Sustainability Charter

The objective of the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter is to develop steel as a sustainable form of construction in terms of economic viability, social progress and environmental responsibility. BCSA is developing key performance indicators that benchmark the development of sustainable steel construction generally and that permit individual Sustainability Charter Members to measure their own progress.

Charter Member companies are audited against the criteria listed below; to obtain Charter Membership companies must achieve at least six of the requirements; for Silver a minimum of nine requirements must be met and for Gold all requirements must be met.

1. A published sustainability policy (mandatory)
2. Monitoring of progress towards sustainability using specific management targets
3. A programme of involvement with their local community on social issues and with the steel construction community generally
4. An accredited H&SMS to OHSAS 18001 or H&S management as an integral part of a QMS accredited to BS EN ISO 9001
5. IIP accreditation or a structured programme for personnel training, development and communication
6. A published equal opportunities policy
7. A published ethical trading policy
8. An accredited EMS to BS EN ISO 14001
9. Use of environmental impact assessment for process improvement
10. A policy to manage energy and vehicle fuel usage in the business
11. A policy to question whether suppliers have published sustainability policies
12. An accredited QMS to BS EN ISO 9001