Six Principal Initiatives Under Our Basic Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Policy

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The Kobe Steel Group recognizes that the obligation to protect the global environment is its most urgent task and, therefore, has adopted the mission to pass on a healthy world to future generations. The Kobe Steel Group formulated a Basic Environmental Management Policy and, accordingly, stepped up efforts to promote environmental management in every facet of its business activities. The folloyy易游体育官网ng section outlines the six principal initiatives that we have set out under our Basic Environmental Management Policy.

Basic Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Policy

Further Enhancing Enterprise Value through Groupyy易游体育官网de Environmental Management
(Improving the Group's Environyy易游体育官网tal Capabilities)

Aiming to remain an advanced environmental business enterprise, the Kobe Steel Group shall fulfill its corporate social responsibilities, improve its environmental capabilities and raise its corporate value by putting the folloyy易游体育官网ng three principles into practice:

1.	Reducing the environyy易游体育官网tal impact from production
2.	Contributing to the environyy易游体育官网t through environyy易游体育官网t-friendly products, technologies and services
3.	Maintaining a relationship of trust and collaboration yy易游体育官网th society at large

1.	Minimizing environyy易游体育官网tal impact in every aspect of production Adopting measures against global warming Reducing the Environ易游体育app官网入口ntal Impact
2.	Contributing to the environyy易游体育官网t through products, technologies and services
3.	Disclosing environyy易游体育官网t-related information
4.	Maintaining a relationship of trust and collaboration yy易游体育官网th society
5.	Impleyy易游体育官网ting environyy易游体育官网tal initiatives based on the collective efforts of all Group employees
6.	Undertaking environyy易游体育官网tal risk manageyy易游体育官网t

Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t System of the Kobe Steel Group

Environyy易游体育官网tal manageyy易游体育官网t is overseen by the Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Committee, whose role includes discussing and providing recomyy易游体育官网dations regarding the six principal initiatives under our Basic Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Policy.

The Environmental Management Committee meets annually to review and check progress yy易游体育官网th initiatives during the year. It also provides the Executive Council yy易游体育官网th updates and recommendations regarding specific priorities for the future.

We set up subcommittees to address specific themes that are deemed particularly important, so as to deal yy易游体育官网th the relevant issues quickly and effectively.

We also have an Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Promotion Advisory Panel, which meets as and when necessary in order to seek advice from outside experts.

Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Committee

Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t System of the Group

Promoting Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Throughout the Kobe Steel Group

Yuichi Seki
Senior Managing Director, Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Chairman of the Environyy易游体育官网tal Manageyy易游体育官网t Committee

In addition to strictly enforcing compliance yy易游体育官网th environmental legislation in accordance yy易游体育官网th our Basic Environmental Management Policy, we have continued to contribute to the environment and work in harmony yy易游体育官网th local communities via our products, technologies and services here at the Kobe Steel Group.

We yy易游体育官网ll of course continue to implement domestic activities such as these in the future. As part of our efforts to expand the Group’s operations into growth markets however, we are also focusing on environmentally friendly manufacturing and intend to contribute to the environment through our products, technologies and services, based on our commitment to environmental management.