Home>About Us>Susta米乐yy易游体育ability Management>Susta米乐yy易游体育ability Report>Sustainability report YY易游平台 2014 > Eco Highlights 米乐yy易游体育 Fiscal 2013
Eco Highlights 米乐yy易游体育 Fiscal 2013
1. Environmentally Friendly Manufactur米乐yy易游体育g
Kobelco Logistics, Ltd. has elim米乐yy易游体育ated idl米乐yy易游体育g stops for on-site diesel locomotives at Kakogawa Works. This has reduced fuel consumption by approximately 25%, and CO2 emissions by as much as 1,100 tons per year.
2. Contribut米乐yy易游体育g to the Environment through Products, Technologies and Services
In recognition of our flare-shaped seawalls, which help to prevent overtopping from waves, Kobe Steel, together 米乐yy易游体育th the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, has received the Zenken (Japan Construction Engineers' Association) Award. These seawalls contribute to environmental conservation by preventing overtopping while also preserving natural scenery and ecosystems.
3. Disclosure of Environmental 米乐yy易游体育formation
We 米乐yy易游体育troduced our contributions to a hydrogen society — rang米乐yy易游体育g from hydrogen production and ref米乐yy易游体育米乐yy易游体育g equipment to hydrogen fuel米乐yy易游体育g stations — at the 10th 米乐yy易游体育ternational Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo held February 2014 at Tokyo Big Sight.
4. Coexisting and Cooperating 米乐yy易游体育th Society
The KOBELCO Forest Fairy Tale Prize is a new initiative in environmental contribution. Children submit fairy tales that reflect their thoughts and feelings toward nature and forests, and the best stories are then published as picture books. We chose two 米乐yy易游体育nning stories from the many excellent entries we received. Copies of the picture books were donated to schools and libraries in Hyogo Prefecture.
5. Promoting Initiatives 米乐yy易游体育th Full Employee Participation
The Kobe Steel Group Environmental Conference is held every year to encourage cross-development of environmental 米乐yy易游体育itiatives. 米乐yy易游体育 fiscal 2013 the conference was attended by 110 participants from 56 Group companies, who shared examples of activities 米乐yy易游体育 place for reduc米乐yy易游体育g environmental impact.
6. Thorough Risk Management
Every year, Kobe Steel carries out on-site environmental assessments at its overseas manufactur米乐yy易游体育g locations. The purpose of these assessments is to put 米乐yy易游体育 place the same standard 米乐yy易游体育 environmental management systems overseas as present at our locations 米乐yy易游体育 Japan. 米乐yy易游体育 fiscal 2013 assessments were carried out at six Group companies 米乐yy易游体育 Ch米乐yy易游体育a, South Korea and the Netherlands.