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Sustainability Report 2014
CONTENTS
Message from the President - Overview of the Kobe Steel Group
- Reporting from Three Perspectives
- Special Feature
KOBELCO in Everyday LIFE - The Kobe Steel Group's Businesses and CSR
- Strengthening Compliance
Environmental Report
- Basic Environmental Management Policy and Six Principal Initiatives
- Eco Highlights in Fiscal 2013
- Environmental Management
Medium- to Long-Term Environmental Objectives and Initiatives - Close-Up on Environmental Activities
- The Aluminum Value Chain
- Material Balance
- Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing
- Global Warming Countermeasures
- Promoting Resource Recycling
- Appropriate Management of Chemical Substances
- Reducing the Environmental Impact
- Contributing to the Environment through Products, Technologies and Services
- Reducing CO2 Emissions through Products
- Environmental Contributions in the Fields of Materials, Machinery and Engineering
- Recognition from Outside Organizations
- Contributing to the Environment through R&D
- Disclosure of Environmental Information
- Environmental Accounting
- Promoting Initiatives with Full Employee Participation
- Thorough Risk Management
Social Report
- Basic Approach to Social Contributions
- Social Highlights in Fiscal 2013
- Close-Up on Social Contributions
- Unparalleled Products and Services
- Our Relationship with Shareholders and Investors
- Coexisting and Cooperating with Society
- Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees
- Disaster Prevention Initiatives
- Environmental Conservation at Locations in Japan
- Reader Responses
- Third-Party Comment
ECOWAY
In order to spread environmental awareness and foster an environmental mindset among employees, the Kobe Steel Group has created its own environmental logo.
The logo's leaf symbol, hand drawn to represent the leaf of a lush and thriving tree, indicates the natural and gentle image of nature, while the arrow mark and the word, "ECOWAY," express our commitment to proceeding steadily down the path toward becoming a leading environmental corporate group.
Guidelines for the Sustainability Report
This report was created with reference to "GRI Guidelines Ver. 3.0" and "ISO 26000 - Social Responsibility," environmental reporting with reference to "Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2012," and disaster prevention with reference to the PR document published August 1, 2005 by the Central Disaster Prevention Council Working Group on Corporate Evaluation and Operational Continuity.
Time Period of Reporting
As the 2014 edition, this report reflects the results of environmental and social activities undertaken by the Kobe Steel Group in fiscal 2013 (April 1, 2013-March 31, 2014). A portion of the material may be from outside this timeframe. Reporting covers the Group's basic stance toward environmental and social initiatives, with reference to past, present and future activities.
Scope of Reporting
In principle, this report covers the activities of Kobe Steel Ltd., as well as its group companies within Japan and overseas.
