GRI G4 Content Index

This report contains standard disclosures based on the GRI's G4 Sustainability Report Guidelines.

— : Not applicable

General Standard Disclosures		Page
G4-1	Provide a statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization (such as CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and the organization's strategy for addressing sustainability	Chairman, President and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki Discusses the Challenges on the Road to 2020 Overview of the Medium-Term Management Plan
G4-2	Provide a description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities	Medium- to Long-Term Environmental Objectives and Initiatives
G4-3	Report the name of the organization	Overview of the Kobe Steel Group
G4-4	Report the primary brands, products, and services	Overview of the Kobe Steel Group Contributing to the Environment through Products, Technologies and Services Environmental Contributions in the Fields of Materials, Machinery and Engineering Recognition from Outside Organizations Contributing to the Environment through R&D
G4-5	Report the location of the organization's headquarters	Domestic locations
G4-6	Report the number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries where either the organization has significant operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability topics covered in the report.	Group profile
G4-7	Report the nature of ownership and legal form	Overview of the Kobe Steel Group
G4-8	Report the markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers andbeneficiaries)	Group profile
G4-9	Report the scale of the organization, including: Total number of employees Total number of operations Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations) Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity (for private sector organizations) Quantity of products or services provided	Overview of the Kobe Steel Group
G4-10	Report the total number of employees by employment contract and gender Report the total number of permanent employees by employment type and gender Report the total workforce by employees and supervised workers and by gender Report the total workforce by region and gender Report whether a substantial portion of the organization's work is performed by workers who are legally recognized as self-employed, or by individuals other than employees or supervised workers, including employees and supervised employees of contractors Report any significant variations in employment numbers (such as seasonal variations in employment in the tourism or agricultural industries)	Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees
G4-12	Describe the organization's supply chain	The Machinery Value Chain Material Balance
G4-13	Report any significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization's size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain	—
G4-14	Report whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization	Strengthening Compliance
G4-17	List all entities included in the organization's consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents Report whether any entity included in the organization's consolidated financial statements or equivalent　documents is not covered by the report	Securities report(Japanese Only)
G4-18	Explain the process for defining the report content and the Aspect Boundaries Explain how the organization has implemented the Reporting Principles for Defining Report Content	Evolving with the Times: Three Perspectives on the Kobe Steel Group's Environmental and Social Contributions
G4-19	List all the material Aspects identified in the process for defining report content	Evolving with the Times: Three Perspectives on the Kobe Steel Group's Environmental and Social Contributions
G4-20	For each material Aspect, report the Aspect Boundary within the organization	Sustainability Report 2016
G4-25	Report the basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage	Our Relationship with Stakeholders
G4-26	Report the organization's approach to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group, and an indication of whether any of the engagement was undertaken specifically as part of the report preparation process	Our Relationship with Stakeholders Reader Responses
G4-27	Report key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Report the stakeholder groups that raised each of the key topics and concerns	Reader Responses Comment
G4-28	Reporting period (such as fiscal or calendar year) for information provided	Sustainability Report 2016
G4-29	Date of most recent previous report (if any)	Sustainability Report 2016
G4-30	Reporting cycle (such as annual, biennial)	Disclosure of Environmental Information
G4-31	Provide the contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents	Sustainability Report 2016
G4-34	Report the governance structure of the organization, including committees of the highest governance body.Identify any committees responsible for decision-making on economic, environmental and social impacts	Corporate Governance
G4-35	Report the process for delegating authority for economic, environmental and social topics from the highest governance body to senior executives and other employees	Corporate Governance
G4-36	Report whether the organization has appointed an executive-level position or positions with responsibilityfor economic, environmental and social topics, and whether post holders report directly to the highestgovernance body	Corporate Governance
G4-37	Report processes for consultation between stakeholders and the highest governance body on economic, environmental and social topics. If consultation is delegated, describe to whom and any feedback processes to the highest governance body	Corporate Governance
G4-38	Report the composition of the highest governance body and its committees.	Financial report Corporate Governance
G4-39	Report whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, his or her function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement).	Financial report Corporate Governance
G4-40	Report the nomination and selection processes for the highest governance body and its committees, and the criteria used for nominating and selecting highest governance body members,	Financial report Corporate Governance
G4-41	Report processes for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided and managed.Report whether conflicts of interest are disclosed to stakeholders, including, as a minimum: Cross-board membership Cross-shareholding with suppliers and other stakeholders Existence of controlling shareholder Related party disclosures	Strengthening Compliance
G4-42	Report the highest governance body's and senior executives' roles in the development, approval, and updating of the organization's purpose, value or mission statements, strategies, policies, and goals related to economic, environmental and social impacts	Corporate Governance
G4-43	Report the measures taken to develop and enhance the highest governance body's collective knowledge of economic, environmental and social topics	The Kobe Steel Group's Approach to CSR
G4-44	Report the processes for evaluation of the highest governance body's performance with respect to governance of economic, environmental and social topics. Report whether such evaluation is independent or not, and its frequency. Report whether such evaluation is a self-assessment Report actions taken in response to evaluation of the highest governance body's performance with respect to governance of economic, environmental and social topics, including, as a minimum, changes in membership and organizational practice	Comment
G4-45	Report the highest governance body's role in the identification and management of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities. Include the highest governance body's role in the implementation of due diligence processes Report whether stakeholder consultation is used to support the highest governance body's identification and management of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities	Strengthening Compliance
G4-46	Report the highest governance body's role in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization's risk management processes for economic, environmental and social topics	Strengthening Compliance
G4-47	Report the frequency of the highest governance body's review of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities	Thorough Risk Management Risk Management Activities Worldwide
G4-48	Report the highest committee or position that formally reviews and approves the organization's sustainability report and ensures that all material Aspects are covered	Evolving with the Times: Three Perspectives on the Kobe Steel Group's Environmental and Social Contributions
G4-49	Report the process for communicating critical concerns to the highest governance body	Strengthening Compliance
G4-51	Report the remuneration policies for the highest governance body and senior executives for the below types of remuneration.	Financial report Corporate Governance
G4-52	Report the process for determining remuneration.	Financial report Corporate Governance
G4-56	Describe the organization's values, principles, standards and norms of behavior such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics	The Kobe Steel Group's Approach to CSR
G4-57	Report the internal and external mechanisms for seeking advice on ethical and lawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as helplines or advice lines	Strengthening Compliance
G4-58	Report the internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as escalation through line management, whistleblowing mechanisms or hotlines	Strengthening Compliance

Disclosures on Management Approach	Page
G4-DMA	a. Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material b. Report how the organization manages the material Aspect or its impacts c. Report the evaluation of the management approach, including: The mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of the management approach The results of the evaluation of the management approach Any related adjustments to the management approach	Evolving with the Times: Three Perspectives on the Kobe Steel Group's Environmental and Social Contributions The Kobe Steel Group's Approach to CSR Basic Environmental Management Policy and Six Principal Initiatives Our Relationship with Stakeholders

Disclosures on Management Approach

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G4-DMA

a.
Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material
b.
Report how the organization manages the material Aspect or its impacts
c.
Report the evaluation of the management approach, including:

The mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of the management approach
The results of the evaluation of the management approach
Any related adjustments to the management approach

Economic		Page
G4-EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	Our Relationship with Shareholders and Investors
G4-EC7	Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services supported	Coexisting with Society

Environmental		Page
G4-EN1	Materials used by weight or volume	Material Balance
G4-EN3	Energy consumption within the organization	Material Balance Measures Against Global Warming
G4-EN7	Reductions in energy requirements of products and services	The Machinery Value Chain Contributing to the Environment through Products, Technologies and Services
G4-EN8	Total water withdrawal by source	Material Balance
G4-EN10	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused	Material Balance Reducing Environmental Impact
G4-EN13	Habitats protected or restored	The KOBELCO GREEN PROJECT (Contributing to Society through Environmental Activity)
G4-EN15	Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 1)	Measures Against Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Excluding Energy-Related CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)
G4-EN16	Energy indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 2)	Measures Against Global Warming
G4-EN19	Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions	Measures Against Global Warming Contributing to the Environment through Products, Technologies and Services
G4-EN21	NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions	Reducing Environmental Impact
G4-EN22	Total water discharge by quality and destination	Reducing Environmental Impact
G4-EN23	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method	Material Balance Promoting Resource Recycling
G4-EN24	Total number and volume of significant spills	—
G4-EN25	Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the basel convention2 annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally	—
G4-EN27	Extent of impact mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services	The Machinery Value Chain Contributing to the Environment through Products, Technologies and Services Environmental Contributions in the Fields of Materials, Machinery and Engineering Recognition from Outside Organizations Contributing to the Environment through R&D
G4-EN28	Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category	The Machinery Value Chain Material Balance Promoting Resource Recycling
G4-EN29	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	Thorough Risk Management
G4-EN30	Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce	Measures Against Global Warming
G4-EN31	Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type	Environmental Accounting

Labor practices and decent work		Page
G4-LA1	Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region	Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees
G4-LA3	Return to work and retention rates after parental leave, by gender	Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees
G4-LA6	Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender	Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees
G4-LA8	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions	Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees
G4-LA10	Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings	Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees
G4-LA12	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and otherindicators of diversity	Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees

Human rights		Page
G4-SO4	Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures	Strengthening Compliance Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees

Society		Page
G4-SO4	Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures	Strengthening Compliance Creating a Pleasant Work Environment for Employees

Product responsibility		Page
G4-PR5	Results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction	Providing Unparalleled Products and Services

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