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Strengthening climate transition planning: Revising the ResponsibleSteel Production Standard
Last year marked a decade since the signing of the Paris Agreement and six years since the launch of the ResponsibleSteel Production Standard. In that time, expectations on climate action have shifted dramatically. Global emissions continue to rise, and the 1.5°C warming threshold is now projected to be breached by 2034. To remain on a 1.5°C pathway, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that global CO₂ emissions must fall by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Yet progress in the steel sector is lagging. According to the Mission Possible Partnership’s Global Project Tracker, only 9% of the required operational or committed near-zero steelmaking capacity was in place by the end of 2024.
Against a backdrop of rising global emissions and growing awareness of the consequences of inaction, ResponsibleSteel is undertaking a timely and necessary revision of its climate-related requirements, specifically criteria 10.1 (corporate commitment to the Paris Agreement), 10.2 (corporate climate-related financial disclosure), 10.5 (site-level emissions targets and planning), and 10.7.1 (GHG disclosure and reporting).
A collaborative revision process
From October to January, ResponsibleSteel convened five Working Group (WG) and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings, bringing together 23 representatives from 15 member organisations across certification bodies, civil society, steelmakers, and the wider steel value chain.
As a participant from SteelWatch noted during the process, “Having a diverse group of members involved in the revision process of the standard helps to achieve a balance between what steelmakers deem feasible and where the standard needs to set the bar to trigger ambitious action. ResponsibleSteel has done well navigating and drawing on different perspectives, turning them into concrete proposals that can be submitted for the next steps of the revision process.”
Three guiding principles framed these discussions:
- Ambition: ensuring alignment with global climate goals and science-based pathways
- Feasibility: recognising real-world constraints, particularly in the near term
- Simplicity: avoiding unnecessary complexity while improving clarity and accountability
A key theme that emerged was the foundational importance of credible transition plans that move beyond aspiration and, at the same time, are grounded in realistic assumptions about technology readiness, capital investment cycles, and enabling conditions. As noted by SteelWatch, “Aligning corporate- and site-level requirements is essential in ensuring that top-level corporate ambition and targets translate into actual investment decisions today, and subsequent material transformation and emissions reductions on the ground.”
Moving beyond outdated decarbonisation roadmaps
Under the current Production Standard, certified sites must demonstrate that they have a decarbonisation roadmap aligned with an existing model. However, the WG and TAG agreed that many of these models have not been updated in recent years and no longer reflect technological, economic, or policy realities. As a result, they risk undermining rather than strengthening transition planning. The revised approach moves away from a prescriptive reliance on external models and instead proposes to introduce an explicit requirement for a climate transition plan at the corporate and site level.
A participant from EMSTEEL, a ResponsibleSteel member and certified site, commented, “Revising the ResponsibleSteel Standard is an important step in strengthening the steel sector’s collective transition journey. The process provides members with a valuable opportunity to contribute practical insights, share operational experience, and help shape a standard that is both ambitious and implementable. ResponsibleSteel has done an excellent job in creating an inclusive and transparent revision process, encouraging constructive dialogue among members and ensuring diverse industry perspectives are reflected in the development of a stronger and more credible framework.”
What’s proposed to change in the Production Standard?
The proposed revisions strengthen and connect key elements of Principle 10, with a clearer and more coherent architecture across corporate and site levels.
Key improvements include:
- Quantitative, time-bound emissions reduction targets, covering Scope 1 and 2 emissions and material Scope 3 emissions
- Stronger links between corporate- and site-level planning, ensuring that corporate ambition translates into real investment decisions and on-the-ground transformation
- Improved intensity-based disclosures to support comparability, directly aligned with ResponsibleSteel’s broader harmonisation work
- Alignment with leading frameworks, such as IFRS S2 (International Financial Reporting Standards), while retaining flexibility for different regional and operating contexts
- Clearer guardrails for credibility, moving beyond temperature labels alone
There was strong agreement across the WG that clearer wording and guidance are essential to support consistent interpretation and implementation by sites and auditors alike.
Connecting the dots between the Production Standard’s criteria
One of the most important outcomes of the revision process so far has been a clearer set of connections between criteria that, while related, have not previously been well integrated.
In the current Production Standard:
- Corporate transition planning (10.1) is weakly connected to climate-related financial disclosures (10.2)
- Site-level transition planning (10.5) is not sufficiently aligned with corporate-level strategies
- Public GHG emissions disclosure requirements (10.7.1) are limited, focusing mainly on a site’s medium-term reduction target
The proposed changes aim to address these gaps by:
- Requiring climate transition plans to include climate-related financial risks and opportunities, including dependencies that may impose structural barriers, planned changes to business models and strategy;
- Aligning corporate- and site-level planning approaches to reduce carbon leakage risks and ensure consistency across operating boundaries; and
- Strengthening public disclosure requirements to better support accountability, comparability, and progress tracking over time.
Flexibility, credibility, and the reality of steelmaking
The WG and TAG discussions also surfaced a shared understanding of the structural barriers currently slowing decarbonisation in the steel industry. These include:
- Limited technology maturity at scale
- Supply chain and infrastructure constraints
- Energy availability and cost
- Inconsistent or insufficient policy support
- Weak demand signals for low-emission steel
- Trade and competitiveness pressures
Given the long investment timelines and asset lifetimes involved, feasibility in the near term is particularly critical. As such, there was strong support for a flexible, disclosure-driven approach that pairs quantitative targets with qualitative indicators of progress, allowing ResponsibleSteel to uphold high ambition and transparency while recognising that steelmakers cannot address systemic barriers alone.
As ResponsibleSteel’s Decarbonisation Analyst, Melav Salih observed, “A robust climate transition plan must embed decarbonisation within broader strategic and financial planning. It needs to recognise that steelmakers’ transition pathways are shaped by long-lived assets, billion-dollar investment decisions, and dependencies on an ecosystem of change that includes energy systems, infrastructure, policy, and markets.”
Looking ahead
As the Paris Agreement enters its second decade, and as legal, financial, and societal expectations on climate accountability intensify, ResponsibleSteel’s role as a credible, independent standard for the steel industry has never been more important.
By strengthening climate transition planning across corporate strategy, site-level action, financial disclosure, and public reporting, revisions to the Production Standard aim to support steelmakers in navigating this transition transparently and at pace.
Together with parallel work on harmonisation and disclosure alignment, the revisions to climate transition planning requirements represent a critical step toward turning climate commitments into credible, comparable, and feasible transition pathways for the global steel industry.
Learn more about the revision of ResponsibleSteel’s International Production Standard here.
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Methane and Steel
A few months ago, the United States, the European Union, and partners formally launched the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach. A total of over 100 countries representing 70% of the global economy and nearly half of anthropogenic methane emissions have now signed onto the pledge. Methane emissions are particularly relevant to the steel industry. Below you can read Ember’s view on the importance of dealing properly with methane emissions from metallurgical coal, the responses steel makers could have to this challenge. We also asked one of our members North Coal what they were doing to address this issue at their proposed site.
Steel’s Methane Footprint – Ember
For steel industries, there are two reasons that methane is a major climate change imperative. Firstly, combined coal mine methane emissions have an enormous impact on climate change in the short term, outstripping the EU’s total carbon emissions according to Ember analysis. Secondly, the steel industry is a major consumer of metallurgical coal, which is associated with some of the highest methane emissions of any type of coal mining.
We estimate that coal mine methane associated with steel production generates 15.9 billion cubic meters of methane per year. This is equivalent to the total CO2 emissions of Germany and the United Kingdom combined, substantially to the global warming effect of blast furnace steel. These emissions should be included in corporate scope 3 emissions, but to date, they have not.
So what can the industry do? Steel companies can take the initiative and demand that their suppliers of coke or coking coal 1) properly measure the methane emissions associated with its production and, 2) take aggressive action to mitigate unnecessary venting of coal mine methane. Our analysis shows that much of this methane can be profitably utilized to generate electricity, or otherwise destroyed via flaring or oxidation at very low cost.
This will also help future-proof supply chains, as it is increasingly likely new regulations will affect methane emissions from coal. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November (COP26) put methane on the top of the climate agenda, with over 100 countries signing the Global Methane Pledge. The United States and the European Union are both following up with ambitious legislative packages, which could push coal companies to measure, report and mitigate methane emissions.
North Coal
ResponsibleSteel Members with coal mines are very well aware of the challenges caused by methane emissions which is why they are taking actions. For example, North Coal agrees that steel companies should demand properly measured emissions from all raw materials sourced, and raw material providers should take action to mitigate their Scope 1 and 2 emissions including mine methane. It is a position North Coal supports and has taken action on. North Coal is focused on providing steelmakers with carbon-neutral metallurgical coal with minimal Scope 1 and 2 emissions and has partnered with the Bradshaw Research Institute for Mining and Minerals (BRIMM) at the University of British Columbia to quantify emissions and develop a strategy and tactical plans to net-zero. This will include a mine design that minimizes emission emitting equipment while also taking advantage of available clean hydroelectricity. Working with BRIMM we will also accurately measure fugitive seam emissions and look to develop strategies to drain fugitive methane pre-mining and explore alternative uses for the gas that lowers its emission footprint.
North Coal has also partnered with Circulor Limited to establish metallurgical coal traceability and dynamically track CO2 and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. Traceability allows North Coal to demonstrate both carbon and other sustainability performance and the higher value-in-use that net-zero coal has for blast furnace steelmakers. This data is increasingly critical to steel manufacturers’ growing imperative to ensure their supply chain has the lowest possible CO2 emissions and to demonstrate ethical sourcing.
North Coal – https://northcoal.ca/
North Coal and Circulor partnership: https://www.worldcoal.com/coal/02112021/north-coal-and-circulor-partner-to-support-esg-transparency/
BRIMM at University of British Columbia – https://brimm.ubc.ca/
Circulor – https://www.circulor.com/
2021 in review
2021 has been a breakthrough year for ResponsibleSteel. This video looks at our year in review as well as signalling ahead to the huge opportunities that 2022 will bring.
ResponsibleSteel’s Standard incorporated into CRU’s Emissions Analysis Tool
ResponsibleSteel, the steel sector’s first global multi-stakeholder certification and standard initiative, and CRU Group, the leading global mining, metals and fertilizer market intelligence company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which includes the integration of the ResponsibleSteel Standard into CRU’s Emissions Analysis Tool.
The CRU Emissions Analysis Tool is a digital platform that compares emissions across global value chains. The tool compares asset level sustainability data which will now include acknowledgement that a steel site has been audited and passes the rigorous standards laid out in ResponsibleSteel’s certification programme.
The MOU between ResponsibleSteel and CRU allows the industry to accelerate its sustainability journey. Key benefits of the partnership include:
- Increase global knowledge and awareness of steel and steelmaking raw materials value chains and their material sustainability issues,
- Maximise opportunities for improvement in value chain sustainability, through increased transparency,
- Enhance analysis and transparency of steel and steelmaking raw material assets-, products-, corporates-, and sector-related performance for all stakeholders,
- Develop and share science- and data-based approaches to supply chain risk mitigation and resilience.
On the partnership, Chief Executive of ResponsibleSteel Anne-Claire Howard stated: “I am delighted to formalise our collaboration with CRU through this Memorandum of Understanding. The integration of ResponsibleSteel published information on ResponsibleSteel certification status into the CRU Tool will increase stakeholders understanding of sustainability efforts in the steel sector, allow comparability across the sector and along supply chains and provide transparency of where improvements are taking place and we hope that in 2022 we will be able to add certified steel to this.
CRU’s Head of Research Development, Lavan Mahadeva echoed Howard, “Most of the headlines on sustainability in steel have been on carbon emissions and the industry’s large carbon emissions footprint. CRU developed our expert cost model carbon emissions calculations for the steel value chain and our Emissions Analysis Tool data portal to bring evidence to this debate. We are delighted to represent ResponsibleSteel in our data portal and to support them in their task of promoting and enlightening on all aspects of the responsible sourcing, production, use and recycling of steel, a material that we cannot do without.”
Discussing the partnership and developments along the pathway to sustainable steel, ReponsibleSteel and CRU will host a webinar in January 2022. Steel producers, sustainability leaders, policymakers and investors are encouraged to attend the free session. Register your interest here.
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voestalpine Steel Division awarded ResponsibleSteel Certification
15th November: ResponsibleSteel is delighted to announce that one of its first steel producer members – Steel Division of the voestalpine Group – has successfully passed an independent audit against the ResponsibleSteel Standard – the global sustainability standard for the steel sector.
voestalpine – a globally leading steel and technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise – has been a member of ResponsibleSteel since 2019 – and has been instrumental in helping to develop the ResponsibleSteel Standard over the past three years.
The ResponsibleSteel audit process enables each steel making site to prove that its production processes meet rigorously defined standards across a broad range of social, environmental and governance criteria including:
- Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
- Water stewardship and biodiversity
- Human rights and labour rights
- Community relations and business integrity
The Standard is based on 12 principles with a variety of criteria and underlying requirements. To be awarded ResponsibleSteel Site Certification, each site has to undergo a detailed third-party audit, including an on-site visit, interviews with internal and external stakeholders, an expert Assurance Panel reviewing the audit report and an independent Certification Committee making the final certification decision.
Anne-Claire Howard, ResponsibleSteel CEO said: “I am delighted that voestalpine has been awarded certification for their Linz-based Steel Division in Austria. The ResponsibleSteel Standard, created by the steel sector’s only truly global multi-stakeholder initiative, contains a very exacting set of ESG criteria which we hope gives business and consumers confidence that the site at which the steel is being produced is operated responsibly.”
“I would like to congratulate the teams at voestalpine who supported the development of the ResponsibleSteel Standard and are now able to see it implemented. We look forward to continuing to work together on the next phase of our journey – Steel Certification.”
voestalpine has drawn up an ambitious phased plan for green steel production (greentec steel): Using a hybrid technology and electric arc furnaces would allow CO2 emissions to be reduced by around 30% in a first step to 2030. Over the long term, the goal is to successively increase the share of green hydrogen used in steel production, arriving at carbon-neutral steel by 2050. Over the past decades voestalpine has already reduced air emissions and energy consumption to the minimum technologically possible. The group has set the global benchmark in this field.
To achieve certification, voestalpine was audited by LRQA, formerly part of Lloyd’s Register, – one of the world’s leading providers of business assurance services. Paul Butcher, LRQA CEO said:
“As business leaders, we are all striving to make our operations more sustainable and to achieve these changes at pace and at scale. ResponsibleSteel certification is helping to ensure that across the steel sector, its standard is driving sustainability strategies that are as relevant, effective and
impactful as they can possibly be. Congratulations to voestalpine for living up to their slogan “one step ahead” and becoming one of the first international companies to achieve ResponsibleSteel certification for their Linz operations.”
In 2022, ResponsibleSteel will launch additional requirements for the certification of steel products, which will include stringent requirements for input materials supply chains and greenhouse gas emissions intensity.
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About ResponsibleSteel
ResponsibleSteel is an international, non-profit multi-stakeholder membership organisation. Businesses from every part of the steel supply chain, civil society groups, associations, and other organisations with an interest in a sustainable steel industry from anywhere in the world are welcome to join. To view the ResponsibleSteel membership list visit: https://www.responsiblesteel.org/about/members-and-associates/
ResponsibleSteel’s vision is that steel’s contribution to a sustainable society is maximised. Its mission is to enhance the responsible sourcing, production, use and recycling of steel by:
- Providing a multi-stakeholder forum to build trust and achieve consensus;
- Developing standards, certification and related tools;
- Driving positive change through the recognition and use of responsible steel.
- The ResponsibleSteel Standard is designed to support the responsible production of steel, as a tool for the achievement of ResponsibleSteel’s vision.
Find current issued certificates and their public audit summaries here.
For more information about ResponsibleSteel please visit: https://www.responsiblesteel.org/
The voestalpine Group
In its business segments, voestalpine is a globally leading steel and technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise. This global Group comprises about 500 Group companies and locations in more than 50 countries on all five continents. It has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995. With its top-quality products and system solutions, it is a leading partner to the automotive and consumer goods industries as well as the aerospace and oil & gas industries; it is also the world market leader in railway systems, tool steel, and special sections. voestalpine is fully committed to the global climate goals, and its greentec steel program represents a clear plan for decarbonizing the production of steel. In the business year 2020/21, the Group generated revenue of EUR 11.3 billion, with an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 1.1 billion; it had about 48,700 employees worldwide. www.voestalpine.com
The relevance of ResponsibleSteel standards to the implementation of climate policies such as CBAM
The trade in goods and associated supply chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have become more prominent in climate policy discussions over recent years. Intensive negotiations at COP26 on nationally determined contributions (NDC) are of course essential, however, trade in goods between countries and continents does somewhat complicate the question of who is responsible for production emissions. Whilst many countries have signed up to a net zero target by 2050, their NDCs don’t include the often rising amount of embodied emissions from imported goods. An opportunity for countries to support each others’ efforts to reduce their own emissions, for mutual benefit, is being missed.
A recent report on counting carbon in global trade suggests that as much as 38% of global emissions emanate from traded goods, meaning that countries are very much interconnected in the global fight to reduce GHG emissions. Whilst there is no standardised global accounting method for measuring embodied emissions in traded goods, proposals are already afoot to take these emissions into account in new climate policies.
Several countries, including the EU and US, have recently announced plans to introduce a form of carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) with the intention to ensure a level playing field when it comes to the climate compliance costs of manufacturing. Also related specifically to steel, the United States and the European Union have just committed to “negotiate a carbon-based arrangement on steel and aluminium trade…to address carbon intensity of steel… ….and to encourage the production and trade of low-carbon steel.” (White House briefing 31st October 2021).
A CBAM goes some way towards introducing, and partly incorporating, the externality cost of carbon emissions into the price of purchased products. Some industries would argue that they have to absorb higher climate compliance costs when operating in regions such as the EU, which operates an emissions trading scheme, compared to some of the countries exporting to the EU. The border adjustment seeks to make a tax adjustment at the border when goods are imported from a country that enjoys relatively lower compliance costs. Part of the proposed approach by the EU includes having to measure the embedded emissions (in tonnes of CO2e per tonne) of the product that is being imported, and this is where standards, verification and certification come in.
WTO rules make provision for countries that wish to take steps on domestic environmental protection and conservation, and can make reference to international standards. ResponsibleSteel has spent considerable time with its member organisations and other steel sector stakeholders in developing an international standard incorporating rules for the consistent measurement and reporting of the GHG emissions intensity of steelmaking. The standard covers scope 1 and 2 emissions, and crucially the upstream scope 3 emissions for crude steel production. The EU CBAM proposal looks to be very similar in its approach but will also extend to more processed downstream steel products. The existing and developing carbon measurement methodologies in the steel sector, such as those proposed by ResponsibleSteel (for steelmaking sites) and the Net Zero Steel Pathway Methodology Project (at the corporate level), should contribute towards a basis for a common assessment method and setting the right system boundaries under a CBAM policy. At the very least, companies that measure and benchmark their product GHG emission intensities through ResponsibleSteel, will be in a better position to assess the implication of a CBAM on their markets.
Michael Liebreich goes into more details on the issues already mentioned and sets out the characteristics on an effective CBAM. Whilst the primary aim of CBAM is to create a level playing field, or as critics claim as a protectionist measure, time will tell as to the potential wider implications of climate polices such as CBAM in incentivising climate action in, and diverting finance towards, low GHG steelmaking technologies, not only in more developed nations but also in developing countries that may be at earlier stages of their decarbonisation journey.
Either way, we believe that ResponsibleSteel international standard has a critical role to play in providing a globally consistent, verifiable basis for comparing the GHG emissions intensity of steelmaking at different sites around the world.
Achieving Net Zero
In an article written for the Chatham House Sustainability Accelerator, ResponsibleSteel GHG Lead Matthew Wenban-Smith outlines the emissions challenge for the steel sector globally and emphasises that the world needs both more material efficiency and more greenhouse gas efficient steelmaking. The article highlights the importance of stakeholders taking account of the proportion of scrap used for incentivizing more carbon-efficient steelmaking and ultimately, achieving net zero.
Read the full article here: https://accelerator.chathamhouse.org/article/achieving-net-zero-steel
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ResponsibleSteel’s membership expands into Russia
ResponsibleSteel is delighted to welcome its first Russian steelmaker – Severstal.
Severstal is one of the largest steel making companies in Russia and is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel related mining companies, with major operations in Russia as well as investments in other regions of the world.
Severstal joins over 100 global business and civil society organisations who are members of ResponsibleSteel and representing the whole steel supply chain from mining through steel production to buyers of steel from the automotive and construction sectors, as well as civil society organisations focused on human rights, biodiversity, climate change and other key issues. ResponsibleSteel is the only global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative with a mission to maximise steel’s contributions to a sustainable society.
Russia is the 5th largest steel producer in the world, responsible for 7.5% of global steel production. Today greenhouse gas emissions from the steel sector alone account for around 7% of global annual emissions, and this is projected to rise in line with increasing demand. There is less than 10 years to halve global carbon emissions to get the world on track to reach net zero by mid-century and decarbonising steelmaking needs to be a critical part of that journey.
Anne-Claire Howard, CEO ResponsibleSteel, said “We are delighted to welcome Severstal as a member of ResponsibleSteel. We work with organisations from every stage of the steel supply chain from mining, steel producers and downstream companies. Partnering with companies such as Severstal – one of the top 50 steel producers in the world – will help demonstrate the opportunity to produce steel in a responsible way and accelerate the steel industry to become net zero by 2050.”
“Joining ResponsibleSteel demonstrates Severstal’s strong commitment to help drive decarbonisation of the steel industry and sends a clear signal to other steel companies to follow in their footsteps. For us to be within a fighting chance of transitioning the steel sector to one which is net zero in less than thirty years is a massive undertaking and will require the leadership and vision of many companies in the steel sector.” She said.
Alexander Shevelev, CEO of Severstal, commented: “Joining ResponsibleSteel reflects Severstal’s commitment to collaborating with the industry and its stakeholders to set and demonstrate new best-in-class standards for responsible steel production. As the first member from Russia, Severstal is excited to promote the principles of ResponsibleSteel in our country, which is a major steel-producing region.
We look forward to contributing to the development of the ResponsibleSteel standard, which aims to recognise steel sites that are operated in a responsible manner, looking at environmental, social and governance issues. It is increasingly important that we can demonstrate to our stakeholders, including our customers, that we take a responsible and sustainable approach to every aspect of our operations. Due to its 100% recyclability and durability, steel has an important role to play in the circular economy. However, steel can only be considered a sustainable material if producers continue to reduce their impact on the environment and make a positive contribution to society.”
ResponsibleSteel – A not-for-profit organisation, ResponsibleSteel is the steel industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative.
Our mission is to maximise steel’s contribution to a sustainable society. This can only be achieved through cooperation and mutual commitment by companies at all levels of the steel supply chain, representatives of civil society and other stakeholders. ResponsibleSteel provides the forum for this multi-stakeholder approach. We are committed to open dialogue with all our stakeholders and to collaboration with the best equivalent schemes wherever possible to help achieve our mission. Welcoming members from every stage of the steel supply chain, we have developed an independent certification standard and programme via a process that aims to align with the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice.
The world’s largest materials industry, steel generates a turnover of 1 trillion US dollars and is 10 times larger than the aluminium industry, 7½ times larger than the copper industry and 4 times that of the cement industry. https://www.responsiblesteel.org/
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Anne-Claire Howard, CEO +44 (0) 7787 411 461
Ali Lucas, Communications Director +44 (0) 7786 546 724
PAO Severstal is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel related mining companies, with assets in Russia, Latvia and Poland. Severstal is listed on RTS and MICEX and the company’s GDRs are traded on the LSE. Severstal reported revenue of $6 870 million and EBITDA of $2 422 million in 2020. Severstal’s crude steel production in 2020 reached 11.3 million tonnes.
Severstal is looking for startups and innovative companies. You can get acquainted with the directions of interest and leave a request on the website innovations.severstal.com. www.severstal.com
Membership Commitments Consultation – Now Open
Consultation for 30 days: New ResponsibleSteel Membership Commitments By-Law and Associated Membership Application
We are holding a 30-day consultation period for proposed new Membership Commitments. Please find the proposal here and please submit comments to info@responsiblesteel.org.
All comments should be received by 11th November 2021.
Membership Commitments are of fundamental importance for members and ResponsibleSteel alike. There is a close relationship between the commitments that members make, individually and collectively, on joining ResponsibleSteel, and the value that members can subsequently derive from their membership of ResponsibleSteel.
Membership commitments are fundamental to the achievement of ResponsibleSteel’s vision and mission for the following reasons:
- The membership requirements and commitments define what it means to be a member of ResponsibleSteel.
- Members have the right to stand for election to become Directors, to vote to elect Directors, to change the Constitution and to approve ResponsibleSteel Standards: if ResponsibleSteel is to achieve its vision and mission it is essential that its members are committed to that vision and mission.
- The achievement of ResponsibleSteel’s vision and mission depends on its ability to create value for all ResponsibleSteel members.
For civil society members, value is ultimately defined through ResponsibleSteel’s social and environmental impact. For business members, value means the business value that is generated through ResponsibleSteel membership and certification. - For both business and civil society members value comes from the practicability as well as the credibility of the ResponsibleSteel Standards. This is based on the participation of both business and civil society members in the development and approval of those standards.
- Credible and practicable Standards are necessary to the achievement of the ResponsibleSteel vision and mission but are insufficient alone. Impact is only achieved through implementation. Implementation, in turn, depends on the creation of business value
Please also find here an overview of previous discussions on membership commitments.
