Workplace Policy and Procedures for Sustainability at Tata Steel

This report examines the sustainability policy and procedures developed for Tata Steel, a major steel manufacturing company. It analyzes the importance of sustainability for Tata Steel, highlighting its significance in achieving market differentiation and leveraging its market position. The report outlines key sustainability practices, including the company's commitment to reducing CO2 emissions through partnerships with EU countries. The policy goals and objectives are defined, focusing on lighter and longer-lasting product solutions and waste reduction. The scope of the policy encompasses environmental protection, employee well-being, and stakeholder engagement. The report also references relevant laws and standards, industrial practices, and expected outcomes, such as CO2 emission reduction targets and environmental management system implementation. Finally, the report recommends methods for implementation, including the integration of sustainability development within the steel sector and the analysis of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to measure carbon emissions. References are provided to support the analysis.

Develop
Workplace Policy
and Procedures
for Sustainability

PART C: Developing and
presenting the policy
Summary of organisation
•Tata Steel is the largest steel manufacturing company
within Europe which is having their plants in UK and
Holland.
•Company is supplying steel and all related services to
other industries like that of automotive and construction.
•Tata Steel is majorly Indian multinational steel making
company which is having its manufacturing operations in
about 26 different countries.
•The company is producing many products related to steel,
flat steel, long steel and wire products.

Importance of sustainability
• As Tata steel is taking sustainability into its core operations,
so it could be analysed that it is very much importance for
them as well.
• The importance of sustainability is company is able to achieve
differentiation on above their competitors and then taking
sustainable approach which is helping them to leverage its
market position.

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Business area where this is critical
• This sustainability would be mostly important within
quality management of company where they are
using it the most.
• As Tata Steel need to regulate quality of its products
so they are using sustainability and CSR would
critical.

Key sustainability practices
• As they are the major steel manufacturing company in whole
world so sustainability for them is the most important.
• Tata Steel is having dedicated staffs who are responsible to
manage their operations and then continuous improvement.
• Tata Steel is member of ULCOS which is Ultra low CO2
emission with having partnership with about 48 EU countries
all they are committing to reduce CO2 to 50% till 2050.

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Policy goal and objectives
• The goal of policy would be partnering with
EU countries and then reducing CO2 to 50%
till 2050 with having committed with design of
products.
• These products would be contributing to
providing solutions that are all lighter and
longer and then reducing wastage of products.

Scope of policy
The scope of this policy would be
providing safer environment to
people, respecting environment and
making company and its conditions
very good for employees.

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Key stakeholders
• Customers
• Government
• Environment
• Employees
• Business partners
• Shareholders
• Investors
• Local and international communities

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Relevant laws and standards
• International Standards on
Auditing - ISA 910
• Companies Act, 2013

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Industrial practice
• The steel industry launched indicators 2017 into their
sustainability steel reports.
• This report would be highlighting 3 major aspects like that of
steel is the critical enabler and partner of all other industries.
• This industry is undertaking commitments and responsibility
very seriously and then facing all challenges with initiatives
and addressing them all.

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Expected outcomes
• The results of the above sustainability steel indicators of 2017
• There is 1.9 tonnes of CO2 emission in every year into the
industry
• 19.1 GJ of energy is been used per tonne of crude steel.
• 97.1% of employees would be working as Environmental
Management system (EMS)
• 98.8% of revenue would be Economic value distributed (EVD)

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Methods for implementation
• It would be recommended for steel industry that they
are implementing more sustainability development
within their sector so that customers are not be able to
complain about quality of their products and services.
• The impact of LCA would be analysed which is
mostly preferred for side of company making them
measuring of carbon emission.