EconomicsUkraine: Corporate Social Responsiblity: Metals & mining companies construct new drinking water wells in Komsomolsk, Ukraine

Komsomolsk is a city of about 50,000  (another source says 300,000) on Barbara Lake in Poltava oblast (state) in the Ukraine.  It's been having problems with its drinking water probably due to heavy mining in the area, as both mining and metals companies are active in the area.  So, a combo of these mining and metals companies, umbrellaèd under an entity named Metinvest (with connections to United Coal Company, Blountville, Tennessee, USA) have taken up the social task of renewing Komsomolsk's drinking water supply.  Aside from this instance of corporate social responsiblity in Ukraine (in English and Ukraininian below, notice the background info we found on Metinvest also below).  Wikipedia tells us that the oblast is a humming center of industry: "The oblast’ is a center of Ukraine's oil and natural gas industry, with many wells and pipelines situated here. There is a major oil refinery plant in the city of Kremenchuk. Important iron ore processing facilities also present. In general there are 374 large industrial organization and 618 small industrial organizations."

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Business and Human Rights (Dec1,2k12)

METINVEST TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DRINKING WATER WELLS IN KOMSOMOLSKE

Posted on 14.11.2012 by admin

Metinvest, an international vertically integrated group of metals and mining companies headquartered at United Coal Company in Blountville, Tenessee USA, has allocated more than UAH 1 million for construction of new drinking water wells in Komsomolske, Poltava, Ukraine, as part of its Social Partnership Program. This is the second phase of the program, which aims to provide citizens of Komsomolske with safe, clean drinking water. In 2011, Metinvest purchased a water treatment plant for approximately UAH 1.5 million. More (in Ukrainian) can be found here  

Or read it in Ukrainian on refWrite-experiment ... also read info in English on the background of Metinvest

 Новини

08ЛИСТОПАД2012

 

Метинвест обеспечит Комсомольское питьевой водой

Напрямок КСВ:  Програма соціального партнерства

Бізнес:  ГМК

Група Метінвест виділила понад 1 млн. грн. на будівництво нової свердловини 

питної води міста Комсомольське.

Група Метінвест, міжнародна вертикально інтегрована гірничо-металургійна 

група компаній, в рамках Програми соціального партнерства, виділила понад 

1 млн. грн. на будівництво нової свердловини питної води міста Комсомольське. 

Зобов'язання прийняти фінасово участь у міській програмі «Питна вода України» 

Метінвест взяв на себе, підписавши угоду про соціально-економічну співпрацю з 

Комсомольським міською радою. Це вже другий етап реалізації програми по 

забезпеченню питною водою м. Комсомольське: у 2011 році Метінвест придбав 

для міста станції очищення води, вклавши понад 1,5 млн. грн.

— Проблема якості питної води дійсно дуже важлива для городян. Спільними 

зусиллями з міською громадою ми вирішимо це питання, — упевнений генеральний 

директор Комсомольського рудоуправління Юрій Поляков.

Metinvest page English translation (Dec1,2k12)

Metinvest has organized the II International Conference on  Occupational Health and Safety

Metinvest, the international vertically integrated mining and metals company, hosted the II International Conference on industrial safety, occupational safety, health and the environment. The conference was attended by more than 90 industrial companies, government authorities, international experts and consultants. INSTANTLY recognizable for the latest news on the official website of the journal in Facebook The conference was held under the slogan "Safe production = Successful Business." The conference was more than three hundred of recognized experts on industrial safety, occupational health and environmental safety, among them - the experts of the company DuPont, Shell, RAG, ArcelorMittal, Celsa Group, SUEK, DTEK, consulting companies CCS, InfoTech, IPM Advisors, the World Steel Association etc.    The main attention was paid to improving  safety in industrial plants, construction of the  modern culture of safety, the introduction of modern management techniques and overcome  existing barriers efficiency, collaboration  between business, government and society in  environmental issues, implementation of the  principles of lean manufacturing. During  discussions and round tables held in the  framework of the conference, participants were  keen to share knowledge, best practices and  experience in implementing projects in the  field of industrial safety and environmental  protection.  Opening the conference, Igor  Syry , CEO of Metinvest Group, said: "The  group Metinvest health issues life and ecology  of the highest priority in decision making and  are the main corporate values. High interest in  our conference by companies from  different countries, government agencies and  leading experts shows that we have many adherents. This conference will serve as a good  platform for the efficient exchange of knowledge, experiences and best practices in the field of safety and the  environment and help to meet the vital task -  to make our company more secure. "