Environmental Preservation/Creation Activities in Communities
Policy
Nippon Steel has many manufacturing bases all over Japan and are engaged in business activities rooted in local communities. In accordance with our attitude of maintaining harmony with local communities and society, we are promoting a wide range of activities, including promotion of environmental preservation, support in education, sports, and music culture, holding dialogues with shareholders and investors.
Target and KPI
- Green space development to contribute to the local environment
The results for FY2023
| Greenery space | 838 ha |
|---|---|
| Expenses for green space development and maintenance | ¥1.3 bn |
Initiatives and Achievements
Collaboration with an NPO, “Mori wa Umi no Koibito”
We are also a regular corporate member of the NPO, Mori wa Umi no Koibito, represented by the late Mr. Shigeatsu Hatakeyama, a fisherman raising oysters and scallops in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, who received the Forest Heroes award from the United Nations in 2012.
The NPO’s activities are based on a scientific mechanism according to which the ecological linkage of forests, villages, and sea nurtures the blessings of the sea forest. In other words, the forestation leads to an increase in iron-humic acid that flows down rivers, and which enriches growth of oysters and scallops near the river mouth. Since 2012 we participated in the NPO’s tree planting activity at Murone Mountain in Iwate Prefecture, which began in 1989. In 2024, 30 people, consisting of employees of Nippon steel and Group companies, as well as their families, participated in the 36th round of tree planting activity.
Disaster support in and out of Japan
We assist recovery from large-scale disasters arising in various parts of the world.
| Period | Disaster | Amount of support (million yen) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | Noto Peninsula Earthquake | 54 |
| FY2023 | Earthquake in Turkey, Syria | 10 |
| FY2020 | Heavy rain disaster in July | 11.5 |
| FY2019 | Typhoon No.19 | 21 |
| FY2019 | Typhoon No.15 | 10.4 |
| FY2018 | Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake | 14 |
| FY2018 | Heavy rain disaster in July | 28 |
| FY2017 | Heavy rain disaster in northern Kyushu | (Unconsolidated) 6 |
| FY2016 | Kumamoto earthquake | (Unconsolidated) 15 |
| FY2015 | Earthquake in Nepal | (Unconsolidated) 2 |
| FY2014 | Heavy rain disaster in northern Hiroshima | (Unconsolidated) 3 |
| FY2013 | Typhoon in the Philippines | (Unconsolidated) 5 |
| FY2011 | Great East Japan Earthquake | 910 |
Activities of Various Works and Group Companies
Nippon Steel has steelworks in various parts of Japan and highly values its partnerships with local communities.
In addition to environmental preservation activities tailored to the characteristics of each region, we actively foster Coexistence with Communities.