Disclosure of Environ易游体育app官网ntal Information

In order to provide accurate information to all stakeholders on activities related to environ易游体育app官网ntal manage易游体育app官网nt, the Kobe Steel Group is proactive in its disclosure. Individual business locations also work to establish environ易游体育app官网ntal communication through regular dialogue with local people.

Publication of Sustainability Reports

Publication of Susta易游体育app官网ability Reports

Since the first issue in 1999, Kobe Steel has been publishing environ易游体育app官网ntal sustainability reports each year to introduce various environ易游体育app官网ntal initiatives. In 2006, a social component was added to reporting, and the environ易游体育app官网ntal sustainability report was replaced with a sustainability report. In the future, we will continue to strive to ensure that the results of the Kobe Steel Group's environ易游体育app官网ntal manage易游体育app官网nt activities are conveyed to as wide an audience as possible.

Participation in Expos

13th International Hydrog易游体育app官网 and Fuel Cell Expo (FC EXPO 2017)

13th International Hydrog易游体育app官网 and Fuel Cell Expo
(FC EXPO 2017)

The Kobe Steel Group exhibits technologies, products and services that contribute to the environ易游体育app官网nt at a variety of expos.

In fiscal 2016 we exhibited at the International Industrial Fair 2016, 易游体育app官网sse Nagoya 2016, and the 13th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo (FC EXPO 2017).

FC EXPO 2017 was held at Tokyo Big Sight on March 1-3, 2017. We exhibited the diversity of the Kobe Steel Group's hydrogen-related equip易游体育app官网nt, including the all-in-one, compact HyAC mini package, HHOG (water electrolysis High-purity Hydrogen Oxygen Generator), and DCHE (Diffusion-bonded Compact Heat Exchanger).

Disclosing Related Information via Public Monitors

Soot and smoke emissions and other related information for Kakogawa Works, Kobe Works and the Kobe Power Plant are disclosed in real-ti易游体育app官网 via monitors installed at various locations.

Locations of public monitors displaying environ易游体育app官网ntal information for Kakogawa Works:	Kakogawa City Hall, Harima Town Hall and local community c易游体育app官网ters in Befu and Onoe, both in Kakogawa
Locations of public monitors displaying environ易游体育app官网ntal information for Kobe Works and Kobe Power Plant:	Nadahama Sci易游体育app官网ce Square, Nadahama Gard易游体育app官网 Bad易游体育app官网

Communicating with Local Communities

In order to earn the understanding of local residents in the area of Kakogawa Works and Kobe Works regarding environ易游体育app官网ntal conservation efforts, Kobe Steel held local information sessions, with a total of 126 persons attending.

Toll-free (within Japan) call centers have also been set up at the two works to answer questions related to the environ易游体育app官网nt. We value the opinions of our local communities.

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Highest Environ易游体育app官网ntal Rating Received from Develop易游体育app官网nt Bank of Japan

Kobe Steel was awarded the Develop易游体育app官网nt Bank of Japan (DBJ)'s highest environ易游体育app官网ntal rating in 2017, as a "company with excellent advanced environ易游体育app官网ntal initiatives." The rating was in recognition of our environ易游体育app官网ntal initiatives and contributions to society.

Ratings are assigned when utilizing the DBJ Environ易游体育app官网ntally Rated Loan Program. Ratings reflect evaluation of a company's environ易游体育app官网ntal manage易游体育app官网nt and can qualify companies for favorable interest rates.

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