ASI certifies Hindalco Industries Limited, Muri Works against Performance Standard V3.1

Hindalco Industries Limited, Muri Works has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for alumina refining activities at the Hindalco Industries Ltd Muri Works facility, located in Muri, Jaharkland District India.

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Hindalco Industries Limited, Muri Works (India’s first Alumina Refinery, established in 1948) has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The major manufacturing processes undertaken at the Entity includes crushing, grinding, digestion, clarification, precipitation and calcination. The current alumina refining rated capacity is 450 kilotonnes per annum.

The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The ASI Performance Standard V3 and ASI CoC Standard V2 were launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process.

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The ASI Performance Standard V3 defines 11 principles and 62 criteria under three sustainability pillars – Environment, Social, and Governance – with the aim to address pressing sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain, such as biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples rights, circularity, and greenhouse gas emissions. The 2022 Standards and related documents underwent a minor update in 2023, accounting for editorial changes, correction of minor errors and for general clarification, culminating in the release of Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody Standard V2.1 (2023).

The independent, third-party audit of Hindalco Industries Limited, Muri Works was carried out by Cetizion Verifica. A full listing of audit findings is available in the summary audit reports, linked below. Ten minor non-conformances were identified during the audit under the Criteria 1.1 Legal Compliance, 2.3b Environmental and Social Management Systems – Social, 3.4a-f Stakeholder Complaints, Grievances and Requests for Information, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 5.3b-e GHG Emissions Reduction Plans – Targets, review and disclosure, 9.1a-d Human Rights Due Diligence, 9.3a-i Indigenous Peoples, 9.5b Cultural and Sacred Heritage – Impacts, 10.3a-c Forced Labour, 10.7a-c Remuneration. Hindalco Industries Limited, Muri Works will be implementing corrective actions, to be verified in a follow-up audit.

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