D&R Insights: Standards Implementation Progress

Non-Conformances: Progress and trends across PS V2 and PS V3

Monitoring the progress of Entities closing Non-Conformances (NCs) after their first certification audit provides useful insights into certified Entities’ implementation of corrective actions over time, and offers a clear signal of how ASI Certification is working on the ground. It reflects how corrective actions are implemented, verified and embedded over time, strengthening practices within operations and across the aluminium value chain.

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Delivering on 1.5°C alignment: Quantifying emissions reductions from ASI certified Smelters

This analysis quantifies the potential GHG emissions savings between 2021 and 2030 by smelters within ASI Entities fully implementing 1.5oC aligned emissions reduction pathways.

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Applying the mitigation hierarchy: Biodiversity actions across ASI-Certified Entities

An analysis of 50 Entities conforming to Criterion 8.2 of ASI’s Performance Standard V3 reveals how long-term commitments and collaboration are driving tangible biodiversity outcomes. Read how ASI members are turning the mitigation hierarchy into action.

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10 Years of ASI: Non-conformances as catalysts for change

Discover how ASI’s assurance model promotes audit findings not as failures, but as opportunities to improve, and how evolving Standards help raise ambition across the aluminium value chain.

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10 Years of Impact: A Decade of Progress, A Moment of Insight: Regional Non-Conformances in Focus

As part of our 10 Years of Impact series, we examine how Non-Conformances vary across regions. These regional differences offer valuable insight into how sustainability challenges are distributed globally, and how the ASI Performance Standard is driving change in diverse contexts.

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10 Years of Impact: What ASI’s Audit Non-Conformance Data Reveals About Sustainability Progress

Our analysis of Non-Conformances (NCs) across ASI Performance Standard (PS) version 2 (V2) and version 3 (V3) since thew launch of the Certification Program until end of 2024, reflects the broader journey of continuous improvement – identifying common challenges, progress made, and opportunities for further improvement

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Tracking Progress: GHG Targets Among ASI Certified Aluminium Smelters

ASI is committed to a 1.5°C-aligned future. Certification data shows improvements in GHG Target setting performance among currently certified smelters since 2020.

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10 Years of ASI: Upstream certification uptake

Explore the growth in ASI’s global membership and the expanding reach of Performance Standard certifications in the upstream supply chain, including the global production volumes they represent.

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A Decade of Progress: Growth in ASI Certification drives sustainability in the aluminium value chain

Since the issuance of the first certification in 2018, ASI’s Certification Program has played an important role in driving responsible practices across the aluminium industry.

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D&R Insights: CO2 emissions: Certified vs. non-certified assets under the ASI Performance Standard

Reducing the aluminium sector’s emissions in line with a 1.5°C warming scenario is one of ASI’s long-term goals. In February 2024, ASI published an ASI Entity-Level GHG Pathways Method for ASI Entities to support them in determining 1.5°C aligned GHG Emissions Reduction Pathways.

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D&R Insights: How is the ASI Performance Standard driving action on gender equity

The ASI Performance Standard V3 addresses gender equity and women’s empowerment directly under Criterion 9.2. The criterion requires all Entities to implement programs that address gender gaps across various aspects, such as employment practices, training opportunities, awarding of contracts, processes of engagement, management activities.

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D&R Insights: Non-Conformances increase with strengthened ASI Performance Standard V3

An analysis of Non-Conformance (NCs) data from current ASI Certifications for PS V2 and PS V3 between January 2020 and September 2023 shows that NCs have correspondingly increased under V3.

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Leveraging External Certifications: Impact on Non-Conformances in ASI Audits

Does leveraging external certifications lead to fewer non-conformances in an ASI audit? More information in our Data and Research Article from June 2023

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D&R Insights: CO2 emissions from assets certified under the ASI Performance Standard

The latest IPCC Synthesis Report reinforces the urgency of climate action required to keep warming to 1.5°C. Reducing the aluminium sector’s emissions in line with a 1.5°C warming scenario is one of ASI’s long-term goals.  What does the data show for decarbonisation of alumina refining, aluminium smelting and aluminium rolling processes from 2012 to 2022?

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D&R Insights: ASI Certification Growth Trends

As we close the chapter on the 2017 Standards (PSV2 and CoCV1), we look back on the growth of ASI Certification in the aluminium value chain since our first certification in March 2018.

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D&R Insights: Distribution of ASI Non-Conformances by region

An analysis of ASI Non-Conformance data recorded during ASI Performance Standard (V2, 2017) audits, undertaken between January 2018 (program launch) and June 2022, revealed that there are indeed regional differences in Principles with the most Non-Conformances.

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D&R Insights: Latest ASI Non-Conformance data

ASI Certified Entities are closing Non-Conformances (NCs) under the ongoing assurance program, demonstrating Performance Standard Certification is a driver for change. 75% of NCs are closed within 12-18 months, while NCs relating to GHG emissions and waste management are taking longer.

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Analysis of implementation and public reporting on social and governance criteria

M&E Insights, October 2021 Following requests from the ASI Standards Committee for further implementation data on the Standard, ASI has today published a report which analyses implementation and public reporting on several social and governance criteria by ASI Certified Entities with certification periods covering January 2019 to March 2021. The study reveals overall consistent implementation of the criteria explored […]

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Analysis of 2020-2021 GHG Emissions disclosures by ASI Certified Entities reveals data quality improvement with mixed overall performance

M&E Insights, August 2021 Following an inaugural study carried out in 2020, ASI has today published a report which analyses greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy use data disclosures by ASI Certified Entities with certification periods covering April 2020 to March 2021. The study, which reveals an improvement in data quality but mixed overall performance, […]

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D&R Insights: Progress on Addressing Non-Conformances

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D&R Insights: ASI Performance Standard Conformance Ratings

M&E Insights, May 2021 This month, we have reviewed incidences of Non-Conformance from all current Certificates for the ASI Performance Standard. This information is currently available in individual summary audit reports on the ASI website, and will soon be available in a Public Dashboard in elementAl, ASI’s online assurance platform, to enable aggregation and comparison […]

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Evidence of growing ASI Certification uptake along the aluminium value chain

M&E Insights, February 2021 ASI designed its certification program to foster responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium along the value chain. Strong uptake of ASI Certification by diverse business is an important step to meeting our Theory of Change. Three years since the launch of the ASI Certification program in December 2017, how are […]

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