100th Annual Report 2006-2007 - Tata Steel

Corus employees at its Living Solutions business.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate responsibility is integral to the way that Corus
does business and involves the integration of its financial and
strategic goals with the following initiatives in the fields of :
Health and Safety
The most important priority for Corus is to ensure the health,
safety and well-being of its employees, contractors, visitors and
communities. A positive health and safety culture is encouraged
which does not tolerate unsafe behaviour. Its objective is to be
world-class in health and safety performance.
• The frequency of lost time injuries measured in terms of
million hours worked, reduced from 2.9 in 2005 to 2.5
in 2006
• 147 Executive Committee safety tours were carried out
• Improvement in sickness absence rate from 4.2% in 2005 to
3.8% in 2006
• Corus’ compliance with formal regulatory emission limits
(emissions to air and water) improved again during the year
and the target of 99% was met.
• Corus has established a high level Climate Change Task Force,
which will develop the forward strategy in this area.
• Increasing attention is being focused on developing products
that have a better environmental profile or that have inherent
environmental advantages.
• Corus launched an environmental intranet site during 2006,
to promote good practice exchange within the Company.
Community involvement
Corus recognises that its operations influence the communities
and societies within which it operates and it aims to play a positive
role. The company promotes and encourages economic,
environmental, social and educational development where
possible and supports employees’ involvement in various
local initiatives.
Environment
• Corus’ businesses have systems in place that focus on
managing and minimising the effects of their operations.
100% of manufacturing operations have now been certified
to the independently verified international environmental
management standard, ISO 14001.
• Corus has a voluntary agreement with the Dutch government
to benchmark its energy efficiency against world-best
standards. In the UK, Corus has negotiated an agreement
with the government to reduce total energy consumption
by 14.7% in 2010 compared with 1997 levels.
• Corus is working with other steelmakers in Europe on a major
research and development project (ULCOS – Ultra Low CO 2
Steelmaking) to identify and prioritise low CO 2
emission iron
and steelmaking processes, with the ambitious objective of
reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2050.
Employment and economic development
At the end of 2006, Corus directly employed 41,200 people
and many thousands more indirectly through contractors and
suppliers. The company is also active in stimulating regional
employment.
Regeneration – UK Steel Enterprise
Through UK Steel Enterprise, a wholly-owned Corus subsidiary,
the company seeks to support the economic regeneration
of communities affected by changes in the steel industry.
Sponsorships and charitable donations
Many of the Corus businesses have strong links to their
neighbouring towns and surrounding regions. The company
supports cultural, social, educational and sporting activities that
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