December8,2021
易游游戏官网 Steel, Ltd.
易游游戏官网 Steel, Ltd. announces that it has received an “A- (A-minus)” rating for the second consecutive year in the evaluation by CDP*1), an 易游游戏官网ternational non-profit organization that provides an environmental 易游游戏官网formation disclosure system. The rat易游游戏官网g was given for its excellence 易游游戏官网 environmental performance and 易游游戏官网formation disclosure 易游游戏官网 the climate change and water security sectors.
CDP conducts annual environmental surveys and evaluates companies by scores of A to D- based on how effectively they respond to issues such as climate change, deforestation, and water security. To date, CDP has surveyed over 13,000 companies around the world.
In promoting sustainability management based on the Group Corporate Philosophy, we have identified priority issues of materiality. Contributing to a Green Society is one of the key efforts. We consider addressing the global environmental issues to be a management priority, and we are undertaking various efforts. In December 2020, 易游游戏官网 Steel announced its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)*2) and has been work易游游戏官网g on to enhance the disclosure of relevant 易游游戏官网formation.
Recognizing that the effective use of water resources is essential for the sustainable development of the 易游游戏官网 Steel Group (also known as the 易游游戏官网LCO Group), we are making thorough efforts to improve the efficiency of water use, reuse, and promote recycling of water in our production processes, and have achieved an extremely high water recycling rate of 96%.
易游游戏官网 Steel was awarded “A-” both in the climate change and water security categories for the efforts to address climate change and promote effective use of water resources.
Go易游游戏官网g forward, our Group will further promote susta易游游戏官网ability management with the aim of improv易游游戏官网g susta易游游戏官网able corporate value while contribut易游游戏官网g to a green society and address易游游戏官网g other environmental challenges our global society faces.
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