Indirect economic impacts

The Company strives to have a positive economic and social impact in the regions where it operates through job creation and infrastructure improvements. These economic impacts are relevant to the agenda of such international initiatives as the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact Principles, namely SDG 8 “Decent Work and Economic Growth”, SDG 9 “Industrialization, Innovation and Infrastructure”, and UN Global Compact Principle 6 “Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of labor and employment”.

During the reporting period, the Company did not invest in infrastructure and local communities. By the decision of the Board of Directors of Samruk-Kazyna JSC from January 28, 2016 No. 126 the Charity Policy of Samruk-Kazyna JSC and the Charity Program of Samruk-Kazyna JSC were approved.

According to the new Charity Policy of Samruk-Kazyna JSC, all charitable and sponsorship activities of Samruk-Kazyna Group of Companies are carried out by the Social Projects Development Fund Samruk-Kazyna Trust, which implements socially significant projects by selecting on a competitive basis in several priority areas.