Tata Steel Organised Childhood Cancer Awareness Session

More than 150 people participated in the session

Observes September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

21th, Sept 2023 (Odisha Tazanews) Sukinda :-> Reaffirming commitment towards the wellbeing of the communities in and around its operation, Tata Steel organized an awareness session on childhood cancer at its Sukinda Chromite Mine campus. Over 150 people including adolescents and parents of young children from the region attended the session.

Aiming to sensitise people on childhood cancer, Dr Evelina Prashant Mujumdar, Assistant Divisional Manager (Employee Wellness) of Tata Steel deliberated on the topic at the session and addressed various queries related to the pressing global health issue. In the session, Dr Mujumdar debunked myths related to childhood cancer and presented important facts related to the disease. She enlightened the gathering on the most common types of childhood cancers like leukemias, lymphomas, brain cancers, solid tumours and the warning signs.

The doctor also held an outpatient consultation programme on the occasion where villagers from the nearby area consulted her on various health issues.

Speaking about the event, Pankaj Satija, Executive-in-Charge, Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division, Tata Steel, said, “The gap between survival rate of children with cancer in high-income countries and low – middle income countries is very high and it’s high time we came forward to close the gap in cancer care to cure all children with the deadly disease.”

The awareness session organised with the help of Tata Steel’s delivery arm Tata Steel Foundation (TSF), also brought together employees, their families, and members of the local community to learn about childhood cancer’s signs, symptoms, and available support systems. The event encouraged active participation from the local community, fostering a sense of unity and shared responsibility in the fight against childhood cancer.

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• Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum.

• It is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world.

• The group recorded a consolidated turnover of ~US$30.3 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2023.

• A Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM organisation, Tata Steel Limited, together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 77,000.

• Tata Steel has announced its major sustainability objectives including Net Zero Carbon by 2045, Net Zero Water consumption by 2030, improving Ambient Air Quality and No Net loss in Biodiversity by 2030.

• The Company has been on a multi-year digital-enabled business transformation journey intending to be the leader in ‘Digital Steel making by 2025’. The Company has received the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar and IJmuiden Plants.

• Tata Steel aspires to have 25% diverse workforce by 2025. The Company has been recognised with the World Economic Forum’s Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lighthouse 2023.

• The Company has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked amongst top 10 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016.

• Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Plant is India’s first site to receive ResponsibleSteelTM Certification.

• Received Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, 2023 Steel Sustainability Champion recognition from worldsteel for six years in a row, 2022 ‘Supplier Engagement Leader’ recognition by CDP, Top performer in Iron and Steel sector in Dun & Bradstreet’s India’s top 500 companies 2022, Ranked as the 2023 most valuable Mining and Metals brand in India by Brand Finance, and ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute.

• Received 2022 ERM Global Award of Distinction, ‘Masters of Risk’ – Metals & Mining Sector recognition at The India Risk Management Awards for the seventh consecutive year, and Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.

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