Tata Steel has become India's first steel manufacturing company to receive Greenco platinum rating by CII Green Building Council (GBC). As an outcome of the improvements undertaken inside the steelworks in the domain of Energy and Environment excellence and the collaboration between the various divisions and departments of the company, facilitated by Corporate Sustainability, Tata Steel has scored in the band of 751-800.

This makes Tata Steel a Platinum-rated organisation. Tata Steel is the first integrated steel plant in the country and the first company in the Tata Group to receive the Platinum rating.

In addition, among the 10 criteria, Tata Steel has received the highest scores in eight criteria (Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation, GHG, Material Conservation, Green Supply Chain, Product Stewardship and LCA) as compared with the other Greenco-rated companies. The Jamshedpur Steel Works of Tata Steel underwent the Greenco Rating assessment by the CII- IGBC to assess the ecological impact of its operations and environmental efficiency of its processes

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