Sustainability
In response to steel’s role in reducing carbon emissions – we’ve developed a range of resources to help our industry play its part in creating a better Aotearoa.
Increasingly, we are seeing sustainability metrics influence our mahi. For many in our industry, this is unfamiliar ground to navigate – so our resources are focused on making things less complicated and providing achievable ways to improve performance.
Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua.
As people disappear from site, the land remains.
Inside this section:
Zero carbon steel program
We’ve developed the world’s first comprehensive steel product offset calculator as part of our steel product carbon offset program – Hōtaka Whakakore Puhanga Waro (mo te Hua Rino).
EPD library
Exclusively for members only, this library gives insight to the applicable EPDs to our industry and the emission per unit factor for the product in question.
Living Standards Framework procurement resources
In 2018, HERA commissioned BERL to assess the metal industry’s impact on NZ’s economy using the Living Standards Framework. Both this full report, as well as a one-page infographic are available to help members highlight steel’s value in project procurement bids.
Calculating operational carbon footprint
As responsible businesses, we should all be moving towards becoming carbon neutral in our operations. We’ve developed these guides to help you take your first steps by sharing our learnings and tools used to calculate our own operational carbon footprint so you can too!
Sustainability FAQ’s
Steel has a sustainability message to tell! In order to assist engineers and specifiers to understand these messages and the sustainability credentials of steel, we’ve compiled a quick reference list of frequently asked questions.
Latest news & resources
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Richard Templer breaks down why the steel levy matters more than most people realise, how stable funding shapes the engineering system we all rely on,…
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Kate Meyer explains why true sustainability goes beyond carbon and how understanding our planet’s nine boundaries can reshape the way we design, build, and measure…
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Mick from Rosala Street and Caroline from GS1 share how digital steel passports can change the way we build.