New Delhi:The Institute of Directors has awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award to the Steel Authority of India Ltd.
This award has been awarded to SAIL for three consecutive years. This is testimony to the Company’s commitment to sustainable and environmentally responsible steelmaking.
SAIL is sensitive and concerned about climate change. The company’s corporate policies and operations have made carbon footprint reduction a priority. SAIL has taken major steps to reduce carbon footprints through the deployment of state-of the-art environment-friendly technology and R&D with academic institutes of repute.
The company’s environmental protections efforts are focused on various environmental measures such as upgrading pollution control facilities, water conservation efforts with an aim to achieve Zero Liquid Descharge, efficient handling different solid wastes (viz. process waste, hazardous waste and canteen/township refuse, carbon sequestration by afforestation, ecorestoration of the mined out area, and others.
