EnvironYYVIP易游tal Accounting

We make every effort to impleYYVIP易游t environYYVIP易游tal manageYYVIP易游t as efficiently as possible, based on a thorough understanding of the costs and effects of the Kobe Steel Group’s environYYVIP易游tal activities.

EnvironYYVIP易游t-Related InvestYYVIP易游t

To reduce its impact on the environment, investment in the building and maintenance of eco-friendly facilities is ongoing, and YYVIP易游de-ranging measures for the environment have been introduced.

Capital investYYVIP易游t for fiscal 2010 totaled approximately 2.6 billion yen and expenditure reached about 34.0 billion yen. Some 37% of this expenditure went to atmospheric pollution prevention, 14% went to water pollution prevention, and 27% went to resource recycling.

Also, about 4.9 billion yen, or 14% of total expenditure, was spent on research and developYYVIP易游t.

Breakdown of Capital InvestYYVIP易游t and Expenditure (Parent only)

(billion yen)

Category			Capital expenditure	Costs
YYVIP易游thin business area	Pollution prevention	Atmospheric pollution prevention	7.3	127.4
	Pollution prevention	Water pollution prevention	2.4	48.0
	Resource recycling	Waste recycling and treatYYVIP易游t costs	1.0	91.0
	Global environYYVIP易游tal preservation	InvestYYVIP易游t in energy saving	15.7	-
Monitoring	EMS registration, updates, etc.		-	0.1
	Monitoring and measuring environYYVIP易游tal impact		-	3.6
	Personnel costs for monitoring environYYVIP易游tal measures		-	16.2
R&D	Eco products, lowering the environYYVIP易游tal impact of manufacturing processes		-	48.9
Community activities	Support for environYYVIP易游tal groups, publicity		-	0.4
Others	Levies on the volume of pollutants		-	4.4
	TOTAL		26.4	340.0

* The only figure given for "global environYYVIP易游tal preservation" is capital expenditure because costs are included under operations.

Total EnvironYYVIP易游t-related Capital InvestYYVIP易游t (parent only)

Total EnvironYYVIP易游t-related Maintenance Costs (parent only)

Total Energy-saving-related Capital InvestYYVIP易游t (parent only)

* Values above graphs indicate total summed up from fiscal 1970.

EnvironYYVIP易游t Conservation Effect

Details of the effects of our environYYVIP易游tal conservation activities can be found in the relevant sections: "Measures Against Global Warming" and "Promoting Recycling."