ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
LUKOIL makes sure that its business practices meet the highest standards of environmental protection
and industrial safety. The Company is fully aware of its responsibility to society for maintaining the
environment and for rational use of resources. We make every effort to raise the level of ecological
and industrial security at our production facilities and to reduce negative environmental impacts. The
Company also strives to improve its business efficiency and reduce the environmental burden from
its industrial activities through rational use of natural resources, both at Company production sites and
in surrounding regions.
LUKOIL took all necessary measures in 2005 to ensure ecological security in accordance with requirements
of national legislation and international environmental standards. The Company also devoted
considerable efforts to raising quality of its products, which now meet the latest ecological standards.
The Company's environmental activities are guided by the LUKOIL environmental management system,
which has been certified as compliant with the ISO 14001 international standard. The Company
underwent a supervisory audit in 2005 and made the changeover to ISO 14001:2004 (the new version
of the international standard).
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