OREANDA-NEWS. Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division has been awarded the ‘Golden Peacock Environment Management Award’  for the year 2015. The award was presented by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble  Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. On  behalf of Tata Steel, the award was received by Mr Sanjay Rajoria, GM, West  Bokaro, Tata Steel in the presence of eminent business leaders at this year's ‘17th World  Congress on Environment Management'. The award ceremony was held at Hotel Le  Meridien, New Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion  Mr. Rajoria said ‘It is a matter of pride  and honour to receive the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2015. Tata  Steel has always believed that respect for the environment is critical to the  success of its business and strives for continuous improvement in environmental  performance. This recognition is testimony to the out-of-box thinking and  follow-through to execution by a highly committed team to whom the award is  dedicated. It also exemplifies and reinforces our commitment to pursue  excellence in all areas of operations.”

Tata Steel has focused on  responsible environmental practices and resource management while upgrading the  skills of employees through training as new technologies evolve. Responsible practices and procedures ensure that all aspects of Tata  Steel's business are conducted with the utmost respect for the environment.

Golden Peacock Awards,  instituted by the Institute of Directors, India in 1991, are now regarded as a  benchmark of Corporate Excellence worldwide and are presented annually under  various categories. Golden Peacock Environment Management Award is the coveted  and prestigious recognition that an organization could strive to win in the  area of environment management. Golden Peacock Awards Secretariat receives over  1,000 entries per year for various awards, from over 25 countries worldwide.  The award provides not only worldwide recognition and prestige, but a  competitive advantage in driving busine

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 Established in 1907 as  Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel Group is among  the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of nearly 30  million tonnes per annum (MnTPA). It is now the world's second-most  geographically-diversified steel producer, with operations in 26 countries and  a commercial presence in over 50 countries. The Tata Steel Group, with a  turnover of US\\$ 22.32 billion in FY 15, has over 80,000 employees across five  continents and is a Fortune 500 company. The Group’s vision is to be the  world’s steel industry benchmark in “Value Creation” and “Corporate  Citizenship” through the excellence of its people, its innovative approach and  overall conduct. Underpinning this vision is a performance culture committed to  aspiration targets, safety and social responsibility, continuous improvement,  openness and transparency. In 2008, Tata Steel India became the first  integrated steel plant in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming  Application Prize 2008 for excellence in Total Quality Management. In 2012,  Tata Steel became the first integrated steel company in the world, outside  Japan, to win the Deming Grand Prize 2012 instituted by the Japanese Union of  Scientists and Engineers.