The Environment
Environmental Policy
JSW recognizes that as a responsible member of society it has an important duty to operate in harmony
with the environment. We also engage in business with the aim of contributing to ecologically sustainable
development of society through production activities that respect environmental integrity, and by developing environmental preservation technologies.
In recognition of the importance of activities in promoting environmental management, we obtained ISO14001
certification for the Muroran and Hiroshima Plants in 1998 and the Yokohama plant in 2006, and continue to takesteps toward maintaining more effective environmental controls. Furthermore, JSW Group companies Meiki Co.,
Ltd., YPK Co., Ltd. and Fine Crystal Precision (S.Z.) Co., Ltd. have also obtained ISO14001 certification.
Action plan
1. We aim to carry out environmental tasks in anorganized way, and to implement environmental
preservation activities continuously.
2. We will set appropriate objectives and targets for
reducing the burden our activities impose on theenvironment with conserving biodiversity.
3. We aim to provide society with products and services
that contribute to the preservation of the environment.
(1) We endeavor to increase the social value of ourproducts in terms of environmental protection,
safety and hygiene.
(2) We will provide products and services that reduce
environmental loads by obtaining a clear grasp ofenvironmental needs and developing technologies.
Common policy for business facilities
Taking into consideration respective business activities,
local communities and the surrounding environments,
each plant operates by setting out its own environmental
policy, objectives and targets drawing on methods
compliant with international standards. Toward suchends, JSW plants continually strive:
Environmental
Management Committee

President

Chief Environmental
Management Supervisor/
Environmental Management
Committee Chairman(Director in charge ofEnvironmental Management)

1. T
 o respect laws and regulations and agreements wehave concluded with external parties
2. T o prevent pollution and reduce and appropriately
treat waste, and to conserve the ecosystem
3. T
 o improve “resource productivity” through implementation of energy efficiency, resource efficiency,and recycling
4. T
 o inform employees and other companies residing
within our facilities of our policies and require theircooperation
Environmental Management Structure
The Environmental Management Committee, headed by
the director in charge of environmental management,
determines matters such as annual environmental management policies and programs of environmental activities for the whole company. Each plant has its own
Environmental Supervisory Committee which promotes
environmental management activities and works handin hand with other Group companies including affiliates
to reduce the environmental impact of the company’sactivities.

EnvironmentalSupervisory Committees

JSW plants
Environmental ManagementPlant Supervisors(Plant general managers)

JSW plants
Environmental ManagementSupervisors

JSW Group companies
Environmental
Management Supervisors

JSW Group companies
Environmental
Management Supervisors(Company presidents)

Environmental
Supervisory Committees

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Departments
Affiliatedcompanies
Departments
Affiliatedcompanies

Medium-Term Plan for Environmental Management Activities (Fiscal 2013–2017)
We have been actively engaging in environmental management initiatives on a companywide basis since drafting
our initial medium-term environmental action plan back in fiscal 2001.
With fiscal 2012 marking the final year of our Medium-Term Plan for Environmental Management Activities forfiscal 2009 to 2012, each of our plants pursued initiatives geared toward achieving targets of the plan.
With regard to the observance of laws and regulations, we implemented environmental patrols at environmental-related facilities, plants, and other sites in the vicinity, and confirmed that all environmental preservationrelated laws and regulations are being observed, and that the environmental management system is functioning
properly. To effectively communicate the results of the environmental patrols, we have been carrying out training
programs for employees, including those of our affiliates and collaborating companies.
In April 2013 we set out on environmental management initiatives under our fourth Medium-Term Plan forEnvironmental Management Activities. The newest plan, which covers fiscal 2013 to 2017, is geared toward
environmental activities for the entire JSW Group, and in particular encompasses Group operating bases outside
the realm of our plants in Muroran, Hiroshima and Yokohama. As with the previous medium-term environmental
plans, this plan also sets forth quantitative targets that we are working to achieve in terms of lower consumptionof energy and other resources, and in regard to recycling initiatives.

Environmental Preservation Activities
The following section introduces a number of initiatives from among JSW’s wide range of environmental preservation activities.
Safety and disaster prevention activities
At each of our plants, we comply with laws and regulations and also conduct
regular disaster prevention activities to ensure their preparedness in the eventof a future calamity. We have also formed fire brigades that are to be called
into action should fire, earthquake or other potential catastrophe strike, andare accordingly training these crews to minimize any adverse impact that might
emerge under such scenarios. Furthermore, to ensure that we are able to swiftly
and adequately minimize any risk of contamination in the event of a hazardous substance spill, we have set up
and documented response procedures and communication channels involving equipment, facilities and initiatives
geared toward conceivable environmental outcomes. We have also been pursuing ongoing education and training
in this regard to bolster our disaster-readiness and response capabilities.	Each of our plants initiates periodic environmental patrols designed to verify the control status and surveillancedata relating to specific air- and water-related facilities, pretreatment facilities, oil-water separation tanks and othersuch facilities.
Community contributions
Our Hiroshima Plant has been holding biannual spring and autumn cleanup
campaigns since 2003 to help rid the vicinity around the facility and nearby
commuting routes of trash. Meanwhile, our Yokohama Plant also conducts acleanup campaign along the main streets in the vicinity of that facility in April
each year, as part of its contribution to the surrounding community. We arecommitted to ongoing involvement in these activities going forward.

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