- Emission intensive blast furnace route production
- Water scarcity due to climate change
- Regulatory risks and increased spending due to biodiversity loss
- Ensuring safety of employees, contract workers, and communities
- Non-compliance related to air pollution
- Environmental and social impacts from supply chain
Tata Steel Limited
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
By scope: Scope 1: 56 Million tonnes CO2e; Scope 2: 7 Million tonnes CO2e; Scope 3: 15 Million tonnes CO2e. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
Renewable Energy
0.02%
of total energy
Water Usage
88.3K Million Litres
2023-04 to 2024-03
Waste
16.8M metric tonnes
2023-04 to 2024-03
Energy Use
605.40 PJ
2023-04 to 2024-03
📊 Emissions by Scope (2023-04 to 2024-03)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions). | 56 Million tonnes CO2e |
| Scope 2 | Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. | 7 Million tonnes CO2e |
| Scope 3 | Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.). | 15 Million tonnes CO2e |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 to 2023-03 | 75.5 Million tonnes CO2e (Scope 1) + 5.2 Million tonnes CO2e (Scope 2) + 13.1 Million tonnes CO2e (Scope 3) |
| 2010-04 to 2011-03 | 44.5 million tonnes CO2e (Scope 1, 2 & 3) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Increased scrap usage in steelmaking process
- Achieved 100% solid waste utilisation at Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar, Meramandali, and Gamharia.
- Recycled around 4.3 million tonnes of scrap
- 0.63 PJ of energy savings reported by Tata Steel Nederland
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- 2025: Achieve specific dust emission intensity of 0.43 kg per tonne of crude steel in India
- 2025: Achieve specific freshwater consumption of 2.38 cubic metres per tonne of crude steel across all steelmaking sites in India
- 2025: Cover 100% sites under the Biodiversity Management Plans across India, the UK, and the Netherlands
- 2025: Achieve material efficiency of 99% at all Indian steelmaking sites
- 2025: Achieve 20% diversity in workforce for Tata Steel Limited
📅 Medium-term
- 2030: Achieve benchmark status for specific dust emission intensity in India
- 2030: Achieve specific freshwater consumption of <1.5 cubic metres per tonne of crude steel across all sites in India
- 2030: To be a Nature-based Solutions (NbS) leader in India by 2030
- 2030: Sustain material efficiency at 100% at all Indian steelmaking sites
- 2030: Increase Tata Steel’s Industrial By-product Management Division’s EBITDA by 2.4 times over FY2019-20
🔭 Long-term
- 2045: Net Zero emissions for the Tata Steel Group
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change ManagementCircular EconomyWater Consumption and Effluent DischargeEnergy Efficiency/Energy ManagementOccupational Health and SafetyAir Pollution/Air Quality ManagementBiodiversityResearch and Development/Technology, Product and Process InnovationSupply chain sustainabilityEmployee Well-being and DevelopmentCommunity Support and Corporate Social Responsibility/Building thriving Communities