New Zealand Steel partners with Government in $300M co-investment to shrink carbon footprint of Glenbrook steel mill.

BlueScope has announced that the Port Kembla Steelworks (PKSW) in the Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia has been awarded ResponsibleSteel™ site certification.

BlueScope today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell Energy Operations Pty Ltd (“Shell”) to work together to explore and develop renewable hydrogen projects at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.

The collaboration encompasses two projects: a pilot renewable hydrogen electrolyser plant at the Steelworks and an Illawarra hydrogen hub concept 

Today our Chief Executive Climate Change, Gretta Stephens, gave a keynote speech at the Impact X Summit 2021: Accelerating pathways to zero emissions. 

The central theme was the importance of collaboration and the critical role the steel sector will play in the transition to net zero.

BlueScope and Rio Tinto have joined forces to explore options for low-emissions steelmaking at Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales.  The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to research and design low-emissions processes and technologies for the steel value chain across iron ore processing, iron and steelmaking and related technologies.

On 14 September, BlueScope published its FY2021 Sustainability Report, Tax Contribution Report, and Modern Slavery Statement. Together with the Climate Action Report, these Reports demonstrate the progress we are making on our sustainability journey. 

Introducing you to BlueScope’s new brand identity. Our brand is an important signal about who we are and is directly inspired by Our Purpose

BlueScope will invest $20M in a new BlueScope Renewable Manufacturing Zone (BRMZ) at Port Kembla in the Illawarra – the foundation of a new sustainable manufacturing base for NSW.

BlueScope is committed to being a sustainable and enduring business, one of five sustainability outcomes covered in our Sustainability Report - outcomes that reflect the sustainability challenges and opportunities that matter most to our stakeholders and will drive our success.   

See the highlights of our sustainability reporting and the five sustainability outcomes in our video. And read a case study that demonstrates how our people are contributing to this outcome.

We're proud to bring you this year's BlueScope Sustainability Report, which recognises the launch of Our Purpose and is published alongside our first Modern Slavery Statement and FY2020 Tax Contribution Report. Thank you to everyone for their contribution to our sustainability outcomes, which aim to create stronger business and build stronger communities for the future.