ASI certifies Hammerer Aluminium Industries against Performance Standard V3 with Provisional status
Hammerer Aluminium Industries has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3 with Provisional status for the production of extruded aluminium profiles, fabricated and surface-treated aluminium profiles, fabricated and welded aluminium components at their facility in Soest, Germany.
11 September 2024
Hammerer Aluminium Industries has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) with Provisional status at its facility, Hammerer Aluminium Industries Extrusion Germany GmbH. The Provisional Certification is valid for the period of one year, during which the company can address the non-conformances assessed and subsequently seek full Certification. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Hammerer Aluminium Industries has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3 with Provisional status for the production of extruded aluminium profiles, fabricated and surface-treated aluminium profiles, fabricated and welded aluminium components at their facility in Soest, Germany. The plant’s annual production capacity is 25,000 tonnes.
The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The ASI Performance Standard V3 and ASI CoC Standard V2 were launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. The ASI Performance Standard V3 defines 11 principles and 62 criteria under three sustainability pillars – Environment, Social, and Governance – with the aim to address pressing sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain, such as biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples rights, circularity, and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Provisional Certification serves as a strategic and flexible approach for aluminium sector actors to gain access to ASI’s sustainability standards framework, learn, and improve their practices over a defined period. It provides an opportunity for Members to commence their ASI Certification journey, while requiring a commitment to move towards Full Certification as soon as is practically possible.
The independent, third-party audit was carried out by TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. 19 minor non-conformances were noted under Criteria 1.1 Legal Compliance, 2.3b Environmental and Social Management Systems – Social, 2.7a-f Emergency Response Plan, 2.8a-d Suspended Operations, 3.3a-c Payments to Governments, 3.4a-f Stakeholder Complaints, Grievances and Requests for Information, 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 4.4a-c Collection and Recycling of Products at End of Life – Material Conversion and other Manufacturing, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 6.1a-f Emissions to Air, 6.5a-c Waste Management and Reporting, 7.1a-b Water Assessment and Disclosure, 7.2a-e Water Management, 8.6a-d Protected Areas, 9.2a-e Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment, 9.8e Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas – Report Annually, 10.4a-c Non-Discrimination, 10.9a-b Informing Workers of Rights and 11.1b-e Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System – Reviews and disclosure. Three major non-conformances were identified under Criteria 2.5a-g Environmental andSocial Impact Assessments, 2.6a-h Human Rights Impact Assessment, and 10.3a-c Forced Labour, resulting in a Certification with Provisional status of one year. Hammerer Aluminium Industries will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit. TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH approved the corrective action plans for the Major non-conformances prior to submission of the audit report to ASI.
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