JSW STEEL'S BIG BET ON DECARBONISATION

By investing in cleaner technologies and adopting smarter ways to use resources, the company aims to build infrastructure that is not only strong but also more sustainable

- NEETU CHANDRA SHARMA

STEEL IS THE SINEW that holds India’s infrastructure together, stretching across its expanding cities, highways, bridges, and skylines. While steelmaking is inherently resource-intensive and impacts the environment, JSW Steel is working to change that balance. By investing in cleaner technologies and adopting smarter ways to use resources, the company aims to build infrastructure that is not only strong but more sustainable. JSW is doubling down on green technologies, renewable power, and circular practices, to grow sustainability.

“Reconciling growth with carbon reduction commitments in a high-emission sector like steel is a fundamental challenge, but one that JSW Steel is actively addressing with our defined sustainability roadmap,” says Prabodha Acharya, Chief Sustainability Officer of JSW Group. The company has won the Business Today Sustainability Leadership Award in the manufacturing category for the metals and mining sector.

JSW Steel currently accounts for around 20% of India’s steel capacity and plans to maintain this share as the country’s total steel capacity expands to 300 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2030, in line with the National Steel Policy. The company has set a target to reduce its CO2 emission intensity by 42% by 2030, from a 2005 baseline, and is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050.