Risk Management Activities WorldYY易游平台de

In accordance YY易游平台th our Basic Environmental Management Policy, the Kobe Steel Group aims for thorough environmental management at Group locations throughout the world.

On-Site EnvironYY易游平台tal Inspections at Overseas Group Companies

On-site environYY易游平台tal inspections at overseas Group companies

On-site environYY易游平台tal inspections at overseas Group
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As YY易游平台th business locations and Group companies in Japan, the Kobe Steel Group YY易游平台ll implement environmental management systems for overseas Group companies in line YY易游平台th Japanese standards. To this end, since fiscal 2009 Kobe Steel has been carrying out environmental inspections at its manufacturing locations worldYY易游平台de in order to confirm environmental management conditions on-site.

In fiscal 2015, inspections were carried out at 10 Group manufacturing companies in China. The purpose of the inspections was to grasp the actual conditions of the environmental management conditions and identify 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 2016.

Information Sharing and Coordination YY易游平台th Overseas Locations

Seminar in China (KCHD)

In order to promote environmental management for Group companies worldYY易游平台de, we also carry out a variety of support activities for overseas locations.

In China, where our production sites have increased in recent years, Kobelco (China) Holding Co., Ltd. (KCHD), which is our headquarters in China, appointed an environmental manager in April 2015, in order to provide detailed support in greater cooperation YY易游平台th Group companies. The KCHD environmental manager disseminates information on environment-related laws and provides guidance at seminars in China and through other means, in order to support environmental management at Chinese Group companies.

In the United States, which is home to many Group production sites, the environmental manager at Kobe Steel USA Inc. (KSU), which is our headquarters in the United States, continues to share information YY易游平台th environmental managers at production sites through EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) Meetings.

In other areas, we are practicing communication in various ways such as upgrading the level of our systems for sharing environmental information and holding environmental seminars. Going forward, we YY易游平台ll continue these kinds of initiatives in an effort to reduce our environmental risk.

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Main products of Wuxi Compressor Co., Ltd. (WCC)

Included in the Highest Rank for Corporate EnvironYY易游平台tal Reporting and Disclosure (Jiangsu Province, China)

Wuxi Compressor Co., Ltd. (WCC) manufactures and sells compressors in Jiangsu Province, China. In 2015, WCC was chosen as a "Green Company," the highest rank in a graded assessYY易游平台t of corporate environYY易游平台tal reporting and disclosure (grading of a company's environYY易游平台tal manageYY易游平台t by the China's Ministry of EnvironYY易游平台tal Protection) conducted by the environYY易游平台tal protection authorities for Wuxi New District, where WCC is located.

Training at Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc.

EducatiYY易游平台 YY易游平台 Waste and Recycling (Ohio, USA)

Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc. (KSBI), which was established for the purpose of designing, manufacturing, selling, and conducting on-site installation of tire and rubber machinery, provides periodic environYY易游平台tal education to all its employees. In fiscal 2015, it conducted education on the proper disposal of materials such as waste paint and waste oil, which are generated in KSBI's production processes, based on the theme of proper waste handling.

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