The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has recognized 15 companies as Steel Sustainability Champions for their work in 2024. The Steel sustainability Champions Program commends those worldsteel members that are demonstrating their commitment and action to sustainable development through their involvement in worldsteel sustainability activities.
The 2025 Steel Sustainability Champions are:
- Aceros AZA S.A.
- ArcelorMittal
- BlueScope Steel Limited
- EMSTEEL
HBIS Group Co., Ltd. - HYUNDAI Steel Company
- JFE Steel Corporation
- JSW Steel Limited
- Nippon Steel Corporation
- Nucor Corporation
- POSCO Holdings
- Tata Steel
- Tenaris
- Ternium
Recognized for the eighth consecutive year this year, Tata Steel and Tenaris have been Champions every year since the program launch in 2018. In the program’s first year worldsteel recognized only six members. There
has been a steady increase in the number of members qualifying for worldsteelʼs most demanding sustainability recognition.
All members must do the following to be recognized as Sustainability Champions:
- Sign the worldsteel Sustainability Charter and provide evidence of meeting the 20 criteria covering the fields of environment, social, governance and economics (ESGE).
- Provide Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data to worldsteel’s data collection programme. The data for LCI should cover more than 60 percent of the company’s crude steel production and should be less than 5 years old.
- Be shortlisted in one of the 6 categories of the worldsteel Steelie Awards or be recognized in the worldsteel Safety and Health Recognition Program.
Published May 2025