ArcelorMittal S.A.: ArcelorMittal invests in new sustainability programme across Europe
November 26 2019 - 6:09AM
ArcelorMittal S.A.: ArcelorMittal invests in new sustainability
programme across Europe
ArcelorMittal invests in new
sustainability programme across
Europe
ArcelorMittal today announces plans to roll out a new
sustainability programme across Europe, aiming to
secure ResponsibleSteel site certification for all its
ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products sites. The
12-month programme will enable each site to prove that
our production processes meet rigorously defined standards across a
broad range of social, environmental
and governance criteria.
ResponsibleSteel is the industry’s first global
multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative, dedicated
to defining and promoting responsible practice, aimed at
improving: ·Climate change and greenhouse gas
emissions ·Water stewardship and biodiversity ·Human
rights & 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
with ResponsibleSteel certification, each site
will undergo a rigorous third-party audit with an
independent Certification Committee making the final certification
decision.
Geert Van Poelvoorde, CEO ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products,
says: “Responsible production techniques and high ethical and
business standards have become increasingly important to our
customers and consumers. It’s at the heart of how we do business,
giving our customers the reassurance that we meet their
sustainability expectations by meeting
carbon, environmental and social standards at every stage of
productions.”
He says: “Given the strong investments we have already
making towards low carbon and environmental
standards across our sites, I’m confident that we should
secure certification in each of our Flat Products sites within the
timeframe.”
The first wave of auditing includes sites in Belgium, Germany,
Spain and France with others to follow. After the initial
phase, further ArcelorMittal sites around the world will be part of
the programme.
In 2020, ResponsibleSteel will
launch a standard for the certification of steel
products, which will include stringent requirements for raw
materials supply chain. ArcelorMittal will continue to play an
active role in developing this aspect of
the programme.
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. ResponsibleSteel, which is the world’s
first’s responsible sourcing certification scheme for steel, aims
to meet these expectations.
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