According to the RMI think tank, which is leading the effort, corporations such as Microsoft, Nextracker and Trammell Crow Co. are preparing to order near-zero emissions steel through a collective procurement platform called the Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform. 

The group is currently running a request for information process engaging steelmakers to understand the conditions needed to enable this production.

“As the largest commercial development firm in the United States, Trammell Crow Co. is hyperfocused on reducing our embodied carbon throughout our value chain. We are proud to support the Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform, which will enhance not only our efforts, but the efforts of everyone that requires the use of steel in their products,” said James Murray-Coleman, director of sustainability for Trammell Crow Co.