Sets New Gold Standard for North American Steel
Sector
United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) (“U. S. Steel”)
announced today that it that its Big River Steel mill in Osceola,
Arkansas has achieved the first-ever ResponsibleSteel™ site
certification in North America.
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U. S. Steel’s Big River Steel achieved
the first-ever ResponsibleSteel™ site certification in North
America. (Photo: Business Wire)
Big River Steel received the site certification after SRI
Quality System Registrar (SRI) conducted an independent third-party
audit and determined the mill met the stringent requirements of the
ResponsibleSteel Standard, the industry’s only global
multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative. The
rigorous audit consisted of gathering comprehensive materials,
onsite visits and worker and stakeholder interviews.
The ResponsibleSteel Standard is based on 12 principles with a
wide range of criteria covering topics such as: health and safety,
greenhouse gas emissions, water stewardship and biodiversity, human
rights, labor rights and community relations. It sets a global
benchmark for leading practices in environmental, social and
governance (ESG) responsibility for steel production.
As an innovative steel producer, Big River Steel is setting a
new gold standard for North America. Customers want rigorous
standards that have been independently verified to help them
achieve their own sustainability goals, and ResponsibleSteel
provides the common platform for all assets of the steel value
chain.
S.T.E.E.L. Principles – Safety First, Trust and Respect,
Environmental Stewardship, Excellence and Accountability, and
Lawful and Ethical Conduct—represent the core foundation of U. S.
Steel and align with ResponsibleSteel’s 12 principles. This
certification under ResponsibleSteel demonstrates our commitment to
keep raising the bar on providing high grades of steel more
sustainably and to keep operating ethically.
“We are thrilled to be the first steel company in North America
to achieve ResponsibleSteel certification for our Big River Steel
site,” U. S. Steel President & CEO David B. Burritt said. “This
marks an important milestone on our journey to build a more
sustainable future for our customers, company, colleagues,
communities, and the planet.”
Burritt continued, “Congratulations to the Big River Steel team
for earning this certification. It is a direct result of executing
our Best for All℠ strategy and reimagining sustainable steelmaking.
It’s a tremendous testament to their hard work and dedication.”
Alison Lucas, acting CEO of ResponsibleSteel, added “We are
delighted that U. S. Steel’s Big River site has become the first
site in North America to successfully pass an independent audit
against the ResponsibleSteel Standard – the global sustainability
standard for the steel sector. This is a significant achievement.
Our Standard, developed by the only international multi-stakeholder
steel initiative, ensures that steelmaking sites comply with a
comprehensive selection of criteria that reflect the full breadth
of the ESG spectrum.”
Lucas continued, “The certification of a site demonstrates the
commitment of a steelmaker to building a more responsible steel
sector. It stresses the importance of not only taking steps towards
decarbonization but also of prioritizing the health and safety of
workers and operating with the utmost respect for human rights and
labor rights and care for our natural environment.”
Lucas concluded, “As one of the largest steel-producing
countries globally, getting a steelmaker in the U.S. certified is
crucial. We look forward to working with U. S. Steel during the
next phase, certified steel, which will not only ensure that steel
is responsibly produced but responsibly sourced as well.”
Christopher Lake, President of SRI Registrar, the company that
conducted the third-party audit, added, “ResponsibleSteel is a
comprehensive approach to sustainability for steel companies that
requires a rigorous and thorough audit process. Our assessment team
was impressed by the dedication of the Big River Steel team and the
overwhelmingly positive stakeholder input.”
Lake continued, “Certification to the ResponsibleSteel Standard
demonstrates a commitment by Big River Steel to manage
environmental impacts, care for employees and the surrounding
community, and be transparent about their goals and
performance.”
The audit identified three areas that will require further
improvement from Big River Steel. Two of these are related to paid
annual leave and paid maternity leave. The ResponsibleSteel
Standard aligns with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on
these two issues. The United States has not ratified the related
ILO Conventions, therefore U.S.-based companies grant paid annual
leave and maternity leave to their employees differently.
ResponsibleSteel will consult with stakeholders on how these two
requirements should be applied in the United States. More
information on U. S. Steel’s sustainability commitments can be
found at www.ussteel.com.
About U. S. Steel
Founded in 1901, United States Steel Corporation is a leading
steel producer. With an unwavering focus on safety, the company’s
customer-centric Best for All℠ strategy is advancing a more secure,
sustainable future for U. S. Steel and its stakeholders. With a
renewed emphasis on innovation, U. S. Steel serves the automotive,
construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging
industries with high value-added steel products such as U. S.
Steel’s proprietary XG3™ advanced high-strength steel. The company
also maintains competitively advantaged iron ore production and has
an annual raw steelmaking capability of 22.4 million net tons. U.
S. Steel is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with
world-class operations across the United States and in Central
Europe. For more information, please visit www.ussteel.com.
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/
About SRI Quality System Registrar
SRI Quality System Registrar (SRI) is an international
assessment and certification body headquartered in Seven Fields, PA
(metropolitan Pittsburgh area), with engineering and support
offices in Pittsburgh, PA (HQ); Portland, OR; Ann Arbor, MI;
Dublin, Ireland; London, England; and Tokyo, Japan. Founded in
1991, SRI is accredited by ANAB, RvA, IATF, AA1000, USGBC (GBCI),
WELL (IWBI), and ResponsibleSteel™ to assess and assist in
conformance to quality, sustainability/ESG, information security,
green building and real estate rating systems, and other
international standards and frameworks. For more information about
SRI visit www.SRIRegistrar.com.
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