ASI NEWSLETTER
ASI's Data and Research program is designed to support insights, analyses, evaluations and decision-making in relation to ASI's programs and aluminium and sustainability more broadly.
27 June 2022
If responsible production and sourcing are becoming business-critical for many, what steps can the aluminium value chain take toward achieving 100% responsible sourcing globally?
Read more28 April 2022
During 2020-2022, ASI engaged with Members and stakeholders in the Standards Revision process of the ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard and associated Guidance, the Assurance Manual and Claims Guide. Two rounds of public consultation provided opportunities for members and stakeholders to provide input. Key takeaways from the second and final consultation: ASI […]
Read more23 February 2022
In late 2021, ASI conducted a survey of all ASI Members that had achieved ASI Certification to date, to understand what Members saw as the drivers, benefits and challenges.
Read more23 February 2022
Under a 1.5 degree scenario, the aluminium sector must reduce its GHG emissions from over a billion tonnes of CO2e to around fifty million tonnes by 2050. This is less than one-twentieth of current emissions.
Read more10 February 2022
With more than 150 Certifications issued to date and a strong pipeline of new and re-Certifications, the ASI Public Dashboard enables all stakeholders to easily gain both a detailed and big picture view of the ASI program via tabular and graphical data, search and filter functionalities, and more. ASI has launched a Public Dashboard for […]
Read more28 January 2022
While the world continues to face the challenges of Covid for yet another year uptake of ASI along the aluminium value chain has continued to grow. We are proud to now have 210 ASI Members across our 6 membership classes, and 164 ASI Certificates have been issued to certifying Members for both Performance and Chain […]
Read more27 January 2022
Data & Research Insights – January 2022 Driven by ASI efforts to engage stakeholders from Guinea (the second largest bauxite producing nation in the world, ASI’s learning platform, educationAl, recorded a significant increase in learners from Guinea and the African region as a whole in the second half of 2021. Between July and December 2021, […]
Read more25 November 2021
M&E Insights, November 2021 ASI Members are involved in a wide range of industrial activities along the aluminium value chain and are encouraged to use ASI-related claims to differentiate their product, process, or business. There are several types of claims that can be made by ASI Members and Entities, relating to ASI Membership, Performance Standard […]
Read more26 October 2021
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 […]
Read more30 September 2021
29 August 2021
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, […]
Read more28 July 2021
