EVRAZ

Working with the communities in which we operate is critical to our success and an important element of our overall responsibility. We have a policy of recruiting local people wherever possible and therefore generate employment opportunities in these communities, both in our operations and indirectly through local supporting activities. We regularly meet with local authorities to discuss issues of mutual interest and we like to take an active role in supporting local needs and initiatives.

We are actively involved in a number of charitable projects at both a regional and a national level. We provide ongoing support for several medical institutions, including a number of hospitals and clinics in Kuzbass. Additionally, we support several orphanages in the Kemerovo region and the Urals. We fund equipment for teaching computer literacy and pay for repairs and maintenance at local schools and colleges. As part of our commitment to social responsibility, we also finance the publication of cultural literature, sponsor Russian cinema projects and support scientific research. In sport we have sponsored two regular judo tournaments for many years, as well as the Novokuznetsk ice-hockey club, Metallurg, and the football team, Metallurg-Kuzbass, the Dynamo volleyball club in Moscow. Long-term support for the women’s volleyball club Uralochka-NTMK helped it to victory in the European championships. We also materially support sport in the wider community through sporting bodies with our plants holding regular competitions for both amateurs and professionals.