JSC Pigment took the fourth place in the prestigious ESS rating (Ecology. Staff. State), having scored 131 points out of 160 (level AAA), among large enterprises of Russia according to the results of April of the current year. Additionally, in the direction of "State", the Tambov company became the leader, having scored 69 out of 70 possible points.
It is worth noting that the ESS rating is formed during the assessment of enterprises according to the following criteria: level of wages, quality of the social package, financial condition of the business, payments to the budget, history of execution of state contracts and obligations to contractors, use of the best available technologies, implementation of environmental and charitable projects, as well as social investments in the regions of presence. In other words, the ESS rating is an index of reliability, social and environmental responsibility of the enterprise.
– JSC Pigment has been continuously building its development strategy taking into account the principles of sustainable development for several years now. And for us, of course, it is an honor to continue our activities as a responsible participant in the business community and to be assessed in the first national ESS rating. Our company has taken a worthy position of the AAA level. At the same time, it was the enterprise’s activities in the field of social investment in the region of presence, financial stability, and business reputation that allowed JSC Pigment to receive a high rating according to the “State” criterion (69 out of 70 points). The results obtained confirm the correctness of the chosen vector of the enterprise’s development and highlight areas for improvement, work on which has continued this year – commented Andrey Utrobin, General Director of JSC Pigment.
Company Information Sheet
JSC Pigment manufactures chemical products presented in the markets of Russia, near and far abroad under the trademark KRATA. The company's range of products includes about 400 types of products for the construction, paint and varnish, textile, pulp and paper, printing, woodworking, oil producing and oil refining, chemical industries; for the production of household chemicals, agriculture. The company's activities are carried out taking into account the basic principles of sustainable development - reducing the impact on the environment, ensuring social security of personnel, developing the region of presence, implementing high management standards (corporate governance).
The integrated quality, ecology, occupational health and safety management system is certified and recognized as compliant with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 standards in the field of development and production of acrylic emulsions, PVA dispersions and adhesives based on them, concrete additives, resins, gasoline additives, paints and varnishes, varnishes for the production of paints and varnishes, sulfamic acid, optical brighteners, organic dyes (including pigments).
Information note about ESS rating
The ESS rating was initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and, since February 1, 2024, has had the status of a national standard GOST R 71198–2023 “Business Reputation Index of Entrepreneurs (ESS Rating). Assessment Methodology and Procedure for Forming the ESS Rating of Responsible Business”. It is compiled by specialists from the Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District, the Federal Tax Service, the Accounts Chamber, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and the D. I. Mendeleyev Institute of Demographic Policy with the participation of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. The assessment is carried out in two stages: scoring and questionnaires. A company can receive a maximum of 160 points.