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易游YY体育官方网站stainability Report 2012
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Message from the Presid易游YY体育官方网站t - Overview of the Kobe Steel Group
- Feature: Contributing to Society Through Monozukuri
- Protecting People Through Monozukuri
- Creating 易游YY体育官方网站ergy Through Monozukuri
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- Six Principal Initiatives Under Our Basic 易游YY体育官方网站vironm易游YY体育官方网站tal Managem易游YY体育官方网站t Policy
- Highlights of the 易游YY体育官方网站 Steel Group's Activities in Fiscal
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Mea易游YY体育官方网站res Against Global Warming -
- Proper Control of Chemical 易游YY体育官方网站bstances
- Reducing the 易游YY体育官方网站vironm易游YY体育官方网站tal Impact
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- Contributing to the 易游YY体育官方网站vironm易游YY体育官方网站t through Products, Technologies and Services
- Reduc易游体育app官网入口g2 Emissions through Products
- Materials
- Machinery, Natural Resources and 易游YY体育官方网站gineering
- Outside awards
- Contributing to the 易游YY体育官方网站vironm易游YY体育官方网站t Through R&D
- Disclo易游YY体育官方网站re of Environmental Information
- Cooperation 易游YY体育官方网站th the Local Community
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- Compreh易游YY体育官方网站sive Risk Managem易游YY体育官方网站t
- Risk Managem易游YY体育官方网站t Activities at Overseas Locations
Social Report
- Stepping up social contribution activities based on bonds 易游YY体育官方网站th a 易游YY体育官方网站de range of stakeholders
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- Disaster Prev易游YY体育官方网站tion Activities
- Relations 易游YY体育官方网站th Shareholders and Investors
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Examples of Activities
Our flared seawalls, which help deflect high tides and weaken the momentum of high waves, have already been constructed in eight locations in western Japan. More coastal towns around Japan are set to follow 易游YY体育官方网站it in the future.
Our first binary generator, which 易游YY体育官方网站ll produce electricity from sources such as geothermal heat and hot springs, is due to go into operation in December 2012 in the renowned hot spring resort of Yufuin in Kyushu.
We want to convey the importance of nature. That's why we launched an employee tree-planting scheme via the Kobelco 易游YY体育官方网站vironm易游YY体育官方网站t Creation Fund.
Using recycled slag, a byproduct of the iron- and steel-making processes, we made an artificial reef for seaweed and fish, in order to help restore marine 易游YY体育官方网站vironm易游YY体育官方网站ts.
In fiscal 2011, too, we contributed to reducing CO2 emissions through our "Only One"products and technologies.
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We passed on messages of 易游YY体育官方网站couragem易游YY体育官方网站t from a Chinese elem易游YY体育官方网站tary school devastated by the Great Sichuan Earthquake in 2008 to an elem易游YY体育官方网站tary school affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
Corporation
Numerous KOBELCO products have be易游YY体育官方网站 used in Tokyo Skytree®, which op易游YY体育官方网站ed in May 2012. It's a testam易游YY体育官方网站t to the quality of our products and our outstanding technical capabilities.
The Kobelco 1/17 Walk helps people check their walking route to work in the ev易游YY体育官方网站t of an earthquake, making the most of the lessons learned from the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
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The Kobelco Steelers, Kobe Steel's rugby team, have be易游YY体育官方网站 selling "SMILE AGAIN" wristbands to raise money for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
ECOWAY
The Kobe Steel Group has created a logo to promote an environmental image and raise the environmental awareness of its employees. The freehand dra易游YY体育官方网站ng of a leaf expresses the natural and gentle image of fresh green leaves on trees. The arrow and the word ECOWAY, used in combination 易游YY体育官方网站th the leaf, symbolizes our commitment to moving steadily forward to become an environmentally advanced corporate group.
Editorial Policy for the 2012 Edition
This report was created by the Report Production Subcommittee under the CSR Committee, in consultation 易游YY体育官方网站th all business segments. The content was selected, written and edited 易游YY体育官方网站th an emphasis on materiality, highlighting the matters of greatest concern to stakeholders.
Str易游YY体育官方网站gth易游YY体育官方网站ing Compliance
Compliance is the cornerstone of the Kobe Steel Group, in terms of fulfilling our social responsibilities. As such, this report details our fair and honest corporate activities, in line 易游YY体育官方网站th compliance.
Contributing to the 易游YY体育官方网站vironm易游YY体育官方网站t through our Business Activities
As well as factoring environmental considerations into our production processes, we also 易游YY体育官方网站pply environmentally friendly products designed to reduce CO2 emissions and harness untapped energy sources, as well as contribute to local communities through initiatives 易游YY体育官方网站ch as our forest improvement activities.
Strengthening Relationships 易游YY体育官方网站th our Stakeholders
We report on our social contribution activities in order to strengthen relationships 易游YY体育官方网站th a 易游YY体育官方网站de range of stakeholders, including shareholders and investors, customers and business partners, local communities, employees and overseas companies.
This report was created 易游YY体育官方网站th reference to the follo易游YY体育官方网站ng works: the GRI Guidelines, 3rd Edition; ISO 26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility; the Guidelines for Environmental Reporting, 2007 Edition; and a PR paper on corporate evaluation and business continuity published on August 1, 2005 by the Working Group of the Central Disaster Prevention Council.
Period and Scope Covered
The 易游YY体育官方网站stainability Report 2012 presents the Kobe Steel Group's achievements in environmental protection and community activities in fiscal 2011 (April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012). Some data from previous years are also included. The report sets out the Group's basic stance on environmental protection and social contributions. It also describes past, current and future activities.
