Ethical Corporation reviews ArcelorMittal’s CR Report

In its November 2008 issue, Ethical Corporation – an independent media firm that encourages debate and discussion on responsible business – reviewed our first Corporate Responsibility Report.

In the past, Ethical Corporation has written well-balanced articles about the challenges we are facing in India and Liberia. So, its review of our report is a great opportunity to get an outside opinion of our progress so far.

Overall,  everyone in the Corporate Responsibility team felt that the review was quite positive as well as providing lots of good feedback for further improvements. The article commends our methodological approach to the development of our corporate responsibility strategy and stakeholder engagement programmes. But perhaps what is most valuable to us is the suggested areas of improvements which include data disclosure, especially with regards to our mining operations, climate change and diversity.

We know we are not perfect, nor could we have expected a flawless first review but this review does show us that we are on the right road to achieving our goal of becoming the most admired company in the world and we are gaining speed quickly.

Author: Tobin Postma, Corporate CR Team