Environmental Impact Management
The environmental safety is a key issue among
the Company’s strategic priorities and is vital for
the daily operations of the Company. This is
conditioned by the Company’s acceptance of the
principles of sustainable development and our
awareness that we ought to limit the Company’s
impact on the environment. We also take into
consideration new opportunities that lie open for
the environmentally-friendly companies. These
opportunities include the attraction of
investments on international markets, as the
investments may become handy for the Company
development.
Considering the above, the Company conducts periodical technical and organizational measures intended to improve the Company’s environmental friendliness. The technical measures include the replacement of equipment containing hazardous substances, the repair of oil collectors, the furnishing of locations for temporary storage of wastes, and the construction and reconstruction of sewage systems and treatment plants. The construction and reconstruction of the Company’s electric power grid facilities involves the installation of new environmentally-friendly equipment, and the implementation of new technologies of laying and construction of electric power transmission lines.
The organizational measures, among others, include environmental training of personnel, the improvement of the existing system of environmental production control, the conduct of environmental audits, and the implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS). The EMS was successfully implemented and certified for compliance with ISO 14001:2004 in MPTL of North-West. The Company’s Executive Body and the MPTL of South were certified in 2011, with supervisory audit of these units conducted in 2012. The audit results confirmed the compliance with the standard.
To additionally improve the efficiency of environmental impact management, the Chairman of the Company’s Management Board decided to establish a new structural division of the Company’s Executive Body in 2012, meaning a department for the implementation of the environmental policy. The Department is responsible for developing guidelines for the Company’s environment protection activities. The Department’s other responsibilities include the implementation of the state policy and corporate requirements pertaining to the Company’s environmental safety provisions and the implementation of EMS in line with ISO 14000 international standard.
The 2013 plans include:
— The implementation and certification of EMS in MTPL of Center, a branch of the Company, and the maintenance of the optimal operation of EMS within the Company’s Executive Body, the MTPL of South and the MTPL of North-West;
— The conduct of internal environmental audits in the branches of the Company;
— The organization of environmental training for managers and specialists in order to comply with the environment protection laws of the Russian Federation, and to improve the environmental awareness of the Company’s personnel.
Nikolai Shvets, Deputy
Chairman of the
Management Board
Considering the above, the Company conducts periodical technical and organizational measures intended to improve the Company’s environmental friendliness. The technical measures include the replacement of equipment containing hazardous substances, the repair of oil collectors, the furnishing of locations for temporary storage of wastes, and the construction and reconstruction of sewage systems and treatment plants. The construction and reconstruction of the Company’s electric power grid facilities involves the installation of new environmentally-friendly equipment, and the implementation of new technologies of laying and construction of electric power transmission lines.
The organizational measures, among others, include environmental training of personnel, the improvement of the existing system of environmental production control, the conduct of environmental audits, and the implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS). The EMS was successfully implemented and certified for compliance with ISO 14001:2004 in MPTL of North-West. The Company’s Executive Body and the MPTL of South were certified in 2011, with supervisory audit of these units conducted in 2012. The audit results confirmed the compliance with the standard.
To additionally improve the efficiency of environmental impact management, the Chairman of the Company’s Management Board decided to establish a new structural division of the Company’s Executive Body in 2012, meaning a department for the implementation of the environmental policy. The Department is responsible for developing guidelines for the Company’s environment protection activities. The Department’s other responsibilities include the implementation of the state policy and corporate requirements pertaining to the Company’s environmental safety provisions and the implementation of EMS in line with ISO 14000 international standard.
The 2013 plans include:
— The implementation and certification of EMS in MTPL of Center, a branch of the Company, and the maintenance of the optimal operation of EMS within the Company’s Executive Body, the MTPL of South and the MTPL of North-West;
— The conduct of internal environmental audits in the branches of the Company;
— The organization of environmental training for managers and specialists in order to comply with the environment protection laws of the Russian Federation, and to improve the environmental awareness of the Company’s personnel.