MOSCOW
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July 6, 2023
(press release)
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PhosAgro was named the leader in a rating – compiled by the independent agency RAEX – of Russian companies with the best corporate ESG practices.
Compiled since 2018 on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the quality of corporate management of ESG risks and opportunities, the rating currently provides information on about 160 companies. Group A, the leading group, includes the 15 companies that demonstrated the best performance in the areas of the environment, social relations and corporate governance.
PhosAgro not only topped the overall business rating in terms of the final ESG assessment but was also the leader in the categories of social policy impact and quality of corporate governance. The Company, along with NLMK Group and Polyus, was given a final ESG rating of AA.
RAEX CEO Dmitry Grishankov congratulated PhosAgro for its impressive achievements: «PhosAgro received more than 80 out of a possible 100 points based on the sustainability findings, thus making it the July leader in our monthly ESG ranking. It is particularly worth noting corporate governance, where PhosAgro received the highest score».
PhosAgro CEO Mikhail Rybnikov thanked RAEX’s experts for their extensive work in assessing corporate practices: «PhosAgro’s achievement of the leading position in the ESG ranking confirms the Company’s commitment to sustainabilty principles and indicates the successful incorporation of ESG criteria into our long-term development strategy. Over the course of many years, PhosAgro has been systematically incorporating the best available technologies; increasing funding for social and charitable programmes; carrying out comprehensive initiatives in the areas of climate, resource conservation and energy efficiency; adhering to high corporate governance standards; and paying special attention to health and safety issues as well as disclosure in the interests of all stakeholders».
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