At UPV, we recycle, reuse, transform or sell 97.4% of waste (hazardous and non-hazardous) as co-products.In our mining the hazardous waste reuse, recycling and co-processing rate is 100%.
75,5% of power consumption in 2019 came from 100% self-produced renewable energy.
UPV is Brazil’s only steelmaker to put together its water footprint and the unit became a benchmark for its 92.9% water recycling and reusing rate in 2019.
We have 68 thousand hectares of protected areas .
No fatalities in 2019. Goal 2020: reduce 10% the frequency rate registered in 2019.
554.229 people impacted by CSN Foundation in 2018 and 2019, with an investment of R$ 56.2 million in the period.
Creation of working groups focused on LGBTQIA+, race and ethnicity, gender equality, people with disabilities and employment opportunities over age 50.
CSN group’s goal is to double the percentage of female employees from 14% in 2018 to 28% by 2030.
CSN Inova was created to grasp and absorb the concepts brought by the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Covid: Donation of 500 thousand fabric masks to the cities and regions where we operate, we financed part of the construction of a field hospital in Volta Redonda with 114 beds and distributed supplies.
In 2018, CSN Mineração was a pioneer in the use of technologies for dry filtering and stacking of tailings, reducing the use of new freshwater by 25% compared to the regular process.
Our FTS4Good standing maintained in 2018 and 2019 is proof of our commitment to ESG, since the index assesses hundreds of ESG indicators.
At UPV, we recycle, reuse, transform or sell 97.4% of waste (hazardous and non-hazardous) as co-products.In our mining the hazardous waste reuse, recycling and co-processing rate is 100%.
75,5% of power consumption in 2019 came from 100% self-produced renewable energy.
UPV is Brazil’s only steelmaker to put together its water footprint and the unit became a benchmark for its 92.9% water recycling and reusing rate in 2019.
We have 68 thousand hectares of protected areas .
No fatalities in 2019. Goal 2020: reduce 10% the frequency rate registered in 2019.
554.229 people impacted by CSN Foundation in 2018 and 2019, with an investment of R$ 56.2 million in the period.
CSN group’s goal is to double the percentage of female employees from 14% in 2018 to 28% by 2030.
CSN Inova was created to grasp and absorb the concepts brought by the 4th Industrial Revolution.
The Mining Hub is an open innovation enterprise that seeks solutions for the sector’s usual challenges and mingles mining companies, suppliers, startups, researchers with investors to create opportunities and build connections between different mining players. The program’s main themes are:
The initiative’s goal is to foster opportunities to build sustainable mining, through more efficient operations that could add value to the entire chain, diversifying the local economy and building more transparent relationships with the communities.
We set five ambitions, which will be part of CSN’s daily activities and will be considered in the strategic decision-making. These ambitions are based on the materiality process we conducted and are connected to 10 goals and 19 targets of the 2030 Agenda and to the Global Compact Principles, reinforcing our contribution and, mainly, our commitment to sustainable development.
The Mining Hub is an open innovation enterprise that seeks solutions for the sector’s usual challenges and mingles mining companies, suppliers, startups, researchers with investors to create opportunities and build connections between different mining players. The program’s main themes are:
The initiative’s goal is to foster opportunities to build sustainable mining, through more efficient operations that could add value to the entire chain, diversifying the local economy and building more transparent relationships with the communities.
We set five ambitions, which will be part of CSN’s daily activities and will be considered in the strategic decision-making. These ambitions are based on the materiality process we conducted and are connected to 10 goals and 19 targets of the 2030 Agenda and to the Global Compact Principles, reinforcing our contribution and, mainly, our commitment to sustainable development.
The Essence of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional shows our continuous pursuit of consistent and sustainable growth. We do business motivated by the country’s development, aware of our corporate responsibility to contribute to a better world, with more efficiency and reducing impact, thus creating opportunities to: “Fazer bem, Fazer mais e Fazer para sempre.”
We have control mechanisms such as the Compliance and Integrity Program to train, assess and regulate the activities developed by all employees and third-party service providers based on laws, policies and internal rules. The third-party due diligence process began in 2018 and grew 200% in 2019. In addition, we follow strict corporate governance standards, among them it is the annual assessment of risks entailed in our activities and our internal controls effectiveness, in compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
We have invested R$320 million in blast furnace 3's refurbishment.
CSN Inova, the Company’s technology branch, was created in the end of 2018 to strategically and actively position us in the innovation ecosystem and foster the development of new technologies. CSN Inova enables us to incorporate solutions and trends, enter into partnerships with startups e instituições, tendo em vista a otimização de custos, a incorporação dos preceitos da indústria 4.0 e, dessa forma, nos posiciona em um lugar de destaque em nosso segmento de atuação.
Investimos R$ 320 milhões no período
na reforma do alto-forno 3.
EBITDA recorde de R$ 5,9 bilhões,
com margem de 59%.
Usamos 100% da escória de alto-forno
na fabricação de cimentos.
75% of electricity used in 2019 came from self-produced sources.
CSN Foundation seeks to transform the communities in which CSN operates through social, educational, sports and cultural development. Over the past two years, the Foundation launched the “Polo Gastronômico Volta Redonda” (Culinary Hub) and the “Espaço Comunidade CSN” (Community Center) to bring together the population of the cities of Volta Redonda (RJ) and Congonhas (MG), respectively. In this period, we invested R$ 56.2 million and 554,229 people have been impacted by CSN Foundation.
Advised by a consulting company specialized in design thinking,all employees in charge of CSN’s sales cycle participated on the project, aiming to understand the needs of internal and external customers. New methodologies were introduced to the different departments involved, through a design thinking, training and the mapping of the user’s journey (“end to end”)The project’s steps were:
Department leaders from registration, credit, pricing, logistics, quality, billing, customer service, post-sales and pre-sales have participated in the project.
CSN Foundation seeks to transform the communities in which CSN operates through social, educational, sports and cultural development. Over the past two years, the Foundation launched the “Polo Gastronômico Volta Redonda” (Culinary Hub) and the “Espaço Comunidade CSN” (Community Center) to bring together the population of the cities of Volta Redonda (RJ) and Congonhas (MG), respectively. In the period, we invested R$56.2 million and 544,229 people have been impacted by CSN Foundation.
CSN’s Research and Development Center, in Volta Redonda (RJ), is a benchmark in the Brazilian steelmaking sector and resorts to a modern structure, dynamic management and a team of highly-skilled researchers that has won its way to the forefront in knowledge and development of steel solutions for the most diverse customers, uses and trends.
In 2018 and 2019, CSN’s Research Center developed over a dozen new products through PD&I projects. Part of those materials are being used in sustainable products, such as solar power generation. In this 2-year period, we invested almost R$20 million in the Research and Development Center’s lab structure, which raised the technological level of our processes and products.
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