Driving Sustainability in the Metals Sector
Improving operational efficiencies can help your business become more sustainable.
Traditionally, companies operating within the metals industry have focused on perfecting one simple equation: the highest volumes possible at the lowest production cost available. But pressure is mounting for the metals industry to reduce its carbon footprint and become more sustainable. As a result, metals businesses must consider how to achieve their sustainability goals and improve operational efficiencies without compromising the company’s bottom line.
Together, with our shared commitment to change and Shell’s technical expertise – we can achieve these goals to help your business create the metals of the future.
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How can the steel industry operate sustainability across the supply chain? Watch Clare Broadbent, Head of Sustainability at World Steel Association, to find out.
How to drive supply chain sustainability
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Title: Metals Industry Viewpoint with Clare Broadbent, World Steel Association
Duration: 1:19 minutes
Description:
An industry expert Q&A video with Clare Broadbent, Head of Sustainaility at the World Steel Association, discussing what the steel sector can do to operate sustainably throughout the supply chain.
Metals Industry Viewpoint with Clare Broadbent, World Steel Association
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Metals Industry Viewpoint with Clare Broadbent, World Steel Association
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How can the steel industry operate sustainably throughout the supply chain?
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Clare Broadbent
Head of Sustainability at World Steel Association
Clare Broadbent
So, within the steel industry our focus on sustainability
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throughout the supply chain is based on probably three main principles.
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Firstly, taking a full lifecycle approach
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Full lifecycle approach
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from raw material extraction all the way through to the consumer
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And to the end of life and to recycling.
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The second one would be probably on circular economy
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Circular economy
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making sure we design products which can be easily reused, dismantled
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and then finally recycled.
And the third thing I would say is
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yes, sure we need to consider all the aspects related to climate change and what we need to do as an industry. But there are many other topics out there that we need to
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make sure we don’t forget about, such as water, health and safety, bio-diversity
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Water, health and safety, bio-diversity
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and the rights of employees. And local human rights.
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How is the steel industry using new technologies to decarbonise?
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Portfolio of solutions
Clare Broadbent
There's a portfolio of solutions that the industry can use to decarbonise.
This includes carbon capture and usage, carbon capture and storage,
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the use of hydrogen,
the use of biomass,
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the use of renewable energies
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and the use of alternative electricity sources.
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Find out more about Shell Lubricant Solutions and Sustainability
Visit Shell.com/LubricantSolutionsSustainability
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