АКЦІОНЕРНЕ ТОВАРИСТВО "ОПЕРАТОР ГАЗОРОЗПОДІЛЬНОЇ СИСТЕМИ "ХАРКІВГАЗ"
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Implemented measures to reduce water loss and prevent exceeding permitted wastewater discharge into surface water bodies and sewage systems.
- Concluded agreements for the transfer of industrial and household waste to organizations with appropriate licenses.
- Developed measures to raise employee awareness of environmental regulations.
Social Achievements
- Implemented a Code of Corporate Ethics.
- Provided training and development programs for employees.
- Launched long-term projects for youth and infrastructure development in 2022, focusing on responsible energy consumption.
Governance Achievements
- Company policy is to not participate in bribery or corruption and to comply with current anti-corruption laws.
- Implemented measures to minimize corruption risks.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Further transformation of AT Kharkivgaz into a service-oriented, customer-focused company.
- Development and implementation of innovations for affordable, safe, and comfortable energy consumption in the Kharkiv region.
- Partnership with companies and organizations implementing energy-efficient measures.
Environmental Challenges
- Increasing prices of materials and services.
- Increased prices for balancing services and natural gas for own needs.
- Falling volumes of natural gas distribution services.
- Economically unjustified tariff for natural gas distribution.
- Untimely payments from clients.
- Political and economic instability in Ukraine.
- Risk of increasing operational costs due to potential price increases for materials and services.
- Risk of key personnel shortage.
- Risk of cybersecurity incidents.
- Tax risks due to regulatory changes in Ukraine.
- Liquidity risk due to inability to meet financial obligations on time.
Mitigation Strategies
- Implemented fuel consumption control systems and used GPS trackers for equipment.
- Adhered to a strategy for the development and optimization of production processes to reduce fuel consumption.
- Built long-term mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers of goods, works, and services through tender procurement via the ProZorro electronic system.
- Offered competitive working conditions to potential employees.
- Implemented a salary scheme to motivate and retain key personnel.
- Regularly conducted training and professional development for personnel.
- Improved intranet infrastructure to reduce the risk of unauthorized external interference.
- Reconstructed the backup process to ensure maximum security of corporate business data.
- Isolated the most risky points of unauthorized external interference outside the internal network.
- Maintained effective budget and cash management processes to ensure adequate funds to meet business requirements.
- Maintained continuity and flexibility of financing through the use of credit terms provided by suppliers and attracting interest-bearing loans.
- Analyzed assets and liabilities by their maturity dates and planned liquidity based on expected deadlines for fulfilling obligations under relevant instruments.
- Developed a credit policy, and potential credit risks are constantly monitored.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Conducting tender procurement through the ProZorro electronic system.