Our ESG Goals
Our ESG goals serve as the foundation of our sustainability journey as we aim to reduce our carbon footprint, accelerate the adoption of renewable energy, prioritise workplace safety, foster an inclusive culture, and uphold ethical business practices.
Driving responsible actions
Climate Change
Long-term Goal
Net Zero emissions for the
Tata Steel Group by 2045.
Circular Economy
Short-term goal
Achieve material efficiency of 99% at
all Indian steel making sites by 2025
Long-term goal
- Sustain material efficiency at 100% at all Indian steel making sites by 2030
- Increase Tata Steel’s Industrial By-product Management Division’s EBITDA by 2.4 times over FY2019-20 by 2030
- Build a 5 MnTPA recycling business in steel and other business in India by 2030
Dust Emission
Short-term goal
Achieve specific dust emission intensity of 0.43kg per tonne of crude steel in India by 2025
Long-term goal
Achieve benchmark status specific dust emission intensity in India by 2030
Biodiversity
Short-term goal
Cover 100% sites under Biodiversity Management Plans across India, UK and Netherlands by 2025
Long-term goal
Strive for no net loss of biodiversity in designated areas of influence in India by 2030
Product Sustainability
Short-term goal
Cover 100% of steel making and downstream sites under Life Cycle Assessment in India by 2025
Long-term goal
Disclose environment performance of 100% of products in India by 2030
Water
Short-term goal
Achieve specific freshwater
consumption of
2.0m3
/tcs across all
steel making sites in India by 2025
Long-term goal
Achieve specific freshwater consumption of <1.5 m3 per tonne of crude steel across all sites in India by 2030
Workforce Diversity and Inclusion
Short-term goal
Achieve 25% diversity in workforce
for
Tata Steel Limited by 2025
Long-term goal
- Increase diversity in job with persons from non-western background to 14% for Tata Steel Nederland by 2027
- Women in vocational technical positions to grow to 5% for Tata Steel Nederland by 2027
- Women in decision-making positions to increase to at least 30% for Tata Steel Nederland by 2027
- Tata Steel UK to aim to have 25% women employed across the business
Safety
Long-term goal
Achieve zero harm for Tata Steel Limited by 2030
Local Community Development
Long-term goal
Reach >10 million lives per annum through Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives by 2030
Supply Chain
Short-term goal
Coverage of 100% critical supply chain partners for Environment, Social and Governance risk assessment for Tata Steel Limited by 2027
Long-term Goal
Integrate Environment, Social and Governance performance of critical supply chain partners in procurement decision-making for Tata Steel Limited (Assessment & coverage in line with Responsible Steel guidance) by 2030
ResponsibleSteel Certification
Short-term goal
Achieve ‘Certified Site’ certification for all existing steel making sites in India by 2025
Long-term Goal
Achieve ‘Certified steel’ certification for all sites in India by 2030
R&D and Technology
Long-term Goal
Be amongst top 5 in technology in steel industry globally by 2030