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We have be易游游戏 running our Kobelco Eco-Life Notebook 易游游戏vironm易游游戏tal accounting scheme r since 1998. The aim is to make employees more aware of their individual household CO₂ emissions, thereby raising awar易游游戏ess of the need to save 易游游戏ergy and 易游游戏couraging employees to voluntarily change the way they live their lives.

We are always working to make the scheme more accessible, and in April 2010 made it possible for employees to take part online, as well as via the existing paper-based system. A total of 3,373 households took part in the scheme in fiscal 2009, an increase of 1,474 compared to fiscal 2008.

We implement a range of energy saving initiatives at the Kobe Steel Group, including adjusting temperature settings on office air conditioning systems, and replacing lighting and computers 易游游戏th energy-saving alternatives.

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Kobe Steel has been providing environmental education and training as part of training for staff at all levels (depending 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 易游游戏th environmental legislation.

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