Tata Steel joins ResponsibleSteel to further its sustainability goals

Chandigarh: Tata Steel is now part of ResponsibleSteel, the industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative that helps its members achieve their sustainability goals by providing an independent certification standard and programme via a process that aims to align with the ISEAL* Codes of Good Practice. The ISEAL’s Codes of Good Practice offers a globally recognised framework used by credible sustainability standards that all ISEAL members are required to comply with.

There has been a growing interest over the past decade amongst customers of steel producers, governments, NGOs and the investment community in the corporate responsibility and sustainability credentials of steel companies. This interest has increasingly manifested itself in a desire amongst those stakeholder groups to be able to distinguish between those steel companies that are ‘sustainable’ and ‘responsible’ from those that are not verifiably so.

ResponsibleSteel helps its members improve sustainability within the steel supply chain, through a global standard and certification programme for the entire sector that ensures businesses and consumers can be confident that the steel they use has been sourced and produced responsibly at every stage.

T. V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel, said: We are pleased to become a member of ResponsibleSteel, the steel sector’s first and only globally present, multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative for sustainability. We have always emphasised our commitment to sustainable business practices and responsible supply chains. We view sustainability as integral to our business and our policies demonstrate our commitment towards sustainable development and guide us in formulating and implementing our long-term sustainability strategy.
 
The membership of ResponsibleSteel will provide an ideal platform to build on these credentials of Tata Steel and enable a responsible ecosystem for the steel industry.”

Ali Lucas, Executive Director, ResponsibleSteel, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Tata Steel as a Business member of ResponsibleSteel. As one of the world’s leading steel producers, Tata Steel will bring huge depth, breadth and influence to help us achieve our mission and goals. “

“Working within the world’s largest materials industry‒responsible for over 7% of global GHG emissions‒ ResponsibleSteel represents members from every stage of the steel supply chain. Businesses from multinational mining organisations; global steel producers; processers and end users, as well as civil society, are working with us to find solutions to producing steel in a responsible way. As the world’s only multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative for the steel sector, we work by building collaborative relationships that create real impact for both the planet and society. We know that the clock is ticking in both finding and implementing solutions to the global environmental crisis. Working with Tata Steel will help us significantly accelerate our vision towards a world where only responsible low CO2 steel is produced,” Ali Lucas further added. /(24/09/2020)