OREANDA-NEWS. June 11, 2010. Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (KPO) announced that it issued its 2009 Sustainability Report, reported the press-centre of KPO.

In his introductory address, KPO General Director Giuseppe Pasi comments: “Sustainable development has become an integral part of the way KPO does business in Kazakhstan. Our partnerships with the republic and with national oil company KazMunaiGaz enable us to align our business with government objectives, which are to ensure that the development of the republic’s natural resources provides sustainable advantages for the country as a whole.”

Giuseppe Pasi also added: “KPO’s contribution to sustainable development is focused on maintaining world-class health, safety and environmental practices, applying robust corporate governance principles, adopting the best available technologies in our operations, and enhancing our programmes for nationalisation, local content and contributions to social development”.

This is the second Sustainability Report which KPO produced and refers to KPO performance in 2009. The Report was independently verified and is available in  three languages (Kazakh, Russian and English) from the Sustainability page:
http://www.kpo.kz/index.php?id=119&L=0