ENVIRONMENT

Above: BlueScope Steel's Growing Great Gardens project assists primary schools in the Illawarra, such as Cringila Public School shown here, to go 'green'. The children take on an active role in planning, planting and managing their gardens.

Reducing our environmental footprint

Steel plays a crucial role in our world today. It is found in practically everything we come in contact with.

The steel industry is an important contributor to national economies, providing employment and investment, generating exports and supporting community programs.

We are acutely conscious of the need to ensure our industry is sustainable and environmentally responsible.

To ensure we achieve these goals, the Company has adopted comprehensive environmental governance arrangements and management systems.

At the apex of these arrangements is the Health, Safety and Environment Committee of the Board of Directors. Amongst a range of governance responsibilities, this Committee adopts the Company’s Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Policy.

In addition to our compliance obligations, BlueScope Steel has undertaken a range of initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pollution to land, air and water, and waste to landfill, while conserving energy and fresh water, and reusing and recycling material.

We are committed to monitoring and publicly reporting on our progress. Public reporting takes place through our participation in independent external reporting initiatives, such as the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and through initiatives such as this Community, Safety and Environment (CSE) Report.

This Report provides comprehensive information about BlueScope Steel and the environment, including governance and policy arrangements, and performance measures.