Sidenor 2021 Sustainability Report. Non-financial information statement

52 Sustainability Report 2021 | Environmental sustainability With the aim to control and minimise the environmental and energy impacts of its activity, Sidenor has implemented a Management System aligned with the ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standards, which considers the analysis of all our industrial activities: Sidenor has an integrated policy regarding: Environmental policy and management Water Waste Energy Emissions Certifications Certifications, technical, economic and human resources As of December 31 st , 2021, 100% of Sidenor’s production plants were certified according to the ISO 14001 standard and 66% were also certified according to the ISO 50001 standard. Our goal for 2022 is to reach a 100% ISO 50001 certification. At Sidenor, we ensure the evaluation, planning and environmental monitoring of our entire process through a management tool named ICAS. During the first quarter of each year, the Environment and Energy department organises specific meetings with each production area in order to establish the annual action plan, according to the results obtained and the ones expected for the new financial year. In addition, we apply the principle of precaution to our higher impact activities and have a civil and environmental liability insurance so as to mitigate the consequences of any incident which might derive from our activities. 100% of plants certified according to ISO 14001