This document describes ResponsibleSteel’s methodology for the recognition of input material programmes.

The ResponsibleSteel Recognition Assessment Tool is a comprehensive Excel template designed to support the evaluation of input material programs. It includes an application form, criteria for recognition assessments, and guidance for assessors and reviewers. The tool streamlines the assessment process and calculates results, ensuring consistency and transparency in alignment with ResponsibleSteel's methodology.

This by-law outlines the commitments ResponsibleSteel members make to support the ResponsibleSteel Programme and drive positive change through the recognition and use of responsible steel.

ResponsibleSteel has developed its own Theory of Change which outlines our vision and mission, and the assumptions, outputs, and intermediate and long-term results to achieve them.

This document outlines the fees for certification bodies and auditors to be trained, and to become and remain approved for ResponsibleSteel certification activities for the year 2025. It also describes the process for paying the fees.

This report presents the outcome of a joint initiative between ResponsibleSteel and the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) exploring how voluntary sustainability systems (VSSs) can support a just transition in the mining and steel sectors. It aims to capture emerging expectations, highlight areas of alignment and disagreements, and provide a practical foundation for integrating just transition considerations into standards and assurance systems.

These Terms of Reference (ToR) provide an overview and framework of the process for the standard revision of the ResponsibleSteel International Production Standard.