The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today publishes its Sustainability Indicators 2023 report.
worldsteel uses eight indicators to measure key aspects of the steel industry’s economic, environmental and social sustainability performance on an annual basis.
worldsteel members have been providing data for the eight indicators every year since 2004. A total of 94 steel companies and associations were included in this year’s data collection. The 41 companies who provided data for all eight indicators are listed in the report.
| Environmental performance | UNIT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| 1 | CO2 emissions intensity | Tonnes CO2/tonne crude steel cast | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.91* |
| 2 | Energy intensity | GJ/tonne crude steel cast | 20.38 | 21.02 | 20.99* |
| 3 | Material efficiency | % | 97.86 | 97.56 | 97.65 |
| 4 | Environmental management systems | % | 96.13 | 95.66 | 96.15 |
| Social performance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| 5 | Lost time injury frequency rate | Injuries/million hours worked | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.65 |
| 6 | Employee training | Training days/employee | 7.15 | 6.72 | 7.78 |
| Economic performance | 2010 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| 7 | Investment in new processes and products | % | 8.03 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| 8 | Economic value distributed | % | 97.77 | 93.78 | 96.57 |
