CSR AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Basic Policy

throughout the year, which brought about a 3% improvement in

The Daido Steel Group considers it extremely important forCO2 emissions per ton of production. Thereafter, we continued

contemporary corporations to take on a role that extends

to take steps such as introducing ladle preheating oxygen

beyond economic activities and to contribute to the sustainable

combustion in the steelmaking process and making operational

development of society through environmentally conscious

advancements to electric furnace input power control, resulting

activities and involvement in the resolution of social issues.

in further improvements in CO2 emissions in fiscal 2018.

The Daido Steel Group is playing a part in helping to create

Going forward, in accordance with the objectives of thea recycling-oriented economy and society through its primaryCommitment to a Low Carbon Society ongoing plan for fiscal

business operations: the manufacture and sale of specialty steel

2013 to fiscal 2020 formulated by one company in the Japanlargely created from recycled scrap steel. Daido Steel is also

Business Federation (Keidanren) and one company in the Japan

engaged in a broad range of initiatives, including developing aIron and Steel Federation, we will continue implementing further

variety of environmental activities, abiding firmly by our corpo-reform measures, such as introduction of energy-saving advanced

rate ethics, striving for disclosure to increase the transparency

technologies, reductions in the number of heat exchangers,of management, and creating a safe and pleasant place for

improvements in the yield ratio, and production in optimal areas.

employees to work.

CSR AND THE ENVIRONMENTStrengthening the CSR Promotion Framework

Major Initiatives

The Daido Steel Group has responded to the needs of ourPreventing Global Warming

various stakeholders by establishing the Human Resources

The first commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol ran fromLabor Committee and various other committees as parent

2008 to 2012. In that time frame, Daido Steel aimed to reduceorganizations to support CSR activities, such as the Environment

its CO2 emissions volume by 10% compared to the 1990 level

and Energy Committee. With a view to further strengthening thisin accordance with the guidelines of the Japan Iron and Steelframework, in fiscal 2007, the CSR Committee was established

Federation. We worked to achieve this goal by such measures

to supervise general CSR activities. Members of the CSR

as expanding the use of exhaust heat recovery in heating fur-Committee formulate Group-wide policies and action plans withnaces, shifting our fuel source from heavy oil to natural gas, andthe aim of unifying and expanding CSR activities across all

improving the yield ratio through an increase in the ratio of pro-Group companies and divisions.
Starting January 2013, the Environment and Energy

duction by continuous casting. Due to the effects of cumulative
investments of roughly ¥5.0 billion made from 2006 to 2012,

Committee was split into two independent committees

operational improvements and changes in production levels,(namely, the Environment Committee and the Energy

annual CO2 emissions from 2008 to 2012 decreased by 24.7%

Committee) to promote CSR activities in a more fulfilling way.

on average. In addition, in fiscal 2014, a cutting-edge, energy-* For details, please refer to the annually issued CSR Report.
URL: http://www.daido.co.jp/csr/data/report.html (Japanese only)

efficient electric arc furnace was installed at the Chita Plant at
a cost of ¥19.8 billion. This generated rationalizing effects

ENERGY UNIT AND CO2 EMISSIONS VOLUME
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CO2 emissions volume (left scale)CO2 emissions per ton of production (right scale)* CO2 emissions coefficient for electric power: 0.374 kg of CO2 /kWh

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