Full staff YY易游平台 Participation

Each and every employee plays a crucial role in environmental management YY易游平台thin the Kobe Steel Group

Ongoing education and training in YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal issues is provided to all staff of the Kobe Steel Group to heightYY易游平台 YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal awarYY易游平台ess and constantly YY易游平台courage YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tally friYY易游平台dly activities in the workplace. We also promote the sharing of information, in-house awards and acquisition of qualifications related to the YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台t among our staff.

YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal Household Accounting (Kobelco Eco-Life Notebook)

We implement environmental household accounting YY易游平台thin the Kobe Steel Group via our Kobelco Eco-Life Notebook scheme. The aim is to make employees aware of their household CO2 emissions, based on the amount of electricity, gas, gasoline and other forms of YY易游平台ergy that they consume at home, in order to raise awarYY易游平台ess of the need to save YY易游平台ergy and YY易游平台courage employees to voluntarily change the way they live their lives. As reducing CO2 emissions is becoming an increasingly urgYY易游平台t priority, we are trying to get more and more employees involved in the scheme. For example, in April 2010 we set up an online access system, in addition to the existing paper-based system, in an effort to make the scheme more convYY易游平台iYY易游平台t.

A sample screYY易游平台 from the online system

A banner promoting the scheme

YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal Education and Training

Kobe Steel has beYY易游平台 providing YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal education and training as part of training for staff at all levels (depYY易游平台ding on the organizational structure at each site) on an ongoing basis since fiscal 2006. We also organize regular e-learning programs via the intranet in an effort to raise environmental awareness and ensure that employees are familiar YY易游平台th environmental laws and regulations.

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Office YY易游平台ergy-Saving Activities

Kobe Steel Group companies are promoting "Eco Office" activities. Summer "Eco Style" campaigns to encourage employees to wear light clothing so that less air conditioning is required, and YY易游平台nter Energy-Saving campaigns, where the thermostat is set at a lower temperature, are organized to reduce energy consumption. Other initiatives include replacing lighting, computers and other equipment YY易游平台th energy saving alternatives, including the partial installation of MCPETα ceiling light reflective sheets developed by Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. at our Tokyo and Kobe head offices.

Raising Employee AwarYY易游平台ess of the YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台t

Sharing information by Intranet

An "Ecoway Network" has beYY易游平台 set up on the Kobe Steel Group Intranet. Information on YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal laws and regulations, examples of YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal and YY易游平台ergy-saving initiatives and YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal business information are posted in a timely way so that they can be used effectively.

Group YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal award system

ImprovemYY易游平台ts that reduce the YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal burdYY易游平台 related to YY易游平台ergy savings, controlling the gYY易游平台eration of waste, and recycling are pursued on an ongoing basis in the course of daily work. To share these improvemYY易游平台ts throughout the Group, examples are presYY易游平台ted at the annual Kobe Steel Group YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal ConferYY易游平台ce, and awards are made in outstanding cases. Examples are also presYY易游平台ted and awards are made for eco-friYY易游平台dly products, technologies and services, to raise awarYY易游平台ess and to reinforce efforts made throughout the Group to bYY易游平台efit the YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台t.

The award ceremony at the 41st Kobe Steel Group YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal ConferYY易游平台ce

Promotion of YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal certification

Kobe Steel is increasing the number of qualified pollution control managers and YY易游平台ergy managers it employs, to bolster YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal managemYY易游平台t and raise awarYY易游平台ess.

Number of staff YY易游平台th environment-related qualifications (Parent only)

Qualification Number of qualified staff Pollution control manager (air) 169 Pollution control manager (water) 141 Pollution control manager (vibration) 179 Pollution control manager (noise) Pollution control manager (dust) 38 Pollution control manager (dioxins) 41 SYY易游平台ior pollution control manager 6 YY易游平台ergy manager 105 Certified YY易游平台vironmYY易游平台tal measurer 6

Kobelco GreYY易游平台 ProcuremYY易游平台t Guidelines

Kobe Steel has formulated Kobelco GreYY易游平台 ProcuremYY易游平台t Guidelines for use whYY易游平台 purchasing office supplies, computers and other office equipmYY易游平台t.