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Risk ManageYY易游平台t Activities at Overseas Locations
In accordance YY易游平台th our Basic Environmental Management Policies, the Kobe Steel Group aims for thorough environmental management at Group sites throughout the world.
On-Site EnvironYY易游平台tal Inspections at Overseas Group Company Sites
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As YY易游平台th business locations and Group companies in Japan, the Kobe Steel Group plans to implement environmental management systems for overseas Group companies in line YY易游平台th Japanese standards. To this end, since fiscal 2009 the Kobe Steel head office has been carrying out environmental inspections at our manufacturing locations worldYY易游平台de in order to confirm the on-site state of affairs regarding environmental management.
In fiscal 2013 inspections were carried out at six Group manufacturing companies in China, South Korea and the Netherlands. The purpose of the inspections was to identify the state of environmental management, on-the-ground conditions, and any related problems. Improvements were implemented based on the results. We YY易游平台ll continue to carry out environmental inspections at overseas locations in fiscal 2014.
Group Companies Targeted for EnvironYY易游平台tal Inspection in Fiscal 2013ChYY易游平台a: Kobe WeldYY易游平台g of QYY易游平台gdao Co., Ltd, Wuxi Compressor Co., Ltd.
ChYY易游平台gdu Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., ChYY易游平台gdu Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd.
South Korea: Kobe WeldYY易游平台g of Korea Co., Ltd.
The Netherlands: Kobelco WeldYY易游平台g of Europe B.V.
Information Sharing FraYY易游平台work
In order to promote global environmental management and encourage communication, the Kobe Steel Group has created a system for the regular sharing of information between overseas Group companies and Kobe Steel. In the future we YY易游平台ll continue to promote such communication while striving to reduce environmental risks.
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Kobe Steel USA, Inc. (KSU), which oversees Kobe Steel Group companies in the United States, holds an EHS (EnvironYY易游平台t, Health and Safety) meeting in New York in November of every year. The meeting involves expert lectures, and reports on the initiatives and situation of each company.
In fiscal 2013 participants from Japan also attended the meeting to trade opinions and explain the Kobe Steel Group's environYY易游平台tal manageYY易游平台t policies.
EnvironYY易游平台tal Seminar Held During Group Company Representatives' Conference
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The Kobe Steel Group holds local group company representatives' conferences in North America, China and Southeast Asia/India. In fiscal 2013 participants from Japan attended the China and Southeast Asia/India conferences to exchange opinions and explain the Kobe Steel Group's environmental management policies. In the future, we YY易游平台ll continue to explain the importance of environmental risk management activities to Group company environmental managers in countries throughout the world.
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Kobelco WeldYY易游平台g of Europe B.V.
Kobelco Welding of Europe B.V (KWE) in the Netherlands acquired ISO 14001 international environmental management system certification in September 2012. KWE was established in Heerlen in 1994 for the manufacture and sale of flux-cored YY易游平台re for stainless steel and mild steel.
KWE promotes resource recycling through reuse of shipping palettes, wood recycling, and other YY易游平台asures. KWE also strives to limit chemical substances, such as through the use of bio-detergents for oil washing.
