ArcelorMittal Dofasco Land Acknowledgment

In the city of Hamilton, ArcelorMittal Dofasco lands are situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, HuronWendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

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Our challenge  

Our social approach incorporates our duties and responsibilities towards our different rightsholders, including our communities, our employees, and the employees and contractors that work in our supply chains. 

Our approach 

People 

In addition, our business will only continue to be successful and sustainable if we can attract, develop and retain the best talent, and inspire the workforce of tomorrow. We have held a longstanding believe that “Our Strength is People.TM” To that end, we know that attracting, building and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce brings important value both to our innovative working culture and to our employees’ wellbeing, and helps us attract from the widest talent pool. 

Our number one priority is to ensure the safety, health, and wellbeing of everyone on our site. We are committed to our No.1 Sustainable Development Outcome: Safe, healthy working lives for our people.

Our number one priority is to ensure the safety, health, and wellbeing of everyone on our site. We are committed to our No.1 Sustainable Development Outcome: Safe, healthy working lives for our people. It is about protecting and enhancing their physical and mental wellbeing so you they be their best every day, and so can the company. To protect their physical safety, we work together to identify and remove unsafe conditions, have comprehensive processes and health and safety (H&S) standards in place that everyone follows…every shift, every job, every task. To maximize mental and physical wellbeing, we provide support for mind and body through medical screenings, fitness opportunities, injury rehabilitation and mental health resources. For our collective and individual success, we work to build a workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, respected and heard. One where we can be ourselves – this is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I).  

Community 

We have a significant presence, both in physical scale and as an employer in our regional economy. We want our community to have confidence that we will anticipate and address the impacts we have on the local community or environment, see us as partners in local socio-economic development, and trust us to have an open dialogue when challenges arise. Some stakeholders call this a ‘licence to operate’. 

Stakeholder Materiality and Sustainable Development Reporting and Disclosure 

In 2014, a comprehensive global survey of stakeholder opinions and business concerns informed a series of strategic conversations about steel and sustainable development across ArcelorMittal, resulting in the establishment of our 10 sustainable development outcomes. These cover the universe of SD topics that ArcelorMittal considers in a continuous materiality process. 

We are updating a comprehensive track of stakeholder opinions and business concerns through an annual Materiality exercise that will give us a strong understanding of the key social, environmental, technology and regulatory external trends, the key topics of concern to our stakeholders, and the implications of both for ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s business. 
 
Our Materiality Assessment methodology includes: Understanding the business context; identifying stakeholders, identifying material topics, assessing the significance of material topics, prioritizing material topics and disclosure of our performance against the material topics.

Community Grievances  

We want to hear from our neighbours when they have questions or concerns about our operations, especially those related to emissions, odours or noise. We encourage community members to notify us as quickly as possible with such concerns and provide as much information as possible (time of day, detailed description, wind direction, etc.) so that we can investigate properly. 

ArcelorMittal and Reporting

ArcelorMittal Dofasco participates in the ArcelorMittal’s Integrated Annual Review Report, a comprehensive report that describes the Group’s progress and performance in operating as and building a sustainable business.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco also publishes an annual Community Update which provides an overview of site performance. You can see the annual Community Updates here.

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Community Investment for Social and Economic Wellbeing 

We recognize our responsibility not only to our people but also the communities in which we operate. We want to be an active and welcomed member of the community. Our contributions include granting, volunteering, leadership and resources. It is a mix of these abilities and energies that makes a difference. 

Each year we make key grant investments in our local communities through the Corporate Community Investment Fund (CCIF). We believe that every financial investment made helps to build a stronger future for the communities in which we operate. The result is a stronger more vibrant community that benefits everyone through a stronger social and economic environment. 

The ArcelorMittal Dofasco Corporate Community Investment Fund (CCIF) supports qualifying organizations located in our communities and invests in three primary areas of focus that includes: 

  • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs 
  • Health, with particular focus on mental health 
  • Environment and Conservation with a particular focus on decarbonization and biodiversity 

Some of our previous community partners that have received grants include the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Bay Area Restoration Council, Hamilton Conservation Authority, the Bruce Trail Conservancy, the Hamilton Naturalists' Club, the YWCA of Hamilton, Living Rock Ministries, Wayside House of Hamilton and the Welcome Inn Community Centre. To support the next generation of steelmakers, we also invest in education by supporting local schools and universities such as Mohawk College and McMaster University and other educational programs like the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF) and Scientists in School. These institutions help Dofasco develop new steel products as well as train our future workforce. 

Since WWII, our employees have voluntarily donated a portion of their paycheck to local causes through the Employee Donation Fund.  

The Dofasco Employee Donations Fund was launched as the “Charity Chest” in 1943 by a group of employees. The Charity Chest was launched to support the Red Cross during World War II and had an ambitious goal of 100% employee participation. True to the Dofasco Way, the committee achieved its objective.  

Since WWII, our employees have voluntarily donated a portion of their paycheck to local causes through the Employee Donation Fund.

Since then, we have donated more than $40 million through the Employee Donations Fund. Managed by employees, every penny benefits organizations doing important work in the Hamilton-Burlington-Niagara regions. Our employees focus on supporting the areas of: 

  • Health and Human Services 
  • Food and Emergency Food Services 
  • Children & Seniors 

Team Orange

Our employees also donate their time and talents to dozens of events each year through Team Orange.

Our employees and retirees are passionate, energetic volunteers. Each year, hundreds of people log thousands of hours through our volunteer corps, Team Orange. Wearing bright orange shirts, our volunteers support many events annually. They can be seen staffing water stations at local races, building homes, managing food drives, and everything in between. Many also sit on local boards and committees and give back on their own, too. 
 
If you would like to partner with Team Orange, please contact us!  
905-548-7200 x2490 or email richard.docouto@arcelormittal.com

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Human Rights 

We also have a responsibility to respect the human rights of all those we do business with. This not only includes rightsholders that work within our sites and offices (SD outcome 1), but also those beyond our walls. Among these are local communities (SD outcome 8), with whom we share the use of natural resources; we must also be aware of the possible and perceived consequences that our operations and transactions may have throughout our supply chains, in the businesses of our suppliers and contractors (SD outcome 7). Doing this requires integrating a human rights mindset into all management practices. 

We commit ourselves and our partners to respect human rights by our commitment to our Human Rights Policy, Code of Business Conduct, Employee Relations Policy and through the commitment to providing equal pay for equal value work, complying with legislated requirements for hours of work, minimum wage, rest periods, voluntary overtime, overtime premiums and the payment of fair wages in monetary means only.

Learn more about our commitment to Human Rights. 

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