The competition is sponsored by Living Steel.

Members of Living Steel include the steel companies Arcelor, Baosteel, BlueScope Steel, CELSA Group, Corus, Erdemir, IMIDRO, Mittal Steel, Posco, Rautaruukki, and Tata Steel. Supporting members include Brazilian Center of Steel Construction, European Convention for Constructional Steelwork, Fondazione Promozione Acciaio, Institute for Steel Development and Growth, International Zinc Association, Korea Iron & Steel Association and The Steel Construction Institute.

Living Steel is managed by the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) on behalf of the programme members.