Interested in the sustainability journey, but not sure how to start? No matter what stage you are at personally or professionally regarding sustainability, just being aware empowers you to be making change in a positive direction. But there are some myths out there can create barriers to businesses starting the journey – it’s costly, it’s scary, it’s too hard, it’s overwhelming. Our board members share some words of encouragement. It’s not hard  “It’s just about rolling your sleeves up and…

We are progressing development of New Zealand’s first ever, steel specific sustainability certification. In 2019, we developed the SSC Certification ‘audit tool’, which is based on the priorities identified by our stakeholders in the materiality analysis underpinning our charter. These priorities reflect Treasury’s Living Standards Framework and relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals. We are currently piloting the tool working with businesses. And, importantly, the tool is designed for businesses of all sizes. As one of the tool’s creators and SSC…

We’re very fortunate to be working with a range of businesses to pilot our auditing tool as part of the SSC Certification. The process involves having discussions with each participant to holistically evaluate their business practices and sustainability across the four capitals of the Living Standards Framework. Based on these discussions and participant feedback, we’re revising the tool and will continuously update and edit it tool to offer the best support. Here are what some of our pilot participants had…