
On Friday, August 5, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Schüco International KG (Schüco) had been successfully accredited against the ASI Chain of Custody Standard V1 (2017) for its Bielefeld (Germany) headquarters, Schüco International KG, and its subsidiaries in Wertingen (Germany), Le Perray-en-Yvelines (France), Padova (Italy), and Milton Keynes (England) (United Kingdom).

“Schüco’s goal is to ensure the protection of human rights and the environment along the entire value chain and to ensure a responsible supply chain. Certification to the ASI Chain of Custody Standard is a big step in the right direction in this respect and we are very pleased to be able to offer ASI-certified aluminium to our customers in the future too,” commented Andreas Engelhardt, CEO at Schüco.
The mentioned operations already attained the ASI Performance Standard (Material Stewardship) in 2019 to sell and distribute aluminium systems, design, advancement, and object solutions for the building envelope.
“We congratulate Schüco on achieving Chain of Custody Standard Certification at these five facilities. Building system elements — doors, windows, and façades — such as those manufactured by Schüco are essential to the sustainability performance of the built environment during their use phase. They are also relevant to a number of key criteria in green building certifications including sustainable procurement and life cycle impact, which extend beyond a building’s use phase. In this sense, a growing number of green building certification schemes are recognizing the relevance to their criteria of the ASI Standards, and for manufacturers of building components, dual ASI Certification can provide a clear demonstration of the sustainability credentials of their production process and their products,” said Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI.
The application of ASI's Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard establishes a connection between the goods made by ASI Certified Entities and verified processes at various supply chain stages that have been approved under the ASI Performance Standard. The CoC Standard also attests to adequate policies and due diligence procedures for identifying and resolving critical issues in the supply chain, such as corruption, violations of human rights, materials coming from high-risk and conflict-affected regions, and support for responsible sourcing.
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