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Sustainability program launched across steel supply chain

Sustainability Matters

More sustainable building products need to be identified and steel suppliers need certification to ensure products are sustainable and sourced through responsible and ethical supply chains. Image credit: iStock.com/schwartstock

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Navigating the circular economy: How reusing materials saves costs and lowers embodied carbon

Environmental News Bits

Can the beneficial recovery and reuse of materials during construction steer our industry’s resiliency efforts, relieve material supply chain issues, and support local communities in job growth… Read more →

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Mercedes-Benz Signs Deal for Low Carbon Steel with Nucor

ESG Today

Steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply low-embodied carbon steel for the automaker’s production plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Proposed model shows potential for circular practices in construction steel

GreenBiz

Simultaneously, the built environment is working on lowering the embodied carbon of buildings — emissions from the manufacture of building materials — which make up about 11 percent of total global emissions. Even if they are not, who are the main players in this new circular supply chain?

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Wood You Believe: Mass Timber Leading a Renaissance in Modern Construction

3BL Media

The premiums seem to come from limited delocalized supply chain, a lack of standards in member sizes, connections, delivery method and installation trade responsibility, uncertainties in building officials’ responses to new systems. Reducing Embodied Carbon. To view the firm’s Embodied Carbon Action Plan, click here. [To

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SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production

GreenBiz

Most of the carbon footprint for steel companies comes from Scope 3 emissions, emissions from suppliers downstream, as is the case with many businesses. According to Joshua Davies, sustainability manager for Multiplex Europe, 42 percent of his company’s overall 2019 footprint came from embodied carbon from its suppliers.

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Trane Technologies Delivers on Low-Carbon Steel Commitment With 1M+ Sustainable HVAC Systems

3BL Media

“As we continue taking bold, innovative action to decarbonize our entire value chain, this milestone highlights another remarkable step on our journey toward a net-zero future,” said Keith Sultana, senior vice president, global integrated supply chain, Trane Technologies.

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