U. S. Steel Earns World’s First Ever Certification for ResponsibleSteel™ Certified Steel at its Big River Steel Operation
24 September 2024 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
U. S. Steel’s Big River Steel, located in
Osceola, Arkansas, passed a rigorous set of standards in
environmental, social, and governance categories that raise the bar
for sustainability across the steel supply chain.
United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) (“U. S. Steel”) today
announced it is the first steel company in the world to qualify to
sell its products as ResponsibleSteel Certified Steel at its Big
River facility in Osceola, Arkansas. Big River received the first
ResponsibleSteel Site Certification in North America in 2022 and is
once again at the forefront of innovation by achieving
certification for sustainably sourced and manufactured steel.
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ResponsibleSteel is the industry’s leading global
multi-stakeholder standards body, enabling certification at the
site level - and now for the first-time - steel certification. By
meeting the standard for Certified Steel, U. S. Steel’s Big River
facility demonstrates its continued commitment to advancing
industry sustainability while delivering profitable solutions for
stakeholders and benefits for the planet.
“This is an extraordinary accomplishment,” said U. S. Steel
President and CEO David B. Burritt. “The rigorous requirements
needed for ResponsibleSteel Certified Steel represent a new gold
standard for responsible steel manufacturing on a global scale.
This certification gives customers and stakeholders confidence that
Big River is on the path to near zero and demonstrates that we are
using responsible practices across our supply chain. Being the
first steel company in the world to achieve ResponsibleSteel
Certified Steel demonstrates our strong resolve to build a more
sustainable steel industry in the United States and across the
world.”
The ResponsibleSteel International Production Standard
incorporates environmental, social and governance requirements
across its thirteen Principles, which include over 500 criteria for
the responsible sourcing and production of steel. Certified Steel
requires both Site Certification and additional conformance with
two key components: progress on the responsible sourcing of input
materials and site-level decarbonization. ResponsibleSteel
Certified Steel provides steel buyers with a consistent assessment
of the site’s material sourcing and decarbonization progress.
By offering Certified Steel, U. S. Steel is demonstrating
leadership in enabling steel producers, and suppliers, to assess
their sustainability progress through a comprehensive, credible
global benchmark. The Standard is constructed not only to encourage
decarbonization progress at the site, but also to drive responsible
sourcing and a rigorous supply chain ESG analysis. It fosters
tracking and transparency across the steel supply chain from input
materials to the product, ensuring that ESG initiatives are
integrated at every stage. With four Progress Levels outlined,
companies are guided in improving responsible sourcing and
decarbonization until full supply chain transparency and near zero
are achieved. U. S. Steel has achieved certification at Progress
Level 1 continuing a steadfast commitment to an integrated approach
to sustainability.
“ResponsibleSteel employs a comprehensive approach to its
certification standards, and that is evident in the work we do here
at Big River Steel,” noted Dan Brown, Senior Vice President of
Advanced Technology Steelmaking for U. S. Steel and Chief Operating
Officer of Big River Steel Works. “Our transparency around
decarbonization and collaborative approach with our suppliers and
community all play a role in what it means to have truly
‘sustainable’ steel products for our customers.”
U. S. Steel’s Big River achieved Certified Steel by
demonstrating how sustainability permeates throughout the company’s
operations. For example, it is more sustainable to obtain the input
materials closest to the facility with a known supply chain source.
Iron ore pellets are mined and produced at U. S. Steel’s Minnesota
Ore Operations, which serve as raw materials for pig iron
production at U. S. Steel’s Gary Works in northwest Indiana, which
then becomes a key input in the steelmaking process at U. S.
Steel’s Big River.
“ResponsibleSteel congratulates U. S. Steel on this significant
accomplishment – the first-of-a-kind across the global industry.
This certification demonstrates the company’s strong ongoing
commitment to transparency, credibility, and responsibility, as
they make progress in their decarbonization plans. Today this news
sends a clear message to the market: progress towards responsible
‘green steel’ is being achieved and can be most credibly
benchmarked. For those buyers looking to cut through the confusion
of environmental claims, look no further,” remarks Annie Heaton,
ResponsibleSteel’s CEO. “We look forward to U. S. Steel’s ongoing
progress and leadership in the market for credible sustainable
steel products.”
Achieving Certified Steel will ensure customers have responsibly
sourced and produced steel right here in the USA. Together with
ResponsibleSteel, U. S. Steel is creating a more sustainable
industry and future for generations to come.
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 a global multistakeholder standards and
certification initiative for the steel industry. Its mission is to
be a driving force in the socially and environmentally responsible
production of net-zero steel, globally.
ResponsibleSteel’s members include some of the leading players
in the industry working together to minimise the impact of steel
manufacturing on people and the planet. Businesses from every part
of the steel value chain, civil society groups, and other
organisations are welcome to join. ResponsibleSteel’s underlying
purpose is to maximise steel’s contribution to a sustainable world
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 International Production Standard is
designed to support the responsible sourcing and production of
steel. It covers a range of sustainability issues including
emissions, pollution, responsible sourcing, human rights, labour
standards, and more. For more information about ResponsibleSteel
please visit https://www.responsiblesteel.org/.
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