INTEGRATION OF COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONALITY INTO THE SYSTEM OF DECARBONIZED DEVELOPMENT OF METALLURGICAL PRODUCTION

Abstract

The article identifies the main directions for integrating compliance functionality components into the technological development system of ferrous metallurgy, in line with modern concepts of decarbonization, circular economy, and ESG-oriented management. It examines mechanisms and methods for improving the environmental friendliness of key metallurgical processes  through the use of secondary resources (slag, dust, dispersed waste from lime production), the physical heat of production gases, and the chemical energy of CO–H₂ mixtures.

Relevance of the study. Given the high energy intensity and significant share of the metallurgical industry in global greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the carbon intensity of production is becoming one of the key factors in ensuring the competitiveness of metallurgical products on the world market, especially in the context of the introduction of carbon emission regulation mechanisms, in particular CBAM.

In these conditions, the formation of effective management mechanisms becomes particularly important. One such mechanism capable of ensuring the integration of technological, environmental, and economic aspects of metallurgical production development is compliance management. Its functionality should be viewed as an integrated system for managing the decarbonized development of metallurgy, ensuring the alignment of innovative technological solutions with modern environmental standards, regulatory requirements, and sustainable development principles.

The purpose of the work is to substantiate the conceptual foundations for integrating compliance management functionality into the system of decarbonized development of metallurgical production and to determine its role in improving energy and resource efficiency, environmental safety, and technological sustainability of iron and steel smelting processes.

To achieve this goal, the following research methods were used: systematic analysis of current trends in the development of metallurgical technologies; methods of structural and functional analysis of production management systems; comparative analysis of energy and resource efficiency indicators and carbon intensity of metallurgical processes; generalization of scientific and technological approaches to the decarbonization of metallurgical production.

Research objectives. The following tasks were solved in the work:

Analysis of current technological and environmental challenges for the development of metallurgical enterprises in the context of industry decarbonization.

Justification of a conceptual model for integrating compliance management into the sustainable development system of metallurgical production.

Identification of the main directions for the use of compliance tools to improve energy and resource efficiency and reduce the carbon intensity of metallurgical processes.

Assessment of the role of compliance functionality as an integration mechanism for coordinating technological, environmental, and economic parameters of production.

The scientific novelty of the results obtained lies in the following.

It is proposed to consider the mechanism of a functionally integrated system of compliance control and coordination of production processes, the main component of compliance – assurance as: a system-forming factor based on an institutional and technological platform for management/regulation of the mechanism for ensuring decarbonized development of production, combining technological, environmental, and management tools for ensuring the sustainability of metallurgical processes.

Conceptual approaches to the integration of compliance tools into the energy and resource efficiency management system of metallurgical production have been substantiated, which allows for increased transparency of material and energy flows and control of the carbon intensity of the main stages of the end-to-end technological scheme of steel production.

The system of key indicators for assessing the effectiveness of decarbonization of metallurgical processes, which combine technological, energy, and climate indicators of production, has been refined.

The role of compliance management as an integration mechanism for harmonizing innovative technological solutions with modern environmental and regulatory requirements is revealed, which ensures the formation of prerequisites for the sustainable development of metallurgical enterprises.

It is shown that the integration of compliance tools into decarbonization processes allows for carbon footprint control, minimization of man-made environmental impact, and increased economic stability of enterprises. The role of improving existing technologies in the implementation of the concept of sustainable and environmentally safe production is substantiated.