Key events in the field of sustainable development in 2023

3 March

KEGOC JSC successfully completed the second placement of KZT 16.9 billion of its green bonds on KASE's trade floor

Samruk-Kazyna JSC held an open meeting of the Public Council on industrial safety in the Group

4 April

Samruk-Kazyna JSC experts presented their experiences at the XXIII World Congress in Spain on Prevention of Industrial Safety Risks

PI "Centre for Social Interaction and Communications" has introduced a new way of communication between employees and the management of the Fund's companies

5 May

Graduates of Samruk-Kazyna’s Gender Equality Program are included in the State Commission for Women’s Affairs

Green Office concept implemented at Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu LLP and Stepnogorsk Sulphuric Acid Plant SSAP LLP

6 June

Employees of Samruk-Kazyna’s portfolio companies took first aid courses according to international standards

KEGOC JSC was awarded Green Finance Awards 2023 for the largest issue of green bonds

7 July

Tau-Ken Samruk JSC and International Program Centre JSC concluded an agreement on mutual support of the Bolashak International Scholarship graduates

9 September

NAC Kazatomprom JSC became a participant in the SDG Ambition Program of the UN Global Compact

The School of Corporate Volunteering in NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC was launched

HR-connect, a professional community for the Group’s HR professionals, was launched

Air Astana JSC opened a flight training center in the capital city certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency

10 October

The Board of Directors of NAC Kazatomprom JSC approved the Program on Water Resources Management and Radioactive Waste Management until 2030

Samruk-Kazyna JSC and China Power International Holding signed an agreement on the construction of a 1 GW wind farm

Samruk-Kazyna JSC, China National Petroleum Corporation, and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of understanding in the field of renewable energy

NC QazaqGaz JSC launched the second string of the main gas pipeline in Mangistau

The project “Work Safety Culture” of Samruk Business Academy won the contest of HR-projects EMBRAS 2023

The Annual report of Samruk-Energy JSC was honored with the platinum (highest) award in the prestigious international competition MarCom Awards (USA)

A shop for extracting gold from production waste was launched at Tau-Ken Altyn LLP’s refinery

11 November

1 GW wind power plant in Kazakhstan’s joint venture construction agreement was signed with Total Eren

Chairman of the Management Board of NC KazMunayGas JSC took part in the Black Sea Energy and Security conference in the USA

12 December

Five employees of the Samruk-Kazyna Group were enrolled in the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve (out of 50 Kazakhstani enrollees)

Samruk-Kazyna JSC, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Investment of the UAE signed a Memorandum on the development of a 10 GW low-carbon energy program in Kazakhstan

Samruk-Kazyna JSC with ACWA Power and Masdar signed agreement at the COP 28 conference on the construction of a wind farm

KazMunayGas signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNEP and joined the OGMP 2.0 (The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership) at the СOP 28 conference

Kazakhtelecom JSC presented a new cyber security model at the annual IDC Government Innovation Forum in Astana

Samruk-Kazyna Construction JSC and contractors signed EPC contracts on «Comfortable Schools»

Kazpost JSC and Zhasyl Damu JSC signed a memorandum on developing a “green” economy and ESG

The Development Strategy of NMC Tau-Ken Samruk JSC until 2033 was approved; one of the goals is to introduce ESG principles and reduce net carbon footprint by 10%