Priority Sustainable development goals
Kazakhtelecom JSC recognizes the importance of all seventeen Sustainable Development Goals and identifies nine key goals that are especially relevant for the telecommunications sector, the specifics of the Company’s activities and the implementation of the Company’s Strategic Growth Directions.
UN Priority Sustainable Development Goals
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Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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Reduce inequality within and among countries
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels
Effective organization
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
4.4 By 2030, significantly increase the number of young people and adults with high-demand skills, including professional and technical skills, for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurial activities
- Opening of the Corporate University of Kazakhtelecom JSC, aimed at cooperation with educational institutions and providing conditions for students to undergo internships in the Company;
- More than 23,521 employees have been trained in the following areas: Leadership academy, EX academy, HSE&ESG academy, Service and sales academy, Technical academy, IT academy, Qazaq&English academy, Finance academy, Jas academy
4.7 By 2030, ensure that all students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to promote sustainable development, including through training on sustainability and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of world and non-violence, citizenship of the world and recognition of the value of cultural diversity and the contribution of culture to sustainable development
- Conducted training events for members of the Board of Directors in order to further the qualitative growth of the management body in the implementation of ESG standards
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.2 Improve economic productivity through diversification, technical modernization, and innovation, including by focusing on high value-added and labor-intensive sectors
- Continuous improvement of network infrastructure;
- Development of innovation activities and new businesses: 5G, IoT, Smart quantity, labeling of goods, etc.;
- Technical development and support of networks
8.8 Protect employment rights and promote safe and secure working conditions for all workers, including expatriate workers, particularly women, and people without stable employment
- Human rights policy developed and planned for approval;
- Provision of social support to employees, including within the framework of the Collective Agreement
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and sustainable infrastructure, including regional and cross-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human wellbeing, with a particular focus on ensuring affordable and equal access for all
9.2 Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive for universal and affordable Internet access in the least developed countries
- Kazakhtelecom JSC’s platform installed 34 thousand video cameras in 17 cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Video cameras are installed at entrance gates and inside entrances of apartment buildings
Reduce inequality within and among countries
10.3 Ensure equality of opportunity and reduce disparity in outcomes, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and actions
- The program “Support for Women in the Regions” was launched, aimed at increasing the level of knowledge and competencies of the Company’s female personnel;
- Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Diversity Policy developed and scheduled for approval
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
11.3 By 2030, expand inclusive and sustainable urbanization and opportunities for inclusive and sustainable human settlements planning and management in all countries
- In connection with a large-scale natural emergency (forest fires), assistance was provided to all victims in the form of releasing and writing off debts and penalties on the subscription fee for the services provided
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.2 Achieve sustainable development and efficient use of natural resources by 2030
- Implementation of measures to reduce energy consumption, such as deduplication of copper communication lines and replacement with LED light sources;
- Low-carbon development program of Kazakhtelecom JSC for 2022–2032
12.6 Encourage companies, particularly large and multinational companies, to adopt sustainable production methods and report on the rational use of resources
- Implementation of the principles and values of sustainable development;
- Realization of the Program of Sustainable Development Initiatives;
- Issuance of an annual sustainability report in accordance with the requirements of GRI standards;
- Implementation of the Action Plan for obtaining the ESG rating in 2023
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15.1 To ensure the conservation, restoration and rational use of surface and internal freshwater ecosystems and their services, including forests, wetlands, hills and drylands, in accordance with the obligations arising from international treaties
- Carrying out activities for land reclamation after the construction of networks;
- Preparatory work for the development of biodiversity and land management guidelines scheduled for 2023
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
16.5 Significantly reduce corruption and bribery in all its forms
- 100% of employees and members of key corporate governance bodies are informed about anti-corruption policies and methods;
- An analysis of the Company’s activities was carried out to identify spheres of influence, collusion and other violations leading to a shortfall in profits and losses of the Company
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
17.16 Strengthen the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, supplemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and distribute knowledge, experience, technology and financial resources to support the achievement of sustainable development goals in all countries, particularly in developing countries;
17.17 Encourage and encourage effective partnerships between public organizations, between public and private sectors and between civil society organizations, based on experience and strategies to use partner resources
- Interaction with legislative and executive authorities, civil society institutions, local communities and business communities;
- Participation in international and national associations;
- Membership in working groups, profile committees of state structures and associations