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www.asa-inc.org.auconnectionsAUGSEP1005AssociationcontributestoSustainabilityCapacityBuildingPrograminVictoriaForthepastninemonthstheAustralasianironsteelSlagAssociationASAhasbeenactivelyengagedindeliveringatargetedx1cSustainabilityCapacityBuildingProgramx1dincollaborationwithSustainabilityVictoria.Slagisavaluableresource.Barrierstoeffectiveutilisationincludeawarenessandunderstandingoftheresourcepropertiesandcharacteristicsunidentiedareasforreuseandassociatedbenetscommercialandenvironmentalthatcanbederived.Effectiveutilisationbyassociatedindustriesoftheseresourceshasthepotentialtoprovidelongtermsustainability.Benetsincludingasignicantcarbonreductionaccruewhenslagproductsareusedtodisplacenitenaturalresources.WiththespecialistsupportofLinkStrategyasustainabilitypolicyandstrategyconsultancytheASAhasengagedAssociationmembersandnon-memberorganisationsinavarietyofactivitiestakingasupplychainapproachtoincreaseutilisationofslaginexistingandnewproductapplications.OneSteelHarscoandkeyindustrystakeholdersintheslagsectorareparticipatingalongwithkeyVictoriangovernmentagencies.Theseparticipatingorganisationshavecometorecognisethatrealbenetscanonlyaccruefromtheprogramiftheytackletheinherentcomplexityofthesupplychainchallengingoldassumptionsandpracticesaboututilisingtheslaginroadbaseandotherproductapplications.TheSustainabilityVictoriaprogramhasanumberofmodulesSustainabilityEngagementSurveytodetermineattitudesawarenessinterestcurrentlevelofengagementandlevelofcommitmenttowardsachievingsustainabilityamongstmembersofourindustrysector.AssessmentBenchmarkingprocesseswillmeasuretheresourceimpactofslagandsetbenchmarksforresourceuseacrosstheindustry.SustainabilityWorkshopswithindustryandstrategicsupplychainpartnerstoexplorebuildingpartnershipsaboutnewproductsfromslag.BuildingNetworksAcommunicationstrategytobuildrelationshipsandthefoundationforfuturecooperationbothamongindustryandwithsupplychainproducersandconsumers.Todatethis18monthprogramJune2009x13December2010hasdeliveredanengagementsurveytwoworkshopsandtwowebinars.Thesehavebeenconductedwith32participantorganisationsrepresentingseveralsectorsoftheElectricArcFurnaceSlagEAFSsupplychainincludingresourcesproducersvalueadderscustomersresearchersandthegovernment.Severalnewlowcarbonproductopportunitiesareunderinvestigationandcasestudiesareindevelopment.TheASAcontinuestolookforopportunitiestoexpandthecapacityofitsmemberstoincreasetheeffectiveutilisationofslaginnewproductsandorapplications.TheASAthanksallorganisationscurrentlyinvolvedintheprogramfortheirparticipationandeffortsthusfar.ForfurtherinformationregardingtheprogramoritsaimscontactNiribiCharkerProjectManagerattheASAofceon0242258466.Onsiteinspectionofslagproducts