Tata Steel has been named a Steel Sustainability Champion for 2025 by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), the company announced on Tuesday. The designation was officially revealed during the Special General Meeting (SGM) of Worldsteel’s Board of Members, held in Sydney, Australia, where the 2025 Steel Sustainability Champions were announced.
Tata Steel’s CEO and Managing Director, TV Narendran, expressed pride in the recognition, stating, “We are privileged to be acknowledged once again as a steel sustainability champion by the World Steel Association. This recognition underscores our ongoing dedication to sustainable steel production, leveraging advanced technologies and responsible practices to minimize our environmental footprint.” He added, “We are committed to fostering innovation, enhancing resource efficiency, and playing a significant role in building a more sustainable and resilient future for the steel industry.”
To earn the title of sustainability champion, companies must meet rigorous standards, including signing the Worldsteel Sustainability Charter. The evaluation process assesses companies’ environmental responsibility, social impact, and governance practices, focusing on key indicators such as material efficiency, environmental management systems, safety performance, employee training, and investment in innovative processes and products.
Additionally, companies are required to submit Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data to Worldsteel’s data collection program. Tata Steel Group is one of the top global steel companies, with an annual crude steel capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum. It is highly geographically diversified, with operations and commercial presence across five continents, and recorded a consolidated turnover of approximately US$27.7 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
Tata Steel, along with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, employs over 78,000 people globally. The company has set ambitious sustainability goals, including achieving Net Zero by 2045, and is undergoing a multi-year digital transformation to become a leader in ‘Digital Steelmaking’.
Its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar, and IJmuiden plants have received the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition, and the company has been awarded the ‘Digital Enterprise of India – Steel’ Award 2024 by Economic Times CIO. Tata Steel has also been acknowledged for its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, earning the World Economic Forum’s Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lighthouse 2023 recognition.
A consistent performer on the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012, it has ranked among the top 10 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016. Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Plant is India’s first site to receive ResponsibleSteelTM Certification, followed by its Kalinganagar and Meramandali plants, with more than 90% of its steel production in India now coming from ResponsibleSteelTM certified sites.
Tata Steel’s numerous accolades include the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, seven consecutive Steel Sustainability Champion recognitions from worldsteel, the 2023 Climate Change Leadership Award by CDP, and recognition as the most valuable mining and metals brand in India in 2024 by Brand Finance. The company has also been recognized with several awards, including the 2023 Global ERM Award of Distinction, ‘Masters of Risk’ at The India Risk Management Awards, and the ICSI Business Responsibility and Sustainability Award 2023.
