Our initiatives in this area are governed by the Environmental Protection Policy of Severstal and Affiliates (2018).
We strive to prevent and minimise our environmental footprint, improve wastewater quality and monitor biodiversity, while ensuring balance between our financial objectives, environmental and social responsibility.
Severstal is committed to compliance with the requirements of Russian environmental law and international environmental standards to their fullest extent.
Nine Severstal facilities, employing a total of roughly 93% of our workforce, are certified to ISO 14001:2015.
Independent external audits conducted at certified facilities in 2023 confirmed full compliance with the requirements of the international standard. In particular, a recertification audit of Severstal’s EMS was successfully completed in the reporting year.
By 2025, reduce the weight of discharged wastewater pollutants1 into water bodies (above wastewater discharge limit value2) by 12%*.
By 2025, reduce the weight of waste disposed3 of by 20%**.
By 2025, reduce total atmospheric emission of pollutants4 by 13% (66.5 thousand tonnes)***.
By 2023, to cut greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 3% compared with 2020****.
* PAO Severstal Cherepovets production site compared with the weight of discharged pollutants in 2017
** Divisions Severstal Russian Steel and Severstal Resources compared with the weight of waste disposed of in 2017
*** Divisions Severstal Russian Steel and Severstal Resources compared with 2017
**** Considering the in-plan realisation of our investment programme, including the scheduled shutdown for planned maintenance of Blast Furnance #5
[1] Ammonium cation, nitrites, manganese, copper, nickel, sulfates, fluorides, zinc, oil products, iron
[2] Wastewater discharge limit value (NDS) is a mass of a substance in wastewater maximum allowable for discharge, with a view to assuring water quality at a test point as determined by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 7-FZ on environmental protection of January 10, 2002
[3] Except heavy waste of Severstal Resources (overburden, tailings)
[4] Dust/particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, other
6.1 billion roubles
Severstal invested in environmental initiatives
15.9%
reduction of Cherepovets Steel Mill pollutant emissions under the federal Clean Air Project by the end of 2023 (relative to 2017)
98.2%
water turnover percentage
98%
recycling rate
billion rubles
