ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steel companies, is an official sponsor of the 2024 Olympic Games in France. It’s providing the steel torch carrying the Eternal Flame, but ArcelorMittal is hiding a secret. While it promotes itself as a responsible, climate-conscious company, it’s building more coal-burning furnaces in India, and . Its tactics and remain incredibly dirty, and while it has engaged with civil society groups during the Olympic Torch tour, it has at the same time been embroiled in a .

Seven percent of global greenhouse gas emissions each year come from steel production, and ArcelorMittal is the second largest steel producer in the world. It makes a lot of shiny claims about cleaning up, but its business runs on dirty flames.

ArcelorMittal can be a champion if it chooses to be one. Help us call on it to stop tarnishing the Eternal Flame with its sportswashing, and be a real leader in the race to a cleaner, safer future for all.

ArcelorMittal, we urge you to:

Respect human rights, in actions not just wordsRespect human rights, in actions not just words Respect human rights, in actions not just words Respect human rights, in actions not just words Respect human rights, in actions not just words Respect human rights, in actions not just words

Invest in future proofing your company, not enriching shareholdersInvest in future proofing your company, not enriching shareholders Invest in future proofing your company, not enriching shareholders Invest in future proofing your company, not enriching shareholders Invest in future proofing your company, not enriching shareholders Invest in future proofing your company, not enriching shareholders

No more dirty tricks: be accountable and transparentNo more dirty tricks: be accountable and transparent No more dirty tricks: be accountable and transparent No more dirty tricks: be accountable and transparent No more dirty tricks: be accountable and transparent No more dirty tricks: be accountable and transparent

Put workers, communities, and our environment firstPut workers, communities, and our environment first Put workers, communities, and our environment first Put workers, communities, and our environment first Put workers, communities, and our environment first Put workers, communities, and our environment first

Stop making empty promises and be a real climate champion Stop making empty promises and be a real climate champion Stop making empty promises and be a real climate champion Stop making empty promises and be a real climate champion Stop making empty promises and be a real climate champion Stop making empty promises and be a real climate champion

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Shiny Claims, Dirty Flames is a campaign organised by an alliance of different organisations, facilitated by the Fair Steel Coalition, concerned about the terrible human and climate costs of mining and producing iron and steel. Companies like ArcelorMittal are failing to take adequate action to cut their emissions, to use better technology to clean up production, and to take their responsibilities on human rights seriously.

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