Steel Sustainability Champion 2025 : Tata Steel has been recognised as a Steel Sustainability Champion 2025 by worldsteel for the eighth consecutive year, reaffirming the Company’s commitment to sustainable development and adherence to global standards.
Tata Steel has been a champion every year since the programme’s launch in 2018. The recognition highlights Tata Steel’s leadership in the steel industry through its sustainability-driven initiatives and responsible business practices. Tata Steel is among a select group of steel-producing companies that have been named 2025 Steel Sustainability Champions at worldsteel’s Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Board of Members held today in Sydney, Australia. On receiving the recognition, T. V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel, said:
“We are honoured to be recognised once again as a Steel Sustainability Champion by the World Steel Association. This achievement reflects our continued commitment to sustainable steelmaking, integrating cutting-edge technologies and responsible business practices to reduce environmental impact. We remain dedicated to driving innovation, improving resource efficiency, and contributing meaningfully to a greener and more resilient future for the steel industry.”
To qualify as a Sustainability Champion, companies must meet stringent criteria including signing the worldsteel Sustainability Charter and demonstrating commitments to environmental responsibility, social impact, and governance excellence. The evaluation process considers key sustainability indicators such as material efficiency,
environmental management systems, lost time injury frequency rate, employee training, investments in innovative processes and products, and economic value distribution. Additionally, companies must provide Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data to worldsteel’s data collection programme. Tata Steel has been a foundational participant in worldsteel’s Climate Action programme and continues to be recognised as an accredited Climate Action member.
The Company has developed expertise in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a critical tool for measuring the carbon footprint of its products throughout their entire lifecycle, from raw material extraction to end-of-life recycling. Tata Steel also maintains a long-standing record of annual disclosures to CDP, achieving a strong A- rating for its climate disclosure in 2023. As part of its ongoing sustainability efforts,
Tata Steel has pioneered several key initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint. In FY25, Tata Steel India created Carbon Bank, a virtual repository of CO2, a first by any company in India.
The Company plans to introduce new low-carbon offerings to its customers in the future using this repository, following the worldsteel’s Chain of Custody methodology. In 2025, Tata Steel became India’s first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities to develop steel pipes for the transportation of hydrogen. The Company was also the first Indian steelmaker to introduce biochar into its production processes to lower carbon emissions. In 2024, Tata Steel became the first Indian steel company to perform full laden leg on B24 biofuel for its raw material shipment.
About worldsteel
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.