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Promoting Environmental Initiatives with Full Employee Participation
All Kobe Steel Group employees participate continually in environmental learning to raise their level of environmental awareness and ensure that they always act out of consideration for the environment. We also promote other employee environmental initiatives, such as household environmental accounting booklets (KOBELCO Eco-Life Notebook) and eco-office activities.
Improving Environmental Awareness
The Kobe Steel Group Environmental Conference
Kobe Steel Group
Environmental Conference
The Kobe Steel Group Environmental Conference is held every year for the purpose of sharing environmental information and promoting cross-development of environmental initiatives. A total of 104 members from 29 Group companies participated in fiscal 2014. Participants shared notable positive and negative examples of environmental activities at their locations, and reviewed changes to environmental laws and regulations.
The conference is part of our efforts to strengthen Groupwide environmental initiatives and increase environmental awareness.
Environmental Training and Study
Since fiscal 2006 Kobe Steel has incorporated continual environmental training and study into its stratified (by office/facility organization) training program. Additionally, regular e-learning sessions are held via the company intranet so as to raise environmental awareness among employees and guarantee a thorough knowledge of environmental laws and regulations.
Promoting Environmental Qualifications
In order to strengthen environmental management and raise environmental awareness, Kobe Steel promotes acquisition of necessary environmental qualifications (such as for Pollution Control Managers or Qualified Persons for Energy Management) at each of its locations.
Employees Acquiring Environmental Qualifications (Kobe Steel)
| Qualification | No. acquiring qualification | Qualification | No. acquiring qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution Control Manager (air) | 243 | Pollution Control Manager (dioxins) | 54 |
| Pollution Control Manager (water) | 176 | ||
| Pollution Control Manager (noise/vibratio) | 197 | Pollution Control Chief Manager | 6 |
| Qualified Person for Energy Management | 166 | ||
| Pollution Control Manager (dust) | 54 | Certified Environmental Measurer | 15 |
