Final Evaluation Report

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1 Final Evaluation Report Scheme Details Scheme Scheme Operator BRE Reference Number BREEAM Status CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel Scheme UK CARES RSCS Recognised Date Issued 9/08/04 The following table summarises BRE Global s verification report for CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel Scheme against BREEAM responsible sourcing evaluation criteria.

2 Criteria Mandatory Criteria met BRE Verification Score A Standard setting Yes A Performance target setting Yes A3 Certification bodies Yes A4 Accreditation bodies Yes A5 Audit results & transparency Yes 0 Justification for Score A.. Satisfactory evidence provided to demonstrate standard/scheme development has involved multi-stakeholder consultation and scheme fully available online. To score, the Scheme Operator needs to provide evidence that the UKAS accreditation for the scheme included UKAS checking that the scheme development complied with the requirements of BS 890:009 (e.g. UKAS audit report detailing scope of accreditation audit) and/or the scheme s compliance with BS 890:009 has been third party verified/certified. A.. Satisfactory evidence provided to demonstrate standard/scheme development has involved multi-stakeholder consultation and scheme fully available online A.. Satisfactory evidence provided (meeting minutes and SC97 Sector scheme policy, principles, objectives and targets) A.. Satisfactory evidence provided (meeting minutes) A.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (UKAS Schedule of Accreditation dated 9 May 03) A.3. As A.3.. A.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (UKAS Schedule of Accreditation dated 9 May 03) A.5. Satisfactory evidence provided (CARES SRS Stage Assessment Report for SN Maia and Draft CARES SRS Stage Assessment Report).

3 B Scope of assessment Yes B Mixing sources Yes B3 Traceability mechanism Yes B4 Control of claims Yes C Sustainability aspects & issues a. Recyclability and recycled content A.5. Criteria requirements not addressed Only CARES SCS Certificate is provided to interested parties on request (certification audit reports require permission from the audited company). SCS Certificate (e.g. Constructional-Steel-Certification-ASR-Rod-Mill.pdf) does not provide a summary of the findings with respect to conformance with the requirements of the standard. Therefore, criteria not addressed. B.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Sections on Transport impacts, Full Product Traceability and Raw material suppliers sustainability approvals ), although it would be useful to provide an outline/summary of the traceability requirements in the General requirements section of the Appendices. B.. As B... B..3 N/A B.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Sections on Full Product Traceability and Raw material suppliers sustainability approvals ) B.. N/A B..3 N/A B.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (details of chain-of-custody requirements) B.3. As B.3.. B.3.3 Satisfactory evidence provided (details of chain-of-custody requirements available on UK CARES website) B.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (complaints requirements) Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section.3.3) 3

4 b. Renewability c. Harvesting or extraction impacts d. Greenhouse gas emissions e. Energy usage f. Water usage g. Transport impacts h. Biodiversity i. Eco toxicity Satisfactory evidence provided ( SC59_BS890_Relevant_sustainability_identification_and_reporting_Table and Further information for users/specifiers/procurers of reinforcing steel via the CARES approved supply chain ) Satisfactory evidence provided ( SC59_BS890_Relevant_sustainability_identification_and_reporting_Table and Further information for users/specifiers/procurers of reinforcing steel via the CARES approved supply chain ) Note: no virgin iron ores are used in the industry, and most of the materials are recycled from scrap yards. So this issue can be regarded as not applicable for schemes from this sector Satisfactory evidence provided (EPD report) Satisfactory evidence provided (EPD report) Satisfactory evidence provided (EPD report) Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section.) Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 3.0). Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section.3.6.) Note: if a supplier has a certified ISO 400 environmental management system (EMS), this would address prevention of pollution issues (i.e. eco toxicity) as this is a mandatory requirement of ISO

5 j. Land remediation k. Waste management Satisfactory evidence provided (Sector Report 0/0 and Further information for users/specifiers/procurers of reinforcing steel via the CARES approved supply chain ). See Evidence 6 (also can see from website page inforcing_steel.pdf ) Evidence referenced confirms that waste management requirements cover the organisation under assessment s site (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section.5). Note: The supply chain for steel industry is as follows: Scrap Yard>>>>Mills>>>Fabricator CARES certified fabricators only buy materials from CARES certified mills, and Scrap Yards are waste management in nature. Therefore the whole supply chain is covered. A score of is rewarded. l. Safe and healthy working conditions m. Slave labour n. Child labour Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Sections.3.6 and 5.) Satisfactory evidence provided that slave labour requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5..) Satisfactory evidence provided that child labour requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5..) 5

6 o. Fair wages p. Working hours and holidays q. Freedom to join trade unions (freedom of association) r. Equality in respect of gender, ethnicity, religion, political persuasion s. Complaints and prosecutions t. Skills and training u. Community relations Satisfactory evidence provided that fair wages requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5..3) and do not cover the wider supply chain. Satisfactory evidence provided that working hours requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5..3) Satisfactory evidence provided that trade union requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5..4) Satisfactory evidence provided that equality requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5..5) and do not cover the wider supply chain. Satisfactory evidence provided that equality requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Section.3 xvi and Annex Sections 3. and 3.3) Satisfactory evidence provided that skills and training requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5.3) and do not cover the wider supply chain. Satisfactory evidence provided that community relations requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Annex Section 5.3) and do not cover the wider supply chain. 6

7 v. Corruption D Continual improvement Yes D Reporting by assessed organisations Yes D3 Verification of reported KPIs Yes D4 Reporting by the scheme Yes Satisfactory evidence provided that corruption requirements cover the organisation under assessment (Scheme Manual Appendices Section.3 xx and Annex Section and Further information for users/specifiers/procurers of reinforcing steel via the CARES approved supply chain ). No evidence provided to demonstrate that corruption requirements cover the wider supply chain. D.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual and Sector Report 0/03) D.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Scheme Manual Annexes) D.. Satisfactory evidence provided (Sector Reports), although Scheme Operator s scoring incorrect as information only freely available at sector level and therefore should only score. D.3. Satisfactory evidence provided (audit reports for SN Maia). D.4. Satisfactory evidence provided (Sector Reports) 7