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To develop and inform our own existing internal reporting systems and disclosure we have begun using and referencing the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines including the mining and metals sector supplement (see www.globalreporting.org)

To assist certain readers in the navigability of the corporate responsibility report and other ArcelorMittal publications we have included a table of the GRI G3 guideline parameters on which we currently report as well as the UN Global Compact principles (see www.unglobalcompact.org).

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Annual Report 2008	ArcelorMittal Form 20F 2008	Fact Book 2008 - Safe Sustainable Steel

Global Reporting Index Indicator	Description of Indicator	Pages of 2008 CR report	Comment and Additional Sources	Repor- ting level	UN Global Compact Principles
1.0 Strategy and analysis
1.1	Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organisation about the relevance of sustainability to the organisation and its strategy (CEO Statement)	2,3	Corporate Responsibility involves getting the right processes in place to deliver our long-term strategy"
1.2	Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities		Addressed throughout report See 20F, page 6
2.0 Organisational profile
2.1	Name of the organisation	Inside Front Cover	ArcelorMittal SA
2.2	Primary brands, products, and/or services		See 20F, page 17
2.3	Operational structure of the organisation		See 20F, page 46
2.4	Location of the organisation's headquarters	Back Cover	19, Avenue de la Liberté, L-2930, Luxembourg
2.5	Number of countries where the organisation operates and names of countries		Industrial presence in over 20 countries Approximately 316,000 employees in 60 countries in 2008 See 2008 Fact Book, p 64-77
2.6	Nature of ownership and legal form		See 20F, page 17
2.7	Markets served, including geographical breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/ beneficiaries		See 2008 Fact Book, page 7
2.8	Scale of the reporting organisation		See 2007 Fact Book, page 2 See 20F, page 93
2.9	Significant changes during the reporting period		See 20F, pages 28-30
2.10	Awards received in the reporting period	33, 34	A number of environmental, safety and community awards throughout the year including energy and environmental mangement awards
3.0 Report parameters
3.1	Reporting period	46	This report includes information and activities undertaken by ArcelorMittal over the reporting period January 2008 to March 2009
3.2	Date of most recent previous report	7	In July 2008, we published Corporate Responsibility Report 2007: Taking responsibility for transforming tomorrow
3.3	Reporting cycle		Presently annual
3.4	Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents	Inside back cover	crteam@arcelormittal.com or sri@arcelormittal.com or +44 (0)203 214 2854
3.5	Process for defining report content	11-12	Canvassing stakeholder opinions and materiality exercise
3.6	Boundary of the report	1	This report covers all operations over which we exercise management control and addresses key issues relating to some of our greenfield projects.
3.7	State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report	1	Owing to the history of the Group pre-merger there are a number of different data collection systems in place. We are making efforts to align these systems
3.8	Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities		Not currently reported
3.9	Data measurement techniques and the bases for calculations	34	Energy efficiency Waste and Water management Emissions to air
3.10	Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and reasons for such re-statement		Not applicable
3.11	Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report		Not applicable
3.12	Table indentifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report		Global Reporting Initiative summary table
3.13	Policy and current practices with regard to seeking external assurance for the report	46-47	"We have engaged an external assurance provider to develop our assurance roadmap"
4.0 Governance, commitments, and engagement
4.1	Governance structure of the organisation		See 20F, pages 113-116
4.2	Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer		The GMB is headed by Lakshmi Mittal as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mittal combines the roles of both Chairman and CEO
4.3	State the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members	18	12 of the Board's 16 members are independent. For latest corporate governance developments see Fact Book, pages 36-39
4.4	Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body	17	Broad an active communications policy including road shows, meetings, conference call, and shareholder events
4.5	Linkage between compensation and the organisation's performance (including social and environmental performance)	25	We have introduced a new executive remuneration policy that links pay and benefits to our internal lost time injury frequency rate targets
4.6	Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided	19	The Code of Business Conduct covers legal compliance, competition and antitrust issues, anti-corruption measures, conflict of interest and fair dealing
4.7	Process for determining the qualification and expertise of Board members on economic, environmental, and social topics	18	In early 2009, we introduced new self-assessment procedures for our Board of Directors, which aim to make the Board more effective in its responsibilities.
4.8	Internally developed statements of mission or values, code of conduct and principles	16	ArcelorMittal's leadership position is not only about 'what we do' but also about 'how we do it'. Through our core values of Sustainability, Quality and Leadership, we commit to operating in a responsible way with respoect to the health, safety and well-being of our employees, contractors and the communities in which we operate. We are committed to the sustainable management of the environment and of finite resources See 2008 Fact Book, page 1		1, 2, 6
4.9	Procedures for overseeing the identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance	7	Our Board of Directors over see corporate responsibilty across the Company. The GMB representative for corporate responsibilty is Gonzalo Urquijo, and he reports to the GMB at least every quarter, and to the full Board of Directors at least twice a year. The corporate responsibility Coordination Group acts as an adviser to the corporate team and constitutes senior management from other corporate areas.
4.10	Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance	18	In early 2009, we introduced new self-assessment procedures for our Board of Directors, which aim to make the Board more effective in its responsibilities.
4.11	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation		See Annual Report and 20F for overall approach to risk management		7
4.12	Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes to or endorses	10	See stakeholder map
4.13	Memberships in associations and/or national/international advocacy organisations	10	See stakeholder map
4.14	List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation	10	See stakeholder map
4.15	Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage	10-13	See stakeholder map
4.16	Approaches to stakeholder engagement including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group	10-13	We deliberately restrict the number of external bodies we engage in, because meaningful involvement takes a lot of time and resources, and we need to be sure we are focusing our efforts where they will make the most difference.
4.17	Key topics and concerns raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded	10-13	See 'Engagement' section for examples of stakeholder dialogue
Economic indicators
EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	38	Also working with World Steel Association to develop industry's 'economic value distributed' approach
EC2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation's activities due to climate change	30	See 20F, page 38
EC3	Coverage of the organisation's defined benefit plan obligation		See 20F, page 86
EC4	Significant financial assistance received from government		See 20F, page F-40
EC5 Additional	Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations		Not currently reported
EC6	Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations	19
EC7	Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from local community	38	The number of jobs created directly in our steel or mining activities has a substantial positive impact on local employment
EC8	Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit	38	In a number of developing countries, such as Kazakhstan, Liberia, Bosnia, and Senegal, we are the largest foreign investor. We have been, or continue to be, responsible for major infrastructure investments such as roads, transportation systems, ports and hospitals.
EC9 Additional	Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts	38	In some countries we have contractual obligations including environmental, asset retirement and investment commitments. These oblige significant spend on socio-economic development in a country during the lifetime of the investment.
MM1	Identification of sites where the local economic contribution and development impact is of particular significance	38	In a number of developing countries, such as Kazakhstan, Liberia, Bosnia, and Senegal, we are the largest foreign investor. We have been, or continue to be, responsible for major infrastructure investments such as roads, transportation systems, ports and hospitals.
MM2	Value added disaggregated to country level		Total value in 2008 not currently disaggregated
Environmental indicators
EN1	Materials used by weight or volume		See 2008 Fact Book, page 59
EN2	Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials	31	Every year more than 25 million tonnes of our products our recovered and recycled		8
EN3	Direct energy consumption by primary source		In 2007, our total energy consumption was approximately 2,565 Peta Joules, or 22.3 Giga Joules per tonne of liquid steel. Not currently reported for 2008		8
EN4	Indirect energy consumption by primary source		Not currently reported		8
EN5 Additional	Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements	34	Expect to be able to report energy savings upon implementation of energy efficiency programme in 2008		8,9
EN6 Additional	Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements	40	"Between 2008 and 2012 we will spend more than US$ 500 million on energy efficiency and optimisation programmes"		8
EN7 Additional	Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved				8
EN8	Total water withdrawal by source	34	Amounts to approximately 2.9 billion m3		8
EN9 Additional	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water	34	Some of our operations are in sites prone to water shortages and these are our highest priority for improvement.		8
EN10 Additional	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused	34	Eight sites, however, in Brazil, Spain and South Africa currently operate with zero effluent		8
EN11	Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas	35	We undertake biodiversity studies at our large sites and do what we can to rehabilitate land.		8
EN12	Description of significant impacts of activities on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value	35	We undertake biodiversity studies at our large sites and do what we can to rehabilitate land.		8
EN13 Additional	Habitats protected or restored	35	We have a number of reforestation projects near our operations including in Brazil, Spain, Romania, Ukraine and Kazakhstan		8
EN14 Additional	Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity	42	We undertake biodiversity studies at our large sites and do what we can to rehabilitate land.		8
EN15 Additional	Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk		Not currently reported		8
EN16	Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight	30	"Owing to the size of our asset portfolio our steel-making operations emitted approximately 223 million tonnes of CO2 in 2008"		8
EN17	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight		Not currently reported		8
EN18 Additional	Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved	30-31	To reflect the importance of climate change to all aspects of the business, a multi-disciplinary climate change committee has been established		8
EN19	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight		Not currently reported		8
EN20	NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight	35	Details to be made available in future reporting		8
EN21	Total water discharge by quality and destination		Not currently reported		8
EN22	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method	43	"Our operations have undertaken intensive efforts over recent years to reduce the volumes of final residues disposed of by landfill or incineration"		8,9
EN23	Total number and volume of significant spills		Not currently reported		8
EN24 Additional	Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated hazardous waste		Not currently reported		8
EN25 Additional	Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by discharges of water and runoff		Not currently reported		8
EN26	Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation	32-33	In 2008, we invested US$ 295 million in Research and Development. A significant part of that was aimed at reducing the environmental impact of our production processes		8
EN27	Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category		Not applicable		8
EN28	Value and number of significant fines and non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations		See 20F, page 122
EN29 Additional	Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials		Not currently reported		8
EN30 Additional	Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type	35	Total environmental capital expenditure in 2008 was US$ 228 million		8
MM EN23	Total amount of land owned, leased, and managed for production activities or extractive use; total land distributed, total land rehabilitated		Not currently reported		(8,9)
MM3	The number/percentage of sites identified as requiring biodiversity management plans, and with plans in place		Not currently reported		(8)
MM4	Percentage of product(s) derived from secondary materials		Not currently reported		(8)
MM5	Policies for assessing the eco-efficiency and sustainability attributes of products	32	We have a dedicated Environment, Life-cycle and Materials team		8
MM6	Approach to management of overburden, rock, tailings, and sludges/residues		Not currently reported		(8,9)
Human Rights
HR1	Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or human rights screening	42	We support the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human rights, the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Global Compact		1,2
HR2	Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken	42	We support the core conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)		1,2
HR3 Additional	Employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights	42	Presently our internal human rights efforts are focused on awareness-raising. Relevant individuals from across the business are using a compliance assessment tool.		1
HR4	Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken		Not currently reported		6
HR5	Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk	16	Our Code of Conduct has been designed to ensure our clients, suppliers and all others with whom we have dealings can trust us to be fair, reliable and transparent. It is also there to make sure our employees work in a safe environment. We will not enter locations where we cannot fulfil these commitments		3
HR6	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour	42	We are a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact. Principle 5 states that "Businesses should support the effective abolition of child labour"		5
HR7	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour	42	We are a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact. Principle 4 states that "Businesses should support the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour"		4
HR8 Additional	Percentage of security personnel trained in policies or procedures concerning human rights		Not currently reported		2
HR9 Additional	Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken		Not currently reported		2
MM11	Process for identifying local communities' land and customary rights, including those of indigenous peoples, and grievance mechanisms used to resolve any disputes	63	"Our overall action plan includes: systematically engage dialogue with local stakeholders according to Group guidelines and practices"
Labour practices and decent work
LA1	Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region		See 2007 Fact Book, page 62
LA2	Total number and rate of employees turnover by age group, gender and region		Not currently reported
LA3 Additional	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees		Not currently reported
LA4	Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements	22	A majority of the employees of ArcelorMittal and of its contractors are represented by labour unions are covered by collective bargaining or similar agreements See 2008 20F, page 14		3
LA5	Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes		Not currently reported		3
LA6 Additional	Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees	24	In June 2008, we signed a Global Health and Safety Agreement with all of our trade unions which will establish Joint Health and Safety Committees in every plant
LA7	Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region	24	In 2008, overall injury rates for our own employees within our steel-making operations reduced on the previous year
LA8	Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programmes in place regarding serious diseases	25	We are focusing on health management. We have many examples of excellent practice across the Group, and we are now working hard to share these ideas and processes as widely possible.
LA9	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions	22,24	In June 2008, we signed a Global Health and Safety Agreement with all of our trade unions
LA10	Average hours of training per year per employee per employee category	26	Investment, courses and training hours through ArcelorMittal university disclosed
LA11 Additional	Programmes for skills management and lifelong learning	26	"Launched in 2007, our Corporate University is the focus of internal training and development"
LA12 Additional	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews		Not currently reported
LA13	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity	16	Our Group Code of Business Conduct prohibits discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, colour, sex, age, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability or any other unlawful basis
LA14	Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category		Not currently reported		6
MM12	Approach to identifying, preparing for, and responding to emergency situations		Not currently reported
MM13	Number of new cases of occupational disease by type. Programmes to prevent occupational disease	23,25	Our health strategy focuses on a number of health issues.
Society
SO1	Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programmes and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting	38-41	"At Group level, we maintain, and where possible exceed, minimum practice standard by developing regional action plans and toolkits. Our regional activities lead our resettlement activities on the ground in line with international best practice and government expectations"
SO2	Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption	16	Newly developed anti-corruption guidelines introduced in 2009		10
SO3	Percentage of employees trained in organisation's anti-corruption policies and procedures	16	Anti-corruption guidelines were approved in early 2009, and will be rolled out across the Group, backed up by comprehensive training		10
SO4	Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption	16	As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, ArcelorMittal "works against corruption in all its forms including extortion and bribery"
SO5	Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying	40	With regards to climate change we are engaged with the European Union as well as US and Canadian legislative bodies
SO6 Additional	Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country		Not currently reported. The Code of Business Conduct states that we will not directly or indirectly offer or give anything of value to any government official, including employees of state-owned enterprises, for the purpose of influencing any act or decision in order to assist the Company in obtaining or retaining business or to direct business to anyone.
SO7 Additional	Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes		See 20F, page 125-127
SO8	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations		See 20F, page 125-127
MM7	Description of significant incidents affecting communities during the reporting period, and grievance mechanisms used	40	Community engagement standard introduced in 2008 with supporting community engagement database in development
MM8	Description of programmes in which the reporting organisation has been involved that addressed artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)		Not applicable
MM9	Description of resettlement policies and activities	42	We work to handle the rehabilitation and resettlement policy in fair and open manner, observe the highest international standards including social and environmental impact assessments, and respect local cultural and social concerns. Our policy is to work with local groups, and invite all the people affected to get involved in planning their new community, and developing new jobs and amenities.
MM10	Number or percentage of operations with closure plans, company policy, stakeholder engagement processes, frequency of plan review, and amount and type of financial provisions for closure		Not currently reported
Product responsibility
PR1	Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement	32	A dedicated Environment, Life-cycle and Materials team within R&D evaluates processes, products and solutions using the life cycle assessment methodology. This analyses every stage in the life of a piece of steel
PR2 Additional	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle		Not currently reported
PR3	Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services, by type of outcome		Not currently reported
PR4 Additional	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcome		Not currently reported
PR5 Additional	Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction		Not currently reported
PR6	Programmes for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship		Not currently reported
PR7 Additional	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, by type of outcomes		Not currently reported
PR8 Additional	Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data		Not currently reported
PR9	Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws/regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services		Not currently reported