sites in Germany, namely its steel mill in Bremen and its coking plant in Bottrop.

Certification body GUTcert will assess both sites against the ResponsibleSteel Standard version 1-0 and invites stakeholders to announce if they are interested in providing input to the audit. Stakeholder engagement is an important feature in ResponsibleSteel audits as it supports the collection and review of information from rich and varied sources, strengthening the credibility of audit results.

The ArcelorMittal Bremen and Bottrop audit will take place between 07 and 10 September. Stakeholders can find further information here.

August 20, 2020
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ERM Joins ResponsibleSteel™

ResponsibleSteel is proud to announce that ERM has joined as an Associate Member.

ERM is one of the world’s leading sustainability services consultancies with more than 5000 practitioners in over 40 countries and territories that help address many of the sustainability challenges their clients face. This ranges from managing issues in facing the transition to a low carbon economy, to the operational issues such as health and safety in mining and manufacturing.

ERM’s relationship with the metals, mining and manufacturing sectors cuts across all types and size of business and has created an informed and client driven approach.  ERM has helped clients on many schemes related to the Responsible Steel Standard providing technical, sustainability and social experts to ensure our outputs reflect the goals of our clients in driving improvements in systems implementation and performance through the value chain.

“ERM’s broad and deep experience in working globally with businesses along the steel supply chain will be a great asset in helping ResponsibleSteel and our members develop relevant and groundbreaking solutions towards achieving low carbon steel in the future” said Ali Lucas, Executive Director or ResponsibleSteel, “we are delighted to welcome ERM as an Associate member and benefiting from their insight and experience.”

Dirk Nuyens, global account director steel & mining from ERM commenting on this said : “The steel & mining sectors are currently facing a game changing transition towards a low-carbon economy, the Responsible Steel standard & certification initiative has an important role to play within this context. ERM is looking forward working with Responsible Steel to help drive steel producing companies, their upstream base material suppliers and their customers towards more responsibly sourced and produced steel.”

August 20, 2020
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Responsible Sourcing Consultation Closes Soon

ResponsibleSteel has developed further requirements for the responsible sourcing of input materials used for steel making and steel processing. Meeting these requirements in addition to the already approved ResponsibleSteel Standard will allow steel sites to not only make claims about the way their site is operated, but also about their sourcing of input materials and the steel products they sell. The new requirements will be important to push demand for credible third-party verification of suppliers such as mine sites.

We are keen to receive your feedback on our proposals!

Consultation is open until 02 October and you can find the draft requirements, background information, options and consultation questions here.

Please provide your feedback by 02 October 2020 via the form provided on https://forms.gle/RbS1rT2F7i3sA11K7.

Make use of this opportunity to help shape the steel sector of the future and create responsible supply chains!

August 19, 2020
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Consultation on Standard Interpretations – Now Open

In November 2019, the ResponsibleSteel Standard was launched, covering 12 Principles on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues associated with the steel sector. Over the last few months, we have received enquiries from stakeholders, asking us to interpret some of the criteria and requirements in the Standard. Interpretation might be necessary because a criterion or requirement can be read in different ways, or because a certain situation was not considered when drafting the Standard.

The ResponsibleSteel team has drafted interpretations that we are now publishing for stakeholder feedback. Because our interpretations will become binding for all steel companies and auditors applying our Standard, it is important that we agree with stakeholders on what our requirements mean.

The consultation is open until 02 October 2020 and you can find further information here.

August 19, 2020
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