OREANDA-NEWS. "SGM" Group of companies has become a winner of the contest "100 Best Companies of Russia" in three categories – "Golden Branch of the Planet", "Environmentalist of the Year" and "Best Environmental Service Manager".

The contest results were announced in the frame of the 7th All-Russian Conference "Ecology and Production. Prospects for the development of economic instruments for environmental protection" that held in St. Petersburg since March 29 till April 1.

Ruslan Goryukhin, Chief Executive Officer of LLC "STROYGAZMONTAZH", was awarded with an honorary badge "Environmentalist of the Year". Dmitry Zlobin, Head of Environmental and Industrial Safety Division of LLC "SGM", was awarded as "Best Environmental Service Manager".

At the conference Alexey Sarnavskiy, Head of Quality Control and Environmental Protection Department of LLC "SGM", made report on environmental policy of the company.

LLC "STROYGAZMONTAZH" pays special attention to preservation of the existing ecosystem within the regions of facilities construction. The company allocated over 170 mln roubles for environmental measures in 2012.

International Academy of Quality and Marketing together with Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE International) hold an annual contest "100 Best Companies of Russia. Ecology and Environmental Management". Nearly 150 Russian companies took part in the event this year.