Gazprom-AR2014

Environment and Social Responsibility
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Breakdown of Gazprom Group’s current environmental protection costs in 2014 (Russian operations)
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ambient air protection and climate change prevention 15%
2 Waste water collection and treatment 45%
3 Waste treatment 20%
4 Protection and remediation of land, surface and ground waters 14%
5 Other activities 6%
In 2014, Gazprom Group’s capital investments into environmental protection and sustainable
use of natural resources in Russia totalled RUB 15.58bn. The reduction of environmental investments
against 2013 was due to the completion of environmental activities under the Programme
for the Construction of Olympic Venues and Development of Sochi as a Mountain Climatic Resort.
The 2014 investment mix was dominated by investments in protection and sustainable use of
water and ambient air protection, accounting for 41% and 31% of the total, respectively.
Gazprom Group’s capital investments into environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources in
2014 (Russian operations)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Protection and sustainable use of water 41%
2 Ambient air protection 31%
3 Protection and sustainable use of land 19%
4 Production waste utilisation and processing systems 5%
5 Waste utilisation, neutralisation and disposal facilities and sites 3%
6 Other areas 1%
In 2014, Gazprom Group paid RUB 1.75bn of negative environmental impact charges to different
level budgets in the Russian Federation. The 41% decrease in the amount of charges paid
against 2013 was due to the initiatives implemented by Gazprom neft Group to improve APG utilisation
at its sites.
Being the most significant aspect of Gazprom Group’s environmental footprint, air pollution
emissions and disposal of production and consumption waste represent the biggest share of the
said charges.
Gazprom Group’s negative environmental impact charges in 2014 (Russian operations)
1 2 3
1 Charges for air pollution emissions 50%
2 Charges for discharge of pollutants into water bodies 8%
3 Charges for disposal of production and consumption waste 42%
In addition, Gazprom Group funded environmental activities and paid negative environmental
impact charges to the national budgets in foreign countries where it operates.
In 2014, a total of 451 state inspections of Gazprom Group’s entities were held. A total of 416
irregularities were revealed, of which 329 (79%) did not pose any environmental threat and
no fines or penalties were imposed. Remedial actions are taken within prescribed timelines to
eliminate identified irregularities. During the reporting period, 323 such irregularities were rectified.
OAO Gazprom Annual Report 2014