ERM Joins ResponsibleSteel™

ResponsibleSteel is proud to announce that ERM has joined as an Associate Member.

ERM is one of the world’s leading sustainability services consultancies with more than 5000 practitioners in over 40 countries and territories that help address many of the sustainability challenges their clients face. This ranges from managing issues in facing the transition to a low carbon economy, to the operational issues such as health and safety in mining and manufacturing.

ERM’s relationship with the metals, mining and manufacturing sectors cuts across all types and size of business and has created an informed and client driven approach.  ERM has helped clients on many schemes related to the Responsible Steel Standard providing technical, sustainability and social experts to ensure our outputs reflect the goals of our clients in driving improvements in systems implementation and performance through the value chain.

“ERM’s broad and deep experience in working globally with businesses along the steel supply chain will be a great asset in helping ResponsibleSteel and our members develop relevant and groundbreaking solutions towards achieving low carbon steel in the future” said Ali Lucas, Executive Director or ResponsibleSteel, “we are delighted to welcome ERM as an Associate member and benefiting from their insight and experience.”

Dirk Nuyens, global account director steel & mining from ERM commenting on this said : “The steel & mining sectors are currently facing a game changing transition towards a low-carbon economy, the Responsible Steel standard & certification initiative has an important role to play within this context. ERM is looking forward working with Responsible Steel to help drive steel producing companies, their upstream base material suppliers and their customers towards more responsibly sourced and produced steel.”