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