While absolute results remain low overall, ArcelorMittal shows one of the five stronger results in Business Conduct.

In the mine-site assessment, ArcelorMittal ranks 29th among the 38 companies on its mine-site-level results, with an average score of only 3%.

ArcelorMittal’s results in Business Conduct area (beyond its formal commitment to prevent all forms of bribery and corruption) stem from its company-wide system for identifying and assessing any human rights, labour and environmental risks associated with its suppliers and contractors, and its disclosure of the payments it makes to subnational and national governments, in accordance with Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act.

Some of ArcelorMittal’s other better results include its systematic support for STEM education in its countries of operation, and its strong focus on supporting technical and managerial skills development of its local workforces.

ArcelorMittal is associated with several leading practices, including programmatic efforts to tackle problems of alcohol and drug abuse at one of its mine sites.

On the other hand, ArcelorMittal’s results are below the average across all 38 companies in four of the six thematic areas: Lifecycle Management, Community Wellbeing, Working Conditions and Environmental Responsibility. For example, the company’s overall results are held back by a lack of evidence of formal commitments on issues such as the adoption of a lifecycle approach and a decision not to explore or mine in World Heritage Sites and to respect other protected areas. The company also shows a lack of evidence of systematic action on, for example, collaborative socio-economic development planning with sub-national governments in producing countries, establishing recruitment and employment practices based on equal opportunity, and planning for the management of post-closure transition for affected communities.

Moreover, the overall results of the four ArcelorMittal mine sites assessed in the mine-site assessment are strikingly weak. None of these four mine sites show any relevant evidence on seven of the ten issues, including local employment, post-closure planning, worker grievances, air quality, water quality and quantity, and emergency preparedness. While ArcelorMittal often publishes specific sustainability reports and ESG data at the country level, all operating sites and plants are aggregated, and it does not provide mine-site disaggregated information.