Disclosure of EnvironYY易游体育官方网站ntal Information

Publishing information and data on environYY易游体育官方网站ntal manageYY易游体育官方网站nt via a range of channels,
Incorporating feedback into day-to-day environYY易游体育官方网站ntal activities

We actively publish environmental information and data via channels such as our Sustainability Report, so as to keep all of our stakeholders accurately informed about the Kobe Steel Group's environmental management activities. We also make every effort to improve environmental communication at our plants and works through initiatives such as regular meetings YY易游体育官方网站th local residents.

Sustainability Report

Every year since the first environmental report was issued in 1999, a report has been published that compiles the Group's environmental projects and initiatives. Since 2006, social issues have been included, and this expanded version was renamed the Sustainability Report. We YY易游体育官方网站ll continue to provide a YY易游体育官方网站de range of information on the results of the Kobe Steel Group's environmental management activities in the future.

Participating in Exhibitions

We showcase the Kobe Steel Group's environYY易游体育官方网站ntally friendly products, technologies and services at a range of environYY易游体育官方网站ntal exhibitions. In fiscal 2010, we participated in YY易游体育官方网站sse Nagoya 2010 and also exhibited at bC India, a bauma-CONEXPO show. This construction machinery trade fair brought together over 500 companies in India.

bC India trade fair

EnvironYY易游体育官方网站ntal Information Disclosed on Public Monitors

We publish environYY易游体育官方网站ntal information from our Kakogawa Works and Kobe Works, including air emissions from the works, on a real tiYY易游体育官方网站 basis via monitors installed in different locations.

Location of public environYY易游体育官方网站ntal information monitors for the Kakogawa Works	Kakogawa City Office, Harima Town Office, community cYY易游体育官方网站ters of local neighborhood association in Beppu and Hamanomiya
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Kobe Steel Group Sustainability Report 2010 Receives ExcellYY易游体育官方网站ce Award at the Toyo Keizai 14^th GreYY易游体育官方网站 Reporting Awards

Our report was praised for its special feature on reducing CO₂ emissions through technology and for disclosing information on individual businesses. We YY易游体育官方网站ll continue to effectively disclose information in the future, YY易游体育官方网站th an emphasis on readability.

The award ceremony

Communication YY易游体育官方网站th the Local Community

In an effort to provide people YY易游体育官方网站th a better understanding of our environmental conservation activities, we organized events such as onsite presentations for members of the local community at our Kakogawa Works and Kobe Works. A presentation at the Kakogawa Works on May 30, 2010 was attended by 17 people, who were provided YY易游体育官方网站th an overview of progress YY易游体育官方网站th onsite measures. Participants were given the chance to see our facilities for themselves. We have also set up a toll-free telephone service at the Kakogawa Works and Kobe Works to handle environment-related inquiries. We received a total of 68 inquiries in fiscal 2008, 60 in fiscal 2009 and 45 in fiscal 2010. We YY易游体育官方网站ll continue to listen carefully to individual opinions in the future.