ENVIRONMENT
Improving Our Performance
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A Great Egret wades into the lagoon near Port Kembla. The Port Kembla Steelworks has more than halved its use of fresh water through a recycling program with Sydney Water. |
Steel is integral to our world today and it is important steel producers are environmentally responsible.
At BlueScope Steel, we are committed to responsible environmental management and strive for improvement in our environmental performance.
We place great importance on the way we manage the effect of our operations and products on our communities.
Although our operations are spread throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America, and operate under many different regulatory environments, licence requirements and legal jurisdictions, we seek to meet community expectations wherever we operate.
STEEL PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. STEEL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY BLUESCOPE STEEL ARE VITAL COMPONENTS IN ALMOST EVERY PART OF THE BUILT AND MANUFACTURED ENVIRONMENT - FROM CARS, RAILWAYS, BRIDGES AND ROADS, TO PIPELINES, WIND TURBINES, MACHINERY, HOUSES, FENCES AND EVEN THE BACKYARD SHED.
We are committed to the efficient use of resources, reducing and preventing pollution, and product stewardship that focuses on all aspects of the product lifecycle.
As our business expands throughout Asia, we are implementing environmental equipment, processes and education programs at our new facilities so that they, too, minimise the environmental effect on local communities.
Each year, BlueScope Steel contributes data to Australia’s National Pollutant Inventory, which can be viewed at www.npi.ea.gov.au.
