GSCC® Steel Climate Standard Certification

What is GSCC® Steel Climate Standard Certification?

The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC®) Steel Climate Standard uses a comprehensive system boundary to demonstrate an organization’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions in alignment with the Paris Climate Agreement 2050 1.5-degree Celsius goal. The boundary includes Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from mining and/or resource extraction to the hot rolling process and allows for certification at both the product and site-levels. 

GSCC® considers independent verification to be a key pillar of conformance to the standard. Suitable for all steel-producers, certification to GSCC®’s Steel Climate Standard helps provide transparency across the steel value chain, as well as a known and repeatable method to track and plan their carbon emissions reduction activities.

To achieve certification, steel producers must calculate their company’s average steel emissions intensity (CASEI), set science-based emissions targets (SBETs), and calculate their product carbon footprints. SCS Global Services provides third-party verification and validation services of these metrics and assists with annual reviews to ensure certification and continued standard conformance.