ASI GHG emissions from flights: 2023 data and actions
In 2022, we started to collect and monitor data on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from ASI funded flights – the most material contributor to our organisation's climate impacts. Data for 2023 is now available.
ASI makes flight travel arrangements for relevant personnel and stakeholders (e.g., Board, IPAF) to attend the annual in-person Board meeting, Standards Committee meeting, northern/southern hemisphere team meetings, witness assessments of ASI audits, and in-country workshops with Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) members.
Data on greenhouse gas emissions from these ASI-funded flights in 2023 revealed an increase from 175 tons CO2e in 2022 to 255 tons CO2e in 2023. The increase reflects post-pandemic travel levels returning to what might be considered a 'normal' level. Nonetheless, ASI continues to employ strategies that ensure that air travel is undertaken in a manner that is strategically aligned with ASI's mission and sustainability policy.
RMI’s GHG Reporting pilot tests reveal improvement opportunities
ASI Civil Society Member, RMI, has published four case studies on the pilot tests of their Steel and Aluminium GHG Emissions Reporting Guidance.
The pilots were designed to test the guidance in various scenarios and identify improvement opportunities and included input from ASI Production & Transformation Members Alcoa and Hydro. The results led to a standardised reporting method, enhanced understanding of emissions transparency, provided learning opportunities for integrating emissions data into decarbonization strategies, and fostered collaborative supplier-customer dialogues on decarbonization efforts.
ASI and IPAF participate in Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030
Father Nicholas Barla, Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) member and ASI Standards Committee member, as well as Mark Annandale, ASI’s Director of Research and IPAF Adviser are involved in this important mining sector sustainability initiative.
The Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 is spearheading an initiative to transform the mining sector into a socially and environmentally responsible industry by 2030. Father Nicholas Barla, a member of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF), and a participant in the ASI Standards Committee, has been chosen to contribute to the Commission.
Recently, the Commission formed a Technical Advisory Committee, including Mark Annandale, ASI’s Director of Research and IPAF Adviser, to dispense expert counsel. This committee is tasked with guiding investors and the finance sector in promoting this vision, reviewing outputs, addressing technical concerns, and sharing knowledge over the next two years.
When company efforts on environment or sustainability first got started, it was often just one person’s role in an organisation! Increasingly it requires a team of experts, and these teams feel stretched very thin as they engage across the business and into long-term strategy. Implementing, reporting and disclosure, and evolving legislation take up an ever-increasing amount of time. How will these teams continue to grow and develop?
The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report in 2023 (The Future of Jobs Report 2023 ) found Sustainability Specialists to be the second highest in projected job creation for 2023-2027 (amongst a sea of AI, machine learning, information security and fintech type roles). Demand for 30% more than 2023 levels of sustainability roes are anticipated to be needed - over the next 3-4 years.
That is a big pipeline to fill. ASI’s educationAL platform provides accessible material for specialists and generalists on sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain. Our recent modules and webinars on ASI’s 1.5C aligned GHG Pathways Tool (links/refer other articles) have been well received.
We’d love to hear from you about your learning needs to build the sustainability competencies for the challenges ahead. Contact ASI Membership Director, Chinelo Etiaba.
ASI welcomes Chelsea Reinhardt as Standards Director
Chelsea has joined ASI as Standards Director. In this role, she leads the ongoing development and rollout of ASI Standards and Guidance, including periodic revisions, in support of ASI’s mission to foster responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium.
Prior to joining ASI, Chelsea was the Director of Standards & Assurance for Better Cotton, overseeing the global production standards, assurance system, and decent work programmes covering more than 2 million cotton farmers across 10 countries. Before that, Chelsea was the Deputy Director of Standards for the Global Reporting Initiative, and previously led the supply chain standards and assurance programme for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
To learn more about Chelsea and the ASI team, consult our Secretariat page.
ASI welcomes Jessica Patterson de Oliveira Pereira as Human Rights Specialist
As a Human Rights Specialist, Jessica provides legal and human rights support across ASI workstreams, giving voice to underrepresented and vulnerable communities and finding remedies to concerns or issues.
Before joining ASI, Jessica dedicated her expertise to projects aimed at facilitating Sudan's peaceful transition towards civilian democracy. She specialised on gender issues, with a particular emphasis on amplifying the participation of women and youth in political dialogues, as well as safeguarding the rights of female human rights defenders. Her efforts included comprehensive research and analysis on legal, political, and conflict-related dimensions, alongside the development of projects and advocacy strategies.
To learn more about Jessica and the ASI team, consult our Secretariat page.
Register Now: CRU World Aluminium Conference 2024
The 30th World Aluminium Conference will be held over three days, from May 14-16, 2024 at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. ASI will be co-hosting the event, alongside the International Aluminium Institute.
Meet with IAI, ASI and RMI experts on GHG emissions
Experts from IAI, ASI and RMI will be on hand for the deep-dive workshop on the final day: Enabling a 1.5 degree aligned aluminium sector – pathways, tools and guidance. In this interactive session, attendees from across the value chain will have the opportunity to explore recently developed and published tools and guidance for a 1.5 degree aligned (net zero) aluminium sector, including:
Entity-Level GHG Pathways Method and Calculation Tool (ASI)
Learning Modules on GHG Emissions & Reduction Pathways Method (ASI)
Aluminum GHG Emissions Reporting Guidance & Pilot Testing (RMI)
Industry training and capacity-building (RMI)
Development of a Buyers Scope 3 Handbook (RMI)
Participants can look forward to insights and Q&A on a variety of issues including GHG accounting methodologies, enablers and barriers to 1.5-degree alignment and the interplay of existing initiatives, standards and approaches.
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ASI CERTIFICATION NEWS
In March, ASI Members achieved 11 new certifications, with several more in the announcement pipeline.
Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group Limited has achieved ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification at its Taishan City Kam Kiu Aluminium Extrusion Co., Ltd. facility in the Shiqiao Industrial Zone, Dajiang Country, Taishan City, China. Consult the media release.
Kobe Steel, Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification at its subsidiary, Kobelco Group’s facility, Kobelco Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products (China) Co., Ltd., located in Tianjin, China. Consult the media release.
Shandong Hongqiao Scholz Circular Economy Science & Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Hongqiao Group Co., Ltd., has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for its facilities in Zouping City, Shandong Province, China. Consult the media release.
CMS Jant Sanayi A.S. (CMS Jant) has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification with a focus on Material Stewardship at its Çiğli-1, Çiğli-2, and Gaziemir facilities located in Izmir, Turkey. Consult the media release.
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), a part of Vedanta Limited – Aluminium Business, has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification at its facility located in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. Consult the media release.
Fujian Nanping Aluminum Co., LTD. has achieved ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification at its facility in the Yanping District, Nanping City, Fujian Province, China. Consult the media release.
Jiangsu Kuna New Energy Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification at its facility in the Xiangshui County Industrial Economic Zone, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. Consult the media release.
Huanghe Xinye Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for its smelter and casthouse facility, located in Xining City, Qinghai Province, China. Consult the media release.
Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for its facility, Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd., located in Jiangyin, China. Consult the media release.
Crown Holdings, Inc. has achieved ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification at its Crown Mexico facilities, including Crown Ensenada, Crown Guadalajara, Crown Toluca, Crown Latas Monterrey, Crown Cierres Monterrey and its headquarters in Monterrey, Mexico. Consult the media release.
In March, ASI welcomed four new Production & Transformation members, three Industrial User members, six Civil Society members and one General Supporter member bringing the total number of ASI members to 349.
See the list of new members below, and for more information about ASI membership, please visit the Join ASI page on our website!
Member name:
Biswane Margriet, Chief of the Indigenous village Alfonsdorp... Membership class:
Civil Society
ASI Secretariat members regularly participate at events with in-person or virtual presentations. Additional details on dates, times, content and how to join the sessions are published on our events page as soon as they are available.
CRU World Aluminium Conference 2024. 14-16 May, 2024, London, UK. ASI's participation in the program is noted in the article above. More information on the event website.
Indonesia 2024 Critical Minerals Conference & Expo / ASEAN Bauxite Industry Conference 2024. 11-12 June, 2024, Jakarta, Indonesia. ASI's participation in the program is noted in the article above. More information on the event website.
ASI Civil Society Member, RMI, has published four case studies on the pilot tests of their Steel and Aluminium GHG Emissions Reporting Guidance. 
Father Nicholas Barla, Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) member and ASI Standards Committee member, as well as Mark Annandale, ASI’s Director of Research and IPAF Adviser are involved in this important mining sector sustainability initiative.
Chelsea has joined ASI as Standards Director. In this role, she leads the ongoing development and rollout of ASI Standards and Guidance, including periodic revisions, in support of ASI’s mission to foster responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium.
As a Human Rights Specialist, Jessica provides legal and human rights support across ASI workstreams, giving voice to underrepresented and vulnerable communities and finding remedies to concerns or issues.
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Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group Limited has achieved ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification at its Taishan City Kam Kiu Aluminium Extrusion Co., Ltd. facility in the Shiqiao Industrial Zone, Dajiang Country, Taishan City, China. 
Kobe Steel, Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification at its subsidiary, Kobelco Group’s facility, Kobelco Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products (China) Co., Ltd., located in Tianjin, China. 
