Tata Steel has collaborated with CII Green Business Centre and relevant stakeholders in the Indian Steel sector to develop Green Pro framework for steel rebars. Green Pro Ecolabel enables the end users to make an informed choice about buying steel having the lowest environment impact. The products with Green Pro label are guaranteed to be made of the highest quality standards and are sustainable as per the Green Pro standard. Green Pro certified products are also recognised in Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) green building rating system.
Steel rebars are key construction materials and have significant impact on the sustainability of buildings. There is a need for the Indian steel industry to reduce the environmental footprint during the manufacturing of steel products and supply steel having lowest environment impact for the Indian building sector.
Green Pro is a Type-1 Ecolabelling programme offered by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Green Business Centre. So far, more than 125 building products and materials manufacturing companies have adopted Green Pro Ecolabel for 1800+ products and are available in the market for construction of Green Buildings.
K S Venkatagiri, Executive Director, CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, said, “CII will support the rerolling mills and the steel product manufacturers to implement green measures, reduce their resource consumption, also gain significant market reach in the building sector by adoption of Green Pro Ecolabel for steel products. This would ultimately lead to a market transformation in the production and consumption of steel in India.”
Sanjiv Paul, Vice President (Safety, Health and Sustainability), Tata Steel, said, “The Green Building Movement in India is growing from strength to strength. Promoting sustainable materials is the need of the hour to ensure successful Green Building Movement. The Green Pro Ecolabel for Steel rebars is a step in the right direction to make the Indian steel industry green. Tata Steel will take leadership in incorporating green measures in all its steel products. It has been our constant endeavour to build a sustainable steel ecosystem. With Green Pro rebars we are moving a step forward towards the sustainable future.”
Biswajit Ghosh, Chief of Technology, Tata Steel, said, “GreenPro Ecolabel for Rebars in India is an important milestone in creating a market for sustainable steel in India. Tata Steel is committed to demonstrate that going green in manufacturing steel products makes business sense and contributes to the nation’s objective of reducing CO2 emissions.”
Buildings and construction together account for nearly 36% of global energy use and 39% of energy related carbon dioxide emissions. Embodied carbon accounts for 11% of the building’s emissions and is primarily from materials like steel, cement, concrete, glass, etc. The use of Green or low carbon materials has the potential to reduce the life cycle environmental impacts in the construction sector. Material efficiency strategies can reduce emissions due to construction, operations, and dismantling of homes by up to 50% to 70% in India by 2050.
Climate change is ‘as real as daylight’ and it is imperative for countries to strike a balance between economic development and protect the environment. Economy and ecology can coexist and green buildings are the need of the hour for this coexistence.
