Benefits for Specifiers or Procurement Professionals

Access Sustainable Steel Suppliers

Choose sustainable steel suppliers, with certification levels that match your project's specification, from the SSA Supplier Listing

Best practice for ESG performance across entire supply chain

Certifies compliance with ESG sustainability indicators relevant to businesses across the entire steel supply chain, establishing a best practice standard for sustainability among steel suppliers and their products

Transparency of Measurement

The SSA certification program’s clear assessment of a businesses processes and products against ESG indicators, ensures that the steel supply chain is effectively minimising its environmental and social impacts

Green Star Points

SSA Certified Suppliers contribute varying Green Star Credit points* on a Green Star project

Responsibly Sourced Products

SSA Certification ensures the steel supplied to your project is sourced responsibly from raw steel manufacturers that are actively managing the environmental and social impacts of their steel manufacturing operations

Independent Assessment

Certification to the SSA program is assessed by independent third-party auditors, providing confidence that products supplied to your project have undergone a rigorous and independent assessment against environmental, social and governance indicators

Developed by Sustainability Industry Leaders

The SSA certification program was developed closely with the Green Building Council of Australia, thinkstep-anz and key stakeholders in the steel supply chain to develop a program tailored for the range of steel businesses within the industry

Established by ASI

Established by the Australian Steel Institute, the peak industry body representing the entire steel supply chain, who manage a range of other compliance solutions including SCA and ShedSafe