CMC 2024 Sustainability Report
  1. Governance
  2. Our Governance Structure
  3. Partnerships & Political Engagement
political advocacy round

Partnerships & Political Engagement

  • 2-23 Policy commitments
  • 2-24 Embedding policy commitments
  • 2-25 Processes to remediate negative impacts
  • 3-3 Management of material topics

CMC is committed to advancing our industry by participating in over 50 industry associations and committees focused on environmental protection, occupational health and safety, employee training and development, and other topics. By partnering with other organizations, we strengthen our operational knowledge and gain insights into best practices and market trends.

Our participation also includes advocating for public policies that support fair, consistent and sustainable standards and business conditions for our industry. Together with our industry partners in recycling, steelmaking, fabrication and geosynthetics, we share important data and insights with government agencies and policymakers.

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Political advocacy

CMC’s advocacy efforts also include our Employee Political Action Committee (PAC), through which CMC’s salaried U.S. employees can make political contributions. Our Political Contributions Policy outlines guidelines for the PAC and other advocacy efforts. Our lobbying strategy is aimed at helping shape public policies on sustainability and trade issues to help maintain a level playing field for U.S. sustainable steel producers.

  • 2-28 Membership associations
  • 415-1 Political contributions
Metric Unit 2024 2023 2022
Lobbying expenditures $ $288,000 $327,000 $299,494
Trade association expenditures $ $2,152,337 $2,088,863 $1,878,658

Industry and Trade Associations

By partnering with other organizations, we strengthen our operational knowledge and gain insights into best practices and market trends.

U.S. Based Industry and Trade Associations

  • 2021 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
  • American Chamber of Commerce
  • American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)
  • American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
  • Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
  • Associated General Contractors (AGC)
  • Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST)
  • The Association of Employers of the Steel Industry
  • Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)
  • Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
  • Deep Foundations Institute
  • Geosynthetics Materials Association
  • Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)
  • The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADCS)
  • The International Steel Trade Association (ISTA)
  • Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA)
  • Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI)
  • National Slag Association
  • Steel Joist Institute (SJI)
  • Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)

European Based Industry and Trade Associations

  • The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS)
  • British Geotechnical Association (BGA)
  • British Standards Institution (BSI)
  • European Steel Association (EUROFER)
  • European Federation of Association of Steel, Tube and Metal Distribution (EUROMETAL)
  • French Geosynthetics Association (CFC)
  • French Soil Mechanic Association (AFMS)
  • French Wind Farm Energy Association (FEE)
  • German Asphalt Association
  • German Steel Federation
  • GfG Quality Association for Gabions eV
  • Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE)
  • International Geosynthetics Society (IGS)
  • International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
  • Industrial Association for Geobuilding Materials (IVG)
  • The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG)
  • Permanent Ways Institute (PWI)
  • Polish Association of Asphalt Pavement Specialists (PSWNA)
  • Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians (SITK)
  • Polish Chamber of Construction and Building
  • Polish Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Scrap Polish Road Congress (PKD)
  • Polish Steel Association
  • Polish Union of Steel Distributors
  • The Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS)
  • RAL Gütezeichen (Quality Mark)
  • Steel Chamber of Industry and Commerce (HIPH)
  • Steel Quality Promotion Center
  • Swedish Wind Energy Association
  • Swiss Geosynthetics Association (SVG)
  • Temporary Works Forum (TWF)