Nippon Steel's Environmental Initiatives
Initiatives for priority areas
In order to achieve the SDGs, we identified three priority issues and two bases that help solve these issues based on the Basic Environmental Policy, implementing various initiatives defined as five priority areas.
Specific initiatives in five priority areas
Recognizing that efforts in the five priority areas are important for the realization of a sustainable society, we are steadily implementing measures in each of these areas.
In particular, since we announced the Carbon Neutral Vision 2025 in March 2021, we have been actively working on climate change measures as the most important management issue.
Three priority issues
Climate Change Measures
- Ensure progress toward the Carbon Neutral Vision 2050
- Responding to climate change issues: Information disclosure along with TCFD recommendations
- Make efforts to adapt to climate change
- Transfer and diffuse decarbonization technologies overseas
NEDO “Hydrogen utilization in iron and steelmaking processes” project
Creation of a Circular Economy
- Expand efficient use of resources and energy
- Promote internal zero emission
- Accelerate recycling of waste generated in society
Construction using a soil modifier made from steelmaking slag
Waste plastic processing equipment
Conservation of Biodiversity and
Nature Positive
- Efforts to conservation of biodiversity and nature positive, etc.
- Contribution to activities aimed at achieving the target of 30by30 alliance for biodiversity
- Information disclosure based on the TNFD recommendations
Creation of Hometown Forests
(Reproducing “Chinju-no-Mori ” (sacred shrine forests) inside steelworks)
(Reproducing “Chinju-no-Mori ” (sacred shrine forests) inside steelworks)
Creation of Sea Forests
(Improving environment of sea areas using slag products)
(Improving environment of sea areas using slag products)
Two bases
Environmental
Risk Management
- Conserve air environment
- Conserve water environment
- Respond to other environmental risks
(soil, chemical substances and wastes)
Environmental
Management System
- Establish an environmental management organization
- Work at managing and improving the level of environmental management
- Groupwide environmental management