JSC Pigment became a laureate of the National Award "Leaders of Responsible Business", established on the basis of the instruction of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The awarding of the winners took place on March 18 as part of the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. The well-deserved award was received by the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova to the Managing Director of JSC Sergey Korotkov.
It is worth noting that 2024 is the second year of the National Award. Applications for participation in the Award were submitted by 33 companies (the total number of declared programs is 86). The applications were evaluated in three stages in accordance with the Award Regulations and the Evaluation Methodology developed by the Award Expert Council and approved by the Organizing Committee. When reviewing applications, both the general indicators of the comprehensive assessment of companies recorded in authoritative Russian indices and ratings of sustainable development, and the contribution of companies to solving socially significant problems using the example of their corporate programs in key areas of strategic development were taken into account.
This year, four companies became winners of the National Award, five became laureates of the Prize, including JSC Pigment. In addition, companies that received diplomas in the thematic area were noted.
The Pigment enterprise submitted two applications for the competition in the nominations "For contribution to the achievement of national goals and objectives for ensuring technological leadership" (program: Pigment JSC: investments in innovations) and "For contribution to the sustainable development of territories, creation of a favorable environment for the life of the population in the regions of the company's presence" (program: Chemistry for the Good: creation of a favorable environment in the region of the presence of the Pigment chemical plant).
Let us recall that, based on the results of 2023, Tambov's Pigment became the 3rd degree Laureate of the National Prize in the nomination "For contribution to solving strategic tasks of human potential development".