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.
31 March 2025
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.
Read more27 March 2025
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.
Read more27 March 2025
Multi-stakeholder governance has been at the heart of ASI since it first began as a development project hosted by IUCN in 2012.
Read more27 August 2024
In the global context of IAI’s material flow modelling, the flow of ASI CoC Material remained consistent with last year's trends.
Read more30 July 2024
ASI has released an analysis of a member survey conducted to understand the key drivers, benefits, and challenges associated with ASI Certification. The report analyses responses from entities that achieved their first Certification or Re-certification and provided feedback between November 2022 and December 2023.
Read more26 June 2024
This overview of 2022-23 D&R activities examines our work to analyse trends in ASI Membership, Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Certified Entities, the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF), Beyond Certification projects, as well as partnerships- and governance-related activities.
Read more29 April 2024
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.
Read more27 March 2024
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.
Read more28 November 2023
Decarbonising energy production – a requirement of Performance Standard Principle 5 – has land use implications. Land-use changes for development can have significant environmental and social impacts.
Read more27 October 2023
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.
Read more25 August 2023
Material Flows data for 2022 from CoC certified entities
Read more17 August 2023
The research findings, compiled into a booklet comprised of 7 posters and available in English and French, serve as a roadmap for sustainable community engagement.
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