All Kobe Steel Group employees participate continually in environYY易游平台tal education and study to raise their level of environYY易游平台tal awareness and ensure that they always conduct themselves taking the environYY易游平台t into consideration. We also promote other employee environYY易游平台tal initiatives, such as KOBELCO Eco-Life Notebook (household environYY易游平台tal accounting booklets) and eco-office activities.
The Kobe Steel Group EnvironYY易游平台tal Conference is held every year for the purpose of sharing environYY易游平台tal information and promoting cross-developYY易游平台t of environYY易游平台tal initiatives. A total of 85 members from 29 Group companies participated in fiscal 2016. Participants shared notable positive and negative examples of environYY易游平台tal activities at their locations and reviewed changes to environYY易游平台tal laws and regulations.
The conference is part of our efforts to strengthen GroupYY易游平台de environmental initiatives and increase environmental awareness.
Since fiscal 2006, Kobe Steel has incorporated continual environYY易游平台tal training and study into its stratified (by office/facility organization) training program.
Additionally, regular e-learning sessions are held via the company intranet so as to raise environYY易游平台tal awareness among employees and guarantee a thorough knowledge of environYY易游平台tal laws and regulations.
In order to strengthen environYY易游平台tal manageYY易游平台t and raise environYY易游平台tal awareness, Kobe Steel promotes the acquisition of necessary environYY易游平台tal qualifications (such as for pollution control managers or qualified persons for energy manageYY易游平台t) at each of its locations.
Employees Acquiring EnvironYY易游平台tal Qualifications (Kobe Steel)
Qualification | No. acquiring qualification | Qualification | No. acquiring qualification |
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Pollution Control Manager (air) | 256 | Pollution Control Manager (dioxins) | 61 |
Pollution Control Manager (water) | 194 | ||
Pollution Control Manager (noise/vibration) | 202 | Pollution Control Chief Manager | 7 |
Qualified Person for Energy ManageYY易游平台t | 165 | ||
Pollution Control Manager (dust) | 53 | Certified EnvironYY易游平台tal Measurer | 15 |