PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, March 11 : Tata Steel flagged off its first batch of liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered vehicles to transport its finished steel products at a function in Nagpur on March 5.
This initiative by Tata Steel is part of its ongoing efforts towards a carbon-neutral future.
The steel major made an announcement in this regard on Friday.
Under the guidance of Tata Steel’s logistics department, its vendor partners Ashmi Logistics and Shreyas Associates deployed two vehicles each for local movement of the products in Nagpur.
The vehicles aim to ferry around 1,000 metric tonnes of product. LNG vehicles don’t emit sulphur dioxide and their NOx and greenhouse gas emissions are up to 85% lesser than vehicles that run on other fuels.
Over the last three decades, Tata Steel has made concerted efforts in various areas, including supply chain, to mitigate climate change and manage associated risks.
Tata Steel launched its Responsible Supply Chain Policy in FY20 which specifies “Environmental Protection” as an integral sustainability principle for all its supply chain decisions and processes.
In February this year, Tata Steel became the first Indian steelmaker to transport goods using inland waterways from the Haldia Port in West Bengal to Pandu Port in Assam, reiterating its commitment to building a sustainable future. In July 2021, the Company pioneered the use of electric vehicles to move finished goods from its erstwhile Tata Steel BSL’s Sahibabad Plant and Pilkhuwa Stockyard in Uttar Pradesh.
Tata Steel also became the first steel producer in the world to join the Sea Cargo Charter to reduce ‘Scope 3’ greenhouse gas emissions in ocean trade last year.
The Company has been rated “A” and is listed as 2021 ‘Supplier Engagement Leader’ by CDP, a global environmental non-profit charity, for its initiatives to reduce GHG emissions and tackle climate-change risks across its supply chain.
