- ArcelorMittal (MT -0.1%) says it has launched a new sustainability program to secure a responsible steel site certification for its flat products plants across Europe.
- MT says its 12-month program will enable each site to prove that its production processes meet rigorous standards across a range of social, environmental and governance criteria.
- The standards are based on 12 principles aimed at improving steel production's impact on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, water and biodiversity, human rights, labor rights and business activity.
- MT says its sites in Belgium, Germany, Spain and France will be the first to be audited, with others to follow.