Novolipetsk Wins All-Russian Environmental Competition
04/18/2011 - Novolipetsk has been honored as one of Russia’s Top 100 – Ecology and Environmental Management for its environmental activity in 2010.
Novolipetsk has been honored as one of Russia’s Top 100 – Ecology and Environmental Management for its environmental activity in 2010.
The competition was judged by an independent community council based on recommendations from heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Key criteria for the award included sustainability of the nominated companies’ environmental management systems and the ongoing reduction of their environmental footprints.
In 2010, Novolipetsk reduced its atmospheric emissions by 1,400 tonnes even though its steel output grew by 781,000 tonnes (up to 9,288,000 tonnes). River water consumption was decreased by 11.1 million m3, and there was no wastewater discharge into the Voronezh River. Previously stockpiled waste was reduced by more than 500,000 tonnes. The company also successfully passed the annual compliance audit conducted by certification authority TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH (Germany) for compliance with international standard ISO 14001-2004.
Novolipetsk was previously ranked among Russia’s Top 100 – Ecology and Environmental Management in 2007. In that year, the company also won the Russia’s Best Enterprises: Progress, Efficiency, Responsibility award for Most Environmentally Responsible Business. The contest was held by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
Since the launch of its Technical Upgrade Program in 2000, NLMK has allocated over RUR17 billion to environmental protection programs, including RUR4,137 million in 2010. As a result, atmospheric impact has been cut by 22%. In 2005 the city of Lipetsk was excluded from the list of Russia’s cities with the highest air pollution drawn up based on Roshydromet monitoring, and in 2009 the company completely stopped the discharge of effluents.
This year’s awards ceremony took place in Saint-Petersburg at the 5th Annual All-Russian Conference on Environment and Production, Prospects for the Development of Economic Mechanisms of Environmental Protection, which was organized with the support of the Council of the Federation Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the Education Committee of the State Duma.
