Circular economy
Steel is the backbone of our cities in Aotearoa and the rockstar of the circular economy. From reducing and reusing, to recycling and remanufacturing – steel has a great kōrero to tell!
Steel performs well within a circular economy and therefore some key aspects of the natural capital measures – particularly life cycle analysis, resilience and recyclability.
Our research strengthens this kōrero with data, improves our performance and drives a strategy toward playing our part in sustainability through a circular lens. Of course, we get that we’re not perfect and there is room to improve in terms of our carbon performance. It is why our rangahau also looks to improve our carbon performance, stimulate innovation in carbon initiatives and investigate the opportunity for zero carbon steel building design and products in Aotearoa.
Toitū te marae a Tāne, toitū te marae a Tangaroa, toitū te iwi.
If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.
Inside this section:
Circular design & reuse
Imagine a world where nothing is wasted, everything is recreated, and all material is reused. This is the promise of exploring steel reuse within the circular economy.
Low carbon future
As Aotearoa moves toward a low-carbon economy, our heavy engineering industry must step forward and acknowledge its vital role in that transition.
Planetary Accounting
As we work to restore balance with our planet, we need tools that measure our true impact.
See what the circular economy looks like in action!
Discover how the circular economy can transform your projects and drive sustainable innovation with our quick reference infographic which breaks down circular economy benefits.
Latest news & resources
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This is a practical guide to specifying low-carbon structural steel, introducing carbon benchmarking, EPDs, and procurement strategies to help reduce embodied carbon for sustainable construction.
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Richard Templer breaks down why the steel levy matters more than most people realise, how stable funding shapes the engineering system we all rely on,…