Sidenor 2021 Sustainability Report. Non-financial information statement

Sustainability Report 2021 | Commitment to society In favour of innovation Sidenor was one of the 57 major firms which acted as trailblazing companies for start-ups from all over the world at the fifth edition of the Bind 4.0 programme. In 2021, through this public/ private platform aimed at attracting talent and developing smart industry in the Basque Country, the Company worked together with the start-up AllRead MLT. As part of its progress towards digitisation and within its energy efficiency improvement programme, Sidenor selected a project which aims at the smart reading of energy meters. The project consists in applying artificial intelligence and machine learning for the development of algorithms which, by means of image study, enable the identification of parameters and automatic data-collection through any kind of mobile device. In its five editions, the open smart industry innovation platform BIND 4.0 has accelerated a total of 200 projects, developed by over 130 start-ups, since 2016. Visits to our facilities One year more, we welcomed the visit of students, such as those from the Executive MBA – Master Business Management of the University of the Basque Country and from the Master in Talent Management of the University of Mondragón, to our work centres so that they may get a close look at the steel manufacturing processes. During the visit, they were explained how factories and management systems work. Industria Erronka project As a partner company in the Industria Erronka project, Sidenor received the first of various visits, scheduled throughout the 2021-2022 school year, of Baccalaureate first year students from the IES Etxebarri BHI. These visits aim at bringing industry closer to the young people of Biscay, awaken STEM vocations and raising awareness on the importance of industry as a driver for the economy of Biscay and Euskadi. 112