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World ’ s first certification for ResponsibleSteel™ Certified Steel
United States Steel Corporation announced that 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 continues to lead in innovation by achieving certification for sustainably sourced and manufactured steel .
ResponsibleSteel is one of the industry ’ s leading global multistakeholder standards bodies , 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 ongoing 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 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 emissions and shows 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 ( ESG ) 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 .
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