Bluescope Steel (BSL.AX)

Overall impact
D (36)

Commentary

Bluescope Steel is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 35.5 for overall impact (bottom 25% of all companies), Bluescope Steel ranks 43rd out of 62 industry peers, behind Chaparral Energy, Ossen Innovation, Friedman Industries and 39 others, and ahead of Vale, Mount Gibson Iron, Baoshan Iron & Steel and 16 others. On top material causes for Bluescope Steel's industry (Metals & Mining), Bluescope Steel performs well in Equal Pay and Opportunity (95.6 score) and performs poorly in Safety From Violent Conflict (31.8 score), Terrestrial Biodiversity (0.0), Reduced Waste (14.0) and 5 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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BSL.AX Price
$19.21
Last available end-of-day price. Full disclosure
Revenue
$10.66 billion
Market cap
$5.27 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Employees
16,500
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Sub-industry
Steel
SASB industry
Iron & Steel Producers
Headquarters
Vic, Australia
Share classes
BLSFY
ADR
BSL.AX
BLSFF
Description
BlueScope Steel Limited engages in the production and marketing of metal coated and painted steel building products in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Australian Steel Products, North Star BlueScope Steel, Buildings and Coated Products North America, Coated Products Asia, and New Zealand & Pacific Islands. The company offers coated and painted flat steel products, including zinc/aluminium alloy coated steel; galvanized and zinc/aluminium alloy coated pre-painted steel; and manufactures pipes and tubes. It is also involved in the supply of hot rolled coils; provision of engineered building solutions, such as coil paintings; and development of industrial properties, primarily warehouses and distribution centres. In addition, the company provides metal coating, painting, and steel building solutions; steel slabs, billets, plates, cold rolled coils, reinforcing coils, rods, wires, and bars, as well as value added coated and painted steel solutions; and operates ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recyclers. It offers its products under the COLORBOND, COLORSTEEL, TRUECORE, ZINCALUME, TRU-SPEC, LYSAGHT, FIELDERS, Orrcon Steel, BUTLER, and VARCO PRUDEN brand names for residential and non-residential building, construction, automotive, manufacturing, infrastructure, packaging, transport, agriculture, and mining industries. The company was formerly known as BHP Steel Limited and changed its name to BlueScope Steel Limited in November 2003. BlueScope Steel Limited was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
Material causes
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