ZHONG YI FENG JINYI (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the manufacturing of aluminium alloy profiles at their facility in Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that ZHONG YI FENG JINYI (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 and Chain of Custody Standard V2. The entity develops, produces, and sells industrial aluminium products, with production processes including aluminium rod casting, mould manufacturing, precision extrusion, intelligent processing, ultra-precision forging, cold extrusion forming, oxidation, and electrophoresis. It produces approximately seven million automotive part sets and three million sets of photovoltaic, wind, and other new energy components annually, serving sectors such as energy storage electronics, lightweight automotive, mechanical equipment, industrial automation, medical equipment, aerospace, and rail transit.
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.
The ASI Performance Standard 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 ASI CoC Standard sets out requirements for the creation of a Chain of Custody for material that is produced and processed through the value chain into diverse downstream sectors. The implementation of ASI’s CoC Standard links verified practices at successive steps of the supply chain – certified under the ASI Performance Standard – to the products produced by ASI Certified Entities. The CoC Standard also confirms that appropriate policies and due diligence process are in place to identify and address critical issues, such as corruption, human rights abuses, materials originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in the supply chain and support responsible sourcing. 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 the ZHONG YI FENG JINYI (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. facility was carried out by Bureau Veritas Certification. A full listing of audit findings outlining evidence of conformances and minor non-conformances is available from page 5 in each of the summary audit reports, linked below. Ten minor non-conformances were noted during the Performance Standard Certification audit, under Criteria 1.2 Anti-Corruption, 3.1a-b Sustainability Reporting, 4.1a Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, 4.4a-c Collection and Recycling of Products at End of Life – Material Conversion and other Manufacturing, 5.1a-b Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Energy Use, 5.3a GHG Emissions Reduction Plans, 6.5a-c Waste Management and Reporting, 10.5 Communication and engagement, 10.8a-c Working Time and 11.1b-e Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System – Reviews and disclosure. Three non-conformances were identified during the Chain of Custody Certification audit, under Criteria 1.2 CoC Management System, 1.5 Communications and Training, and 11.1c Claims and Communications (Employee training). During the Certification period, ZHONG YI FENG JINYI (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. will be implementing a corrective action plan, which will be verified in follow-up audits.
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