Sidenor 2021 Sustainability Report. Non-financial information statement

54 Sustainability Report 2021 | Environmental sustainability Resources intended for environment and energy Re-education The application of our environmental policy is led by the Environment department, yet the commitments undertaken in this area are assumed in all other areas of Sidenor. Focusing on ongoing improvement, each one of them reviews training needs annually and proposes a series of learning and awareness activities at all levels in order for everyone, especially new hires, to become aligned with the goals established. Some of the subjects handled in the course of over one hundred training activities included the Environmen¬tal Management System, waste management, legal environmental require¬ments for waste manage¬ment authorities and faci¬litators, hazardous goods transport and the handling and storage of chemicals. N o . of training hours 2021 2020 Awareness training for new employees 516 51 Specific training in environmental management for Sidenor’s professionals 150 680 Training At Sidenor, we have a professional team dedicated to the improvement of our Company’s environmental and energy performance. On a regular and ongoing basis, the Environment and Energy staff reports and brings the Management’s attention to the main aspects to consider and to the main indicators. Each production area is in charge of the identification, evaluation and improvement of its environmental impacts. And each one of them, with the support and orientations of the Environment manager of each plant, develops action plans to improve environmental and energy performance as the basis for our entire management system. This totally decentralised management system is implemented transversally, across the entire organisation, which ensures that environmental and energy efforts, commitments and targets are shared by all members of our staff. This commitment is not only reflected in the allocation of time and people to environmental performance, but also in the allocation of economic resources to meet our targets. Over the last ten years, we have dedicated over 35 million euros to the development of environmental and energy efficiency initiatives. This approach aims at optimising our performance, improving our equipment and processes, but also our culture, developing training and awareness programmes at all organisation levels.