Biodiversity
Our sites contain a surprisingly rich variety of wildlife species, many of which are afforded the highest level of legal protection.
We respect the habitats both within and around our facilities, and a number of our European environmental officers have undergone specialist training to obtain the various licences required to handle and help safeguard protected species.
To help us manage the biodiversity at our large facilities in the UK, we were a founder member of both the Teesside and Humber branches of the Industry and Nature Conservation Association (INCA). Since 1989 we have worked closely with other industries, volunteers and INCA to improve our understanding of the biodiversity in and around our steelworks. For example, every year employees at the Scunthorpe site join INCA to maintain two nesting areas in the raw material stocking area prior to the arrival of sand martins from their wintering grounds in Africa.
We warmly welcome and encourage the involvement of our employees, local wildlife groups, schools and voluntary bodies in these activities, and are proud of what has been accomplished to date.
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