ResponsibleSteel for Buyers

ResponsibleSteel provides an independent multistakeholder standards and certification programme, setting the global benchmark for responsibly produced near-zero steel and the transition towards it. Our membership of over 160 businesses and civil society organisations consists of representatives from across the steel value chain, including steelmakers, NGOs, trade associations, and other organisations with an interest in a more responsible future for steel.

How can ResponsibleSteel support steel procurement?

ResponsibleSteel certification offers a universally consistent metric to evaluate a steel site’s sustainability performance, and track its progress toward responsible near-zero steel production, supporting buyers to:

• Reach their emission reduction targets
• Meet regulatory requirements
• Support due diligence and mitigate supply chain risks

What can buyers do?

We are building a globally workable market mechanism, and the market needs to provide clear signals to drive steelmakers to pursue certification and ensure Certified Steel becomes more widely available. Steel buyers can start taking steps today to support this drive:

1. Discuss ResponsibleSteel with your suppliers and invite ResponsibleSteel to engage with them.
2. Use ResponsibleSteel Core Site Certification and Steel Certification as a framework of common indicators to assess good practice, track decarbonisation and manage risk in your supply chain.
3. Specify ResponsibleSteel certification in your procurement policy and project specifications, using the Decarbonisation Progress Levels as a set of trackable milestones on your emissions reduction roadmap.
4. Ask steelmaking sites to assess and share GHG emissions intensity in line with ResponsibleSteel’s crude steel emissions accounting methodology to enable comparison on a like-for-like basis.
5. Join SteelZero to build the demand signal and demonstrate your commitment to lower-emission and near-zero steel