Significant environmental impact of principal products and services
International Iron & Steel Institute, Brussels, has initiated a life cycle assessment (LCA) study for steel products. At present it restricts the scope from mining of raw materials to the dispatch of materials from the steel plant gates. At Tata Steel, LCA has proved to be very successful in analysing inputs to the processes and discharges to the atmosphere. As per IISI norms, the tracking of performance and significant impacts of products and services beyond the gate is not considered.
Transport
Diesel and petrol consumed for transport of raw materials and for plying of in-house vehicles are accounted for in the calculation of Carbon Dioxide emission as per GHG protocol.
Company vehicles including locos are monitored for emission. All the contractors' and suppliers' vehicles are checked for Pollution Under Control Certificates at the factory's entry gate. The Company has put up vehicle emission monitoring stations at various locations in the township.
Tata Steel Europe
Tata Steel products are durable, adaptable, reusable and recyclable and provide additional social and environmental benefits to all stakeholders and the society at large.
TSE adopts a number of proactive steps in this direction:
- Life-cycle assessment - Life-cycle inventory data is now available for almost all TSE products. Tata Steel Europe RD&T has developed CLEAR, an extensive whole life-cycle assessment tool capable of analysing the environmental impact of a building.
- End-of-life guidance - A series of guidance documents have been issued to inform the market on best practice for the sustainability of a building in terms of its material usage, construction, occupation and end-of-life.
- Sustainable solutions for the Construction industry.
- TSE has joined the UK Green Building Council (UK GBC), whose mission is to dramatically improve the sustainability of the built environment.
