Century Aluminum

No leading practices were identified for this company.

No leading practices were identified for this company.

No leading practices were identified for this company.

No leading practices were identified for this company.

Century Aluminum aims to reduce emissions from its aluminium production and wants to be carbon neutral by 2050. However, the company has not publicly disclosed emissions reduction targets for any of its scope 1, 2 or 3 emissions originating from its operations or its supply chain against a baseline year. The company should develop a long-term target that aligns with a 1.5°C pathway and covers its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Additionally, the company should set intermediate targets at gaps of no more than five years to incentivise near-term action on its longer-term goals. It should also clearly report its base year emissions and any offsetting it intends to use to allow for a complete analysis of its targets and progress against them.

Century Aluminum lacks a low-carbon transition plan or climate strategy with financial estimations and associated costs. The company does not disclose its revenues from low-carbon products, and there is no evidence to suggest that it is creating or expanding low-carbon business models or implementing actions to decarbonise activities within its existing business models. The company is recommended to establish decarbonisation targets and develop both short- and long-term action plans.

Although Century Aluminum states that its operations in Iceland source 100% renewable electricity, there is no evidence that the company promotes self-generation of low-carbon electricity. Additionally, no evidence was found that the company has commitments to reduce scrap in its operations. The company should develop a comprehensive plan for scrap reduction with quantitative targets and a timeline. It should also detail its method for implementing this plan. Moreover, the plan should be regularly monitored and its responsibility should lie with high-level employees in the company. Century Aluminum has not disclosed its research and development (R&D) expenditure in the last three years, nor has it provided quantitative data on its investment in low-carbon technologies.

Century Aluminum lacks both supplier and client engagement strategies to promote emissions reduction and the low-carbon transition. Moreover, the company lacks a policy for engaging with trade associations on climate change. The company should encourage emissions reduction by shifting demand towards low-carbon alternatives and implementing action plans. Additionally, it should consider publicly committing to the Paris Agreement and actively participating in initiatives to strengthen its commitment to emissions reduction.

Century Aluminum provides a near-term and long-term commitment to reduce its emissions. However, it doesn’t provide intermediate targets or sufficient information to evaluate these commitments. The company has not developed a vision of what its business will look like in a low-carbon future.

Century Aluminum has only taken minor actions towards achieving a low-carbon transition aligned with the Paris Agreement. The company urgently needs to implement a low-carbon strategy that includes financial estimations and associated costs, as well as set out short- and long-term action plans.

Although Century Aluminum has a commitment to reduce its emissions by 2030, the company reported an increase in the emissions intensity of its electrolysis process for the period 2019-2021.

Century Aluminum does not provide information regarding its low-carbon capital expenditure and low-carbon mitigation R&D. The company also does not disclose whether it is creating or expanding low-carbon business models or implementing actions to decarbonise activities within its existing business models.

The company can strengthen its roadmap for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 by including financial details related to the low-carbon technologies and solutions it plans to rely on. Further, it can provide a breakdown of the expected emissions reduction for each of its activities to make the roadmap more credible.

No evidence was found of the company’s commitment to social dialogue or of the categories of stakeholders the company engages with on a just transition. Furthermore, no evidence was found to demonstrate the company’s ongoing social dialogue and meaningful engagement with affected stakeholders.
No evidence was found of the company undertaking low-carbon transition planning to mitigate the social impacts of the transition on workers, affected stakeholders and its business relationships. Additionally, no evidence was found to demonstrate the company’s engagement in social dialogue and with stakeholders in its just transition planning.

No public commitment by the company was found stating its intention to create and support access to green and decent jobs as part of the low-carbon transition. Moreover, no evidence was found of the company’s actions to promote these jobs in a way that ensures gender balance and inclusion of vulnerable groups.
No relevant disclosure was found of the company’s assessment of employment dislocation risks. Further, no public commitment by the company was found stating its intention to reskill and upskill workers displaced by the transition to a low-carbon economy. Additionally, no evidence was found that the company reskills and upskills workers in a way that ensures gender balance and inclusion of vulnerable groups.

No relevant disclosure was found to show if the company identifies the impacts of the low-carbon transition on social protection for workers and affected stakeholders, nor how it contributes to their social protection. Additionally, no evidence was found that the company expects its business relationships to contribute to the social protection of their workers and affected stakeholders.
No relevant disclosure was found to show how the company identifies any misalignment of its lobbying activities with policies and regulations that support the just transition, nor of the measures it takes to address misalignment. Furthermore, no evidence was found that the company lobbies for policies and regulations for green and decent job creation; retention, education and reskilling; and social protection for workers.

While the company commits to respecting human rights and the ILO fundamental rights at work, no evidence was found that it expects its business relationships to respect the ILO fundamental rights at work. No evidence was found of the company’s process to identify, assess and mitigate salient human rights risks in its operations and supply chain. Additionally, no evidence was found of the company disclosing the stakeholders whose human rights have been affected by its activities. The company does, however, have a grievance mechanism available to workers and external stakeholders.

While the company commits to respecting the health and safety of its workers, no evidence was found that it expects the same commitment from its business relationships. No further evidence of the company’s policies or commitments related to key decent work issues, such as collecting bargaining, working hours and workforce diversity, was found in the public domain.

No evidence was found that the company commits to protecting personal data and has a privacy statement regarding the collection, sharing and access to personal data. No relevant disclosure was found of the company’s global tax strategy and the corporate income tax it pays in each relevant jurisdiction. While the company has a policy prohibiting bribery and corruption, no evidence was found that it includes corresponding clauses in its business relationship contracts. Moreover, no relevant disclosure was found of the company’s expenditure on lobbying activities.