President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting of the Board of Directors of TATNEFT PJSC named after V.D. Shashin. The event was held at the House of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Board of Directors approved the Policy of TATNEFT PJSC named after V.D. Shashin in the field of sustainable development and interaction with stakeholders. The policy is designed to ensure that all stakeholders understand the responsible position of TATNEFT PJSC in this area, to promote the formation of an effective sustainable development management system at all levels of corporate activity planning.
The key priorities of TATNEFT in ensuring sustainable development are to support local communities and promote social development, create conditions for efficient work and human development, minimize environmental impact, transition to a low-carbon economy and develop technologies, improve corporate governance practices, ensure safety and ESG risk management.
Among the principles that Tatneft adheres to in its activities in the field of sustainable development are compliance with the requirements of the law and other obligations assumed by the Company, taking into account the interests and expectations of stakeholders, integrating sustainable development factors and goals into the business model, strategy and operations, and others. .
Separately, the Policy emphasizes that the Company in its activities fully shares and supports the principles of observance of human rights in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Social Charter of Russian Business, and generally recognized norms enshrined in international agreements.
With the Policy of TATNEFT PJSC named after V.D. Shashin in the field of sustainable development and interaction with stakeholders can be found on the official website.
Also, the meeting participants were presented with the results of the evaluation of the activities of the Board of Directors of Tatneft and its committees. The Russian Institute of Directors, which has many years of experience and expertise in the field of corporate governance and performance evaluation, acted as a consultant.
Based on the results of the assessment, the experts concluded that the Board of Directors is properly involved in the strategic management of the company, and separately noted the high level of immersion in sustainable development issues, in particular, the climate agenda.
During the meeting, the members of the Board of Directors also heard information on the results of the budget execution of TATNEFT PJSC for 4 months of 2022, approved the budget for June 2022, got acquainted with the report on the implementation of strategic initiatives in the field of information technology and digitalization aimed at improving business analysts and improving the efficiency of activities, considered a number of other issues of production and economic activity.