Tata Steel Named 2025 Steel Sustainability Champion by World Steel

Tata Steel has been recognised as a Steel Sustainability Champion 2025 by the World Steel Association (worldsteel). The announcement was made at the Special General Meeting (SGM) of worldsteel’s Board of Members held in Sydney, Australia.

As of 10:01 AM on April 9, 2025, Tata Steel share price was trading at ₹127, a 2.52% down, but down 18.24% over the past six months and 21.66% over the past year.

Eighth Consecutive Recognition

Tata Steel has been recognised as a Sustainability Champion for the eighth year in a row, having first received the title in 2018, the year the programme was launched. The recognition highlights the company’s continued participation and compliance with global sustainability standards.

Criteria for Selection

To qualify, companies must sign the World Steel Sustainability Charter and meet evaluation standards across environmental, social, and governance categories. These include:

• Material efficiency
• Environmental management systems
• Lost time injury frequency rate
• Employee training
• Economic value distribution
• Investments in innovation
• Submission of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data

Companies are also expected to provide regular disclosures to World Steel’s sustainability data programmes.

Sustainability Measures

Tata Steel is a participant in World Steel’s Climate Action programme. The company reports annually to CDP and received an A- A-rating for climate disclosure in 2023. It has also developed capacity in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to measure the environmental impact of its products from raw materials to end-of-life recycling.

Recent Initiatives

• In FY25, Tata Steel created Carbon Bank, a virtual CO₂ repository.
• In 2025, it became India’s first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities for manufacturing hydrogen transport pipes.
• Tata Steel was also the first Indian steelmaker to use biochar in production and to complete a full-laden leg using B24 biofuel in 2024.

About Worldsteel

The World Steel Association represents around 85% of global steel production, with members from major steel-producing countries, including companies, associations, and research bodies.

Conclusion

This continued recognition places Tata Steel among a small group of global steel producers consistently aligning operations with evolving sustainability benchmarks.

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