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Opinion: American values and national character…
Opinion: American values and national character took a big hit in 2017
Despite photos showing a sparse crowd on the National Mall for Trump's inauguration, above, in contrast to dense crowds at Obama's photographed at the same time on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump proclaimed he had drawn the largest crowd ever. This set the pace for a steady stream of provable lies in his first year as president. (AP Photo)
US President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks to the White House in Washington, DC, on August 30, 2017 upon his return from Springfield, Missouri, where he spoke about tax reform. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump points to his cap as he walks on the South Lawn after he returned to the White House December 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump has changed his plan to return to the White House first due to a bad weather call. It's not sure whether he will still travel to Camp David for the weekend. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump places his hand over the tax bill before signing it in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Diego Rios, 23, of Rockville, Md., rallies in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, outside of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. President Donald Trump will end a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children and call for Congress to find a legislative solution. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the changes Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Yoon Kim, 32, of Los Angeles, right, holds a sign urging "Congress Must Act Now" as supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, know as DACA, rally outside of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. President Donald Trump will end a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children and call for Congress to find a legislative solution. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the changes Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Yurexi Quinones, 24, of Manassas, Va., a college student who is studying social work and a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, rallies next to Ana Rice, 18, of Manassas, Va., far right, in support of DACA, outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. President Donald Trump plans to end a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children and call for Congress to find a legislative solution. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A needle disposal container is filled up with used needles from drug addicts during a weekly needle distribution by HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Also, HEPPAC provides opioid overdose rescue kits in which includes the overdose reversing drug called naloxone. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
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OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Overdose Prevention Education and Naloxone Distribution coordinator Savanna O'Neill shows an Opioid overdose rescue kit provided by HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County during a weekly needle distribution on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. The overdose reversing drug naloxone is used to help counter the effects of opioids. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
The City of Santa Cruz opened a homeless camp in the San Lorenzo Park benchlands next to the San Lorenzo River. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: A homeless man sits along a cold sidewalk on a frigid day in Manhattan on December 27, 2017 in New York City. Dangerously low temperatures and wind chills the central and eastern United States are making outdoor activity difficult for many Americans. Little relief from the below normal temperatures is expected the first week of the New Year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Homeless residents mill about their campsites in the benchlands section of San Lorenzo Park on Tuesday. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: People carry signs addressing the issue of sexual harassment at a #MeToo rally outside of Trump International Hotel on December 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
This combination of file photos shows, top row from left, broadcaster Bill O'Reilly, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and broadcaster Matt Lauer. Bottom row from left are actor Kevin Spacey, conductor James Levine, broadcaster Charlie Rose and film producer Harvey Weinstein. (AP Photo)
This Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, photo shows a sign at a Wells Fargo bank location in Philadelphia. U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on an investigation into scandal-plagued Wells Fargo, tweeting Friday, Dec. 8, that fines and penalties against the bank would not be dropped, and may actually be "substantially increased." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, commuters walk by a Wells Fargo ATM location at New York's Penn Station. On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, the Federal Reserve gave the green light to all 34 of the biggest banks in the U.S. to raise their dividends and buy back shares, judging their financial foundations sturdy enough to withstand a major economic downturn. Those allowed to raise dividends or repurchase shares include the four biggest U.S. banks: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo. (AP Photo/Swayne B. Hall, File)
FILE - In this April 1, 2014 file photo, General Motors CEO Mary Barra testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. Barra is preparing for a return trip to Capitol Hill as an internal investigation into the company s safety problems nears a close. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 file photo, the logo for General Motors decorates the entrance at the site of a GM information technology center in Roswell, Ga. A congressional committee is investigating the way General Motors and a federal safety agency handled a deadly ignition switch problem in compact cars. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton of Michigan says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a large number of complaints about the problem during the past decade. But GM didn t recall the 1.6 million cars worldwide until last month. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, left, with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, announcing criminal and civil resolutions with Volkswagen. Volkswagen pleads guilty to 3 charges, will pay $4.3 billion penalty for emissions cheating and wide-ranging cover-up. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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FILE - This Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, shows the logo on the grill of a Volkswagen on display in Pittsburgh. On Friday, March 10, 2017, Volkswagen is expected to plead guilty to three criminal counts at a morning hearing in Detroit federal court for cheating on diesel emissions tests. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, left, accompanied by United Airlines President Scott Kirby, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, testifying before a House Transportation Committee oversight hearing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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File: John Wider holds a sign that reads "Welcome Refugees" on one side and "Welcome Muslims" on the other as he walks the International Arrivals section at Los Angeles International Airport on June 29, 2017, where free legal advice was offered and activists protested President Donald Trump's ban temporarily barring entry into the US from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The ban prevents the issuance of visas to travelers from the six countries for 90 days and places the refugee-entry program on hold for 120 days. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWNFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
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The belief in American exceptionalism has been grounded not just in the strength of our political institutions and the bounty of our natural resources but in the strength of our national character, our commitment to a distinctive set of ethical values.
How have these values and our national character fared in 2017?
I believe there are ways in which our character was strengthened in 2017, but many more in which it was weakened.
First the good news. We are today less tolerant of routine sexual harassment and gross sexual assault than one year ago. Mostly because of the bravery of women in every sector of American life, we have started to understand the burdens every woman in our society has carried. Our wives, sisters, and daughters are safer, though there is a long way to go to create laws and systems that fully protect them.
We are also much more aware of the plight of the middle and lower classes who have been left behind by globalization and economic dislocation, and too often live in hollowed-out communities which have suffered from an opioid epidemic.
It was President Trump who demonstrated forcefully that we had neglected the interests of these groups, and they voted him into office late in 2016 — although neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have helped them much in 2017.
And now the bad news. We have become a country more accepting of lying and more distrustful of anything that claims to be the truth. Arguably, President Trump's penchant for lying, insisting on patently false "truths" (my inauguration crowd was the biggest), has contributed. Politicians' distrust of science-based information and Russian-sponsored web trolls bear some of the blame too.
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We are also more tolerant today of self-dealing and conflicts of interest than we were a year ago. President Trump set off this trend by refusing to release his tax returns. Then by making only minor changes in his control of the Trump empire, he became the poster child for conflicts of interest. The nomination of so many senior industry executives to key positions government has distressed even many Republicans.
There is bad news from business as well. Some of our corporate leaders have demonstrated previously unimaginable contempt for their own customers. Formerly trusted companies—Wells Fargo, General Motors, Volkswagen, United Airlines, Toyota, not to mention the dozens of companies that have mishandled our data—appear to have sacrificed their values for increased profits. This erodes the reputation of all business.
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More than ever over the past year, we have been transformed from a proud melting pot of immigrants to a society afraid of immigrants and of diversity itself. The ban on immigration and travel from selected Muslim countries and the newly invigorated white supremacist movement are signs of this erosion, as is the failure to retain DACA.
Finally, instead of a country that has a strong can-do spirit dedicated to solving its problems, we have become a nation increasingly immobilized by the toxic polarization in Congress and its echoes in so many state legislatures, city councils and school boards.
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Ethicists like myself often quote an ancient Buddhist text: Beware your thoughts, for they become your actions. Beware your actions, for they become your habits. Beware your habits, for they become your character. And beware your character because it becomes your destiny.
We need to heed this warning in 2018, for the sake of our American character and our own destiny.
Kirk O. Hanson is Executive Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University. Views are his own.
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On November 11, 1480, the so-called "Standing on the Ugra River" took place which put an end to the 200 year-long Tatar-Mongol yoke over the Russian land.
The powerful nomadic Tatar-Mongols tribes took over Russian land at the beginning of the 13th century, from then on systematically robbing and burning villages and towns all across Russia. The Tatar-Mongol khan, the head of the Golden Horde, the Tatar-Mongol state, imposed a heavy tribute on the Russian rulers and had the final say in electing the Grand Prince of Russia. Overall, the Tatar-Mongol yoke had a devastating effect on Russia with long-lasting negative consequences, and ending it meant a huge breakthrough for the Russian state in many respects.
As much as the yoke itself was destructive, the final battle turned out to be just as sensational and somewhat ridiculous. Instead of the carnage one would expect after 200 years of opposition to unwelcome rule, the two armies simply retreated in the opposite directions without firing so much as a single shot. Though seen by many contemporaries as a divine sign, in reality it was nothing but the result of a huge misunderstanding.
By the summer of the 1480, the Russian state had advantages over the weakening and fragmenting Golden Horde. In 1476, the Moscow Grand Prince Ivan III stopped paying tribute to the Khan. In 1480 he refused to any longer consider the Russian state a subject of the Big Horde, the largest portion of the split-up Golden Horde, and tore Khan's letter of credence and crushed his official stamp. Responding to such insolence, Khan mounted a military campaign in late June of that year.
The two armies met by the Ugra River to the south of Moscow. Ivan III collected all the troops under his banners near Kolomna and returned to Moscow to hold the counsel with his mother and his brothers. While some of his subjects lent him support, others were outraged about him leaving his army alone and mistook his departure as a sign of weakness, thus spreading the rumor that the Grand Prince didn't have enough courage to confront the Tatar-Mongols and was likely to subdue.
Once Ivan III returned to the Ugra River in October, he located his army on the steep river bank so the mounted Tatars were unable to access them, and had to retreat under the Russian artillery bombardment. Cannon fire was used for the first time by the Russian army and was very successful.
Discouraged and depleted, the Tatar-Mongols stopped their advancement, while Ivan III called a truce in order to try and negotiate with the enemy. Again, some of his subjects questioned his bravery. But the negotiations reached a deadlock, entailing a final battle.
As the cold was settling in, Ivan III, fearing the river would freeze and thereby allow the Tatar horses to cross over, decided to relocate his troops further back, in preparation for the upcoming battle. For the boyars and the generals, already in doubt about their Prince's fighting spirit, it was the last straw, as they thought the Prince was planning to retreat. As a result, the Russian regiments simply ran away from the battlefield.
On seeing the Russian army running away, the already threatened Khan thought the only reason for such behavior was to lure him and his army into a trap and decided to leave, preferring to pamper himself with one last mass robbery of the neighboring towns and villages. The two armies ran away from each other, with no pursuit from either side, thus ending the 200-year-long Tatar Mongol occupation.
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Eric Church Puts On Epic Performance Of 'Desperate Man' at the 2018 CMA Awards
Eric Church brought his A-game at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards, delivering a rousing performance of his song "Desperate Man" alongside a full band at the Nov. 14 ceremony.
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Eric Church brought his A-game at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards, delivering a rousing performance of his song "Desperate Man" alongside a full band at the Nov. 14 ceremony.
Church had the crowd at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. on their feet as he sang and played guitar, injecting some much-needed energy into the ceremony's third hour.
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The Arthur Nash Corporation was founded by Arthur Nash in 1918 with a focus on making men's clothing. In 1919, Nash was approached by a local garment manufacturer about purchasing his operation.
Nash agreed to the purchase and soon found himself the sole-proprietor of what would turn out to be, unbeknownst to Nash, a sweatshop. As soon as Nash was made aware of what he purchased, he decided to give everyone in the company a raise citing the Golden Rule from the Bible as his reason for doing so.
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BACKGROUND: New evidence shows that high density lipoproteins (HDL) have protective effects beyond their role in reverse cholesterol transport. Reconstituted HDL (rHDL) offer an attractive means of clinically exploiting these novel effects including cardioprotection against ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). However, basic rHDL composition is limited to apolipoprotein AI (apoAI) and phospholipids; addition of bioactive compound may enhance its beneficial effects. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the role of rHDL in post-ischemic model, and to analyze the potential impact of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in rHDL formulations. Methods and RESULTS: The impact of HDL on IRI was investigated using complementary in vivo , ex vivo and in vitro IRI models. Acute post-ischemic treatment with native HDL significantly reduced infarct size and cell death in the ex vivo , isolated heart (Langendorff) model and the in vivo model (-48%, p<0.01). Treatment with rHDL of basic formulation (apoAI + phospholipids) had a non-significant impact on cell death in vitro and on the infarct size ex vivo and in vivo . In contrast, rHDL containing S1P had a highly significant, protective influence ex vivo , and in vivo (-50%, p<0.01). This impact was comparable with the effects observed with native HDL. Pro-survival signaling proteins, Akt, STAT3 and ERK1/2 were similarly activated by HDL and rHDL containing S1P both in vitro (isolated cardiomyocytes) and in vivo . CONCLUSION: HDL afford protection against IRI in a clinically relevant model (post-ischemia). rHDL is significantly protective if supplemented with S1P. The protective impact of HDL appears to target directly the cardiomyocyte.


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Kirch Kogel was first mentioned in a document in 1303. The squire at that time was the knight Bernhard von Bellin. The Kirch Kogel estate was a secondary estate to Suckwitz. Until around 1600 the estate belonged to the monastery estates of the Dobbertin Monastery. From 1767 on Herr von Grabow auf Suckwitz was the leasehold tenant of the estate. Due to economic difficulties, he mortgaged the estate and in 1777 the creditors sold the Kogel estate farm to Hans Ernst von Hardenberg, from whom the feudal fief passed to Otto von Hahn in 1796.
The Kirch Kogel manor house, a two-storey brick building with a central risalit, was built around 1840 on behalf of the owner Carl Wilhelm Hans von Meding, an inscription on the manor house (C.W.H.v.M.) points this out. During the 1960s, the manor house served as a Co-op shop, from 1972 as a kindergarten and later as a rural school hostel for the Ganschow stud farm. Nowadays it is privately owned and inhabited.
Of the former extensive estate complex a few buildings are extant in the village, such as a sheep pen, a horse stable built in 1884 with a granary, and a barn. Along the village road some cottages with stables have also been partly preserved in their original form, they were built by the Dobbertin Monastery Administration in 1881.
The church, which dates back to the 13th century, stands in the centre of the village. The boulder stone choir is the oldest part; the nave and the tower were built later. The granite christening font dates from earlier building times, the altar from the 15th century, and the pulpit originates from around 1671.
Structure of ownership prior to 1945:
Knight Bernhard von Bellin
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Dobbertin Monastery
Levin Christoff Drews
1753 Vollrath Jochim Christoph Drews
Herr von Grabow (up to 1777 his creditors)
Hans Ernst Graf von Hardenberg
Chamberlain Otto Conrad von Hahn auf Charlottenthal
1805 Conrad Gottfried und Heinrich Hermann von Hahn
Major Carl Hans Wilhelm von Meding
Georg Heinrich Blohm
Ludwig Fick / Gebrüder Fick
Helmut Lagemann
Leasehold Tenants from 1878 on Ernst Flint, 1894 Albert Zöllner, 1903 Ernst Beese, until 1938 Paul (the younger) Burchardt
Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin, ab 1934 Freistaat Mecklenburg
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According to the Development Strategy of "Samruk-Energy" JSC for 2022-2031, reduction of net carbon footprint is among strategic goals of the Company, and one of key development priorities is the consistency of environmental (E), social (S) and governance (G) principles. The Company has sought to contribute to the structure of the national economy, promoting the development of renewable energy sources, maximum reduction of air emissions and the improvement of the ecosystem. The Company's primary concern is not only to ensure survival in high-risk conditions through proper forecasting and planning, but also to turn risks into opportunities and prepare for an unforeseen future.
The main documents of "Samruk-Energy" JSC that ensure the implementation of sustainable development principles are the Sustainable Development Guidelines, the Corporate Governance Code, Corporate governance system policy, Human Resources Policy and other internal regulatory documents.
In accordance with the Corporate Governance Code of "Samruk-Energy" JSC, we comply with the following principles in sustainable development:
Respect for the interests of stakeholders
Respect for human rights
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"Samruk-Energy" JSC, while incorporating sustainable development principles into its business, is committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (hereinafter - SDG). The company recognizes that the environmental and social issues that each SDG addresses are relevant and influences any organization.
A detailed description about SDG applicable to the Company is presented on the company's website in "To shareholders and investors" section, Annual Reports about the Company's operating results.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC, as the largest multi-energy holding company, committed to the principles of sustainable development, is aware of the importance of the environmental situation in the regions where it operates and responsibility to current and future generations for the negative environmental impact of the production activities of its subsidiaries.
The company, guided by the current legislation, the concept of sustainable development, as well as best international practices, has determined for itself an environmental policy. The goals and objectives declared in the Environmental policy of "Samruk-Energy" JSC are taken into account in the Long-term Development Strategy of the Company.
The company has identified the following priority areas for development in the environmental field in accordance with the Strategy and the Environmental Policy of the Company:
1) decarbonization of economy by "Samruk-Energy" JSC, including the growth of renewable energy facilities and hydropower plants production share, implementation of RE projects, promoting the support for clean technologies, gasification of coal departments of Almaty city's power complex;
2) ensuring environmentally safe activities by preventing pollution and reducing the adverse environmental impact;
3) ensuring wise use of natural resources, including reducing the impact in water resources protection, incl. reducing the volume of fresh water consumption, increasing the share of reused and recycled water, minimization of wastewater discharges and the concentration of harmful substances in wastewater;
4) mitigation of environmental risks through adoption of environmentally friendly and best available techniques and technologies (installation of automated monitoring systems at emission sources at 1st category enterprises, installation of dust collection systems at state district power plants, upgrading of equipment, maintenance of optimal operating modes, identification and prevention of potential emergencies, etc.);
5) reducing the impact on flora and fauna by improving the activities specified in environmental impact assessment;
6) improvement of activities in management of large-tonnage production and consumption wastes;
7) improving the energy efficiency of operations through development and implementation of energy conservation and energy efficiency procedures, as well as the purchase of equipment, products and services that use energy efficiently and improve energy performance;
8) performance improvement through enhancing and maintenance of the corporate governance system and its processes;
9) in its business comply with all applicable provisions and requirements established by the Republic of Kazakhstan legislation, international standards, and best world practices in environmental protection
10) increasing employees involvement and their participation in environmental protection activities;
11) taking actions aimed at reducing accidents rate;
12) development of renewable energy sources.
A responsible attitude towards environmental issues has evolved at the Company and its subsidiaries over many years of operation. Environmental assessment of the efficiency of production processes is conducted as part of industrial environmental monitoring based on measurements and calculations of the level of emissions into the environment, harmful production factors, as well as the actual volume of consumption of natural, energy and other resources.
Industrial environmental monitoring is held with the involvement of independent laboratories accredited in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of technical regulation.
The objects of production monitoring are atmospheric air, surface and groundwater, soil.
Detailed information on environmental indicators can be found in the integrated annual reports on the results of the Company's operations
To manage the environmental aspect, the Company has established an environmental management system (EMS), which is an integral part of the corporate management system and an essential part of the non-financial risk management system. The EMS at "Samruk-Energy" JSC is constantly assessed for compliance with best international practices with the involvement of independent international consultants and is gradually improved.
All subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company engaged in production activities have adopted the ISO 14001 standard of Environmental Management System.
Total expenses and investments in environmental protection across "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies in 2021 amounted to about 9,1 bn. tenge.
Emergencies that caused environmental damage in 2021 were not recorded.
Energy Transition Program
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The world community recognizes climate change caused by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as one of the major global threats. Kazakhstan, like the whole world, is embarking on the stage of 4th energy transition to the widespread use of renewable energy sources. The key features of this stage are decarbonization, diversification and digitization aimed at addressing global challenges that the world community faces in providing economies and populations with affordable energy resources, consolidation of global energy security and reducing man-caused impact on the environment.
Therefore, the matters of development of an effective economy decarbonization strategy are a systemic task both for the Republic of Kazakhstan as a whole and for "Samruk-Energy" JSC.
The Company developed and approved Energy Transition Program of "Samruk-Energy" JSC for 2022-2060. The goal of the program is to reduce the Company's net carbon footprint by 2060.
Global trends in reduction of environmental pollution rate, the commitments made by the State under the Paris Agreement in 2015, as well as stringent requirements of the RK law in environmental protection are preconditions for the Program's development.
"I set the goal on achievement of carbon neutrality by 2060. To conduct the work in this direction a pragmatic approach is required. The population and economy of our huge country are growing, and energy is essential for high-quality growth. With the gradual decline of the coal age, in addition to renewables, we will have to consider other sources of reliable basic energy generation"
The message of the Head of State to the people of Kazakhstan.
Following sustainability principles, to strike the balance between the economic availability of electricity, security of supply, environmental and social sustainability, the Company prefers a well-considered and gradual energy transition, which involves the use of renewable energy sources along with conventional ones.
At this stage, the process of decarbonization of the Company's operations is aimed at gradually reducing the share of coal and increasing gas generation, commissioning of new facilities that use renewable and alternative energy sources.
Deployment of innovative technologies at the Company's existing conventional generation facilities that reduce CO2 emissions, such as carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency, energy conservation activities, and the development of carbon landfills and receiving offsets will contribute to the decarbonization process. At the same time, an important role is assigned to promoting environmental culture and a change in attitude towards a lean approach to the environment.
The expected outcome of the Program's implementation is the reduction of the net carbon footprint by 10% by 2031 and the achievement of carbon neutrality in 2060.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC evaluates the "Biodiversity" aspect as significant in relation to HPP, WPP and REC. The rest of the enterprises do not directly affect the wild vegetation and wildlife because they are located within settlements or in industrial territories.
Thus, "Samruk-Energy" JSC subsidiaries operations may have a negative impact on the ornithological fauna, fish fauna and other freshwater ecosystems, as well as on the flora and fauna of coastal zones.
An environmental impact assessment including on the flora and fauna is performed in order to minimize this impact at planning production activities. The EIA procedure is regulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Monitoring of the impact on the flora and fauna in the course of further operation of enterprises is also regulated.
Yet the stage of design of wind power plants involves the reduction of their environmental impact - given that light pollution leads to disruption of the biorhythms of living creatures, nighttime wind turbine lighting is minimized up to the use of only sidelights.
To minimize the cases of death of birds on overhead lines from electric shock, lines are reconstructed by equipping with insulated wires (SIW).
To reduce the impact on water and terrestrial (coastal) ecosystems, the operating modes of hydropower plants are agreed with the Committee for Water Resources of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, mayor administrations, as well as with the management of SPNR (for example, in the case of Moynak HPP). Obtaining the approval for water releases from authorized bodies is also peformed in the interests of agricultural land users, since the purpose of HPP is not only energy production, but also irrigation, flood control and water supply. This measure aims to prevent and adapt to the effects of climate change. All hydropower plants are equipped with fish protection devices. In addition, on the recommendation of Kazakh Research Institute of Fisheries, as a fish protection measure, the surface of the water at night is illuminated by spotlights near the water intake in front of the turbine water conduits, thus light spots scares the fish. The movement of fish occurs through bends for idle spillway (IS).
Visual field observations were introduced at HPP and WPP to monitor the impact on the plant and animal world.
In 2021, "Samruk-Energy" JSC did not operate in territories that have any special sanitary or environmental regime or the status of specially protected natural territories.
Сollaboration
"Samruk-Energy" JSC pays special attention to new technologies:
By the order of "Samruk-Energy" JSC, a scientific laboratory "Clean Coal Technologies" was established at the premises of Nazarbayev University IEO;
Participation in national and international projects / initiatives / associations
1) The company is a member of the ALE "Kazakhstan Electricity Association".
2) The company is a member of the ALE "Kazakhstan Association of Oil Gas And Energy Sector Organizations "Kazenergy"
The Company developed internal corporate standards and adopted them for implementation in order to improve the efficiency of occupational safety management system:
- occupational health and safety policy;
- rules for providing information in case of emergence of accidents;
- subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company are certified in accordance with the requirements of OHSAS 18001.
" Samruk-Energy" JSC is committed to leadership in the field of occupational health and safety.
The Company's management is aware that the main resource is People. Effective implementation of occupational health and safety policy in terms of improving working conditions, introducing the new advanced technologies, quality training of employees is the key to the success of not only the Company, but also the welfare of Our Republic.
The Company is obliged to comply with the RK legislation requirements in the field of occupational safety and health, as well as international OHS standards.
As part of the transformation program, the project SKE.06 "Introduction of the new integrated security management model" has been effectively implemented since 2017
The Project goals:
enhancing safety culture / staff involvement in labor protection issues;
a decrease in injury rates (LTIFR, LDR) by 30% within 5 years after the project implementation;
improving the Efficiency Assessment of the OSH management system.
The following standards were developed as part of the Project:
SE-ST-01-01 Golden safety rules;
SE-ST-02-01 "Motivation of staff to safe behavior";
SE-ST-03-01 "Risk assessment of IS,OS, RS, EP";
SE-ST-04-01 "Evaluation of labor and environmental protection system management by decision makers";
SE-ST-05-01 "Conductin a leadership behavioral security audit";
SE-ST-06-01 "Incident Accounting and Investigation";
One of the key activities of the Project is to change the safety culture of employees and prevent hazardous situations when the staff performs works at the workplace, as well as introduction of developed corporate standards. The application of the standards, procedures and methods implemented within the Project will prevent and reduce the recurrence of accidents.
Project SKE.01.02.P "Safe production":
A pilot project SKE.01.02.P "Safe production" has been launched at "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies starting from October 2020, which is aimed at reducing workplace injuries by introducing an automated system for registering and recording all incidents and inconsistencies.
The organizational perimeter of the project includes "Ekibastuz GRES-2 Plant" JSC, "Almaty Power Plants" JSC and "Ekibastuz GRES-1"LLP.
The project is implemented on ASPANS cloud platform and represents an information system "Safe production", consisting of six main modules: "Defect and events register", "Leadership behavioral safety audit", "Operational supervision","Training control","Works safety analysis" and "Electronic job order".
The main task of the project is to transfer labor protection and safety (HSE) processes to online mode in the "Safe Production" information system.
To date, three phases of the project "Project launch", "Conceptual design" and "Implementation" have been successfully implemented and closed. In October-November 2020, in-person training was conducted for all key users of the information system - employees of "Ekibastuz GRES-2 Plant" JSC, "Almaty Power Plants" JSC and "Ekibastuz GRES-1" LLP.
The commissioning of information system "Safe production" is planned in March 2021 at SA included in the organizational perimeter.
At the end of June 2021, the implementation of the pilot project will be completed and the results will be summed up.
Achievements of the Company in the field of occupational safety
The Company's top management is aware that in order to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of goals and objectives of the current policy, it is necessary to increase the level of involvement of executive staff of subsidiaries and affiliates by demonstrating personal commitment to health and safety issues.
There are Committees for occupational health and safety and environmental protection under the Management Board and the Board of Directors at the Company and subsidiaries and affiliates. The purpose of the committees is to ensure the development of recommendations by the Board of Directors on occupational and environmental issues, including the development of activities aimed at the improvement of the Company's performance in the long term.
The following activities have been implemented:
a system of transparent registration of accidents at work;
system of individual responsibility (security coupons);
leadership behavioral safety audits;
identification of hazards and assessment of the significance of risks;
Committees for occupational health and safety and environmental protection under the Management Board and the Board of Directors were established;
mechanisms on rewarding employees for reporting potential incidents were developed;
In 2019, a moratorium on taking disciplinary actions for occurred accidents was introduced ("Kazmunaygas" NC JSC experience);
conducting internal investigations of accidents in order to identify the root causes of the events that have occurred;
recording and investigating potentially dangerous incidents that have not yet led to accidents;
trainings / seminars, training on corporate standards for employees of subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company;
on-site seminars-conferences on occupational safety and health at production facilities with specialists from departments responsible for occupational safety issues in subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company;
training of senior managers and OHS specialists at IOSH, NEBOSH courses.
Workplace injury rate statistics
The Company takes all necessary actions on implementing the tasks set, whilst implementing the best world practices. The implementation of the above projects currently shows intermediate results in terms of accidents / registered workplace accidents. Injury statistics for the period from 2010 to 9 months of 2020 are shown in the graphic image.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC, as part of Transformation Program, is working on changing business processes aimed at reducing injury rate and improving its incident and injury free culture.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC implements a pilot project "Safe operation" at its subsidiaries and affiliates. It is based on the principles of the Vision Zero Concept, adopted by the International Social Security Association in 2017.
The Safe Operation project involves digitization of technological and managerial processes for occupational safety and health, which allows executives to receive transparent data and make decisions in a timely manner.
First off, the project's implementation will allow managing risks, planning inspections, conducting incident investigations and tracking the elimination of violations at an organization in a single information system.
As of today, on October 22 this year, "eCapital" LLP representatives completed training of "Ekibastuz SDPP-1 named after Bulat Nurzhanov" LLP key employees to work in the system and operation began in test mode. Similar training will be conducted at"Station Ekibastuzs SDPP-2" JSC, "Almaty Power Plants" JSC.
Situation with COVID-19 and measures taken by OSHandEPD
At all SA:
1. Prompt response staff offices were established due to aggravation of epidemiological situation.
2. The action plan for preventing the spread of coronavirus infection has been developed.
3. The "Procedure for preventing the spread of coronavirus infection" has been developed.
4. World Health Organization recommendations on protection against new coronavirus infection were sent to SA employees.
5. Premises, door handles, tables and other furniture are regularly cleaned with the use of disinfectants, working premises, including means of transportation are aired.
6. Employees always wear protective masks.
7. The number of business visitors is limited.
8. All staff is admitted to work with the use of non-contact thermal imager.
9. Employees with respiratory diseases symptoms are not permitted to work.
10. All cultural events were cancelled.
11. Hand sanitizers were placed in the offices of all entities.
12. Business trips of employees were canceled.
13. The personnel was partially was switched to remote working.
14. The heads of structural units of enterprises conduct a conversation about measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, as well as explanatory work on compliance with quarantine requirements.
15. Constant liaison with relevant government agencies for identifying the contact circle of individuals who were infected (if necessary).
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Development of energy conversation and energy efficiency
In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Energy Conservation and Increasing Energy Efficiency", energy audits are conducted at all subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company that are subjects of the State Energy Register, with the involvement of specialized accredited organizations.
The program of energy conservation and energy efficiency improvement in "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies for 2015-2025 has been developed. The aim of the Program is to develop measures for wise and economically feasible use of fuel and energy resources.
Ensuring the implementation of organizational and technical activities aimed at energy conservation and energy efficiency improvement in accordance with the approved action plans for energy conservation and energy efficiency improvement of "Samruk-Energy" JSC subsidiaries and affiliates.
Launch of the concept of managing SA, based on the constant pursuit of eliminating losses, streamlining of operating cycle, and lean production.
63 activities aimed at energy conservation and energy efficiency improvement were implemented over last year, which allowed saving 523 thousand tons of standard fuel across "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies.
According to the 2021 results, the energy intensity of the gross commodity product across "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies amounted to 27,8 t.s.f / mln.tenge and decreased by 1,0 % compared to the previous year owing to the implementation of energy conservation and improvement of energy efficiency activities.
Experimental research on firing high-ash Ekibastuz coal and its by-products in a complex fluidized bed and circulating fluidized bed plant was carried out in cooperation with Nazarbayev University. The data that confirm the possibility of efficient combustion of these coals in CB and CFB: reduction of fuel consumption and emissions into atmosphere in comparison with traditional coal combustion. Technical proposals for the concept of industrial and power boilers with CB and CFB for these coals were developed.
Interaction with stakeholders is essential for "Samruk-Energy" JSC operations. The goal of interaction is to choose the right strategic development of the Company by improving its operations, as well as to assist it in achieving a level of sustainable development which will provide the Company and its stakeholders, and society with benefit.
The Company's principles of interaction with stakeholders:
- respect and consideration of interests, opinions and preferences of stakeholders;
-timely and regular provision of stakeholders with information;
-responsible performance of commitments.
Note: The circumference indicates the degree of interaction of the сompany with stakeholders. The smallest circle size shows a limited level of interaction. As the size of the circle increases, so does the degree of interaction.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC stakeholder engagement plan
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Grievance and Proposals Mechanism
Taking into account the needs, expectations, suggestions and opinions of stakeholders is one of significant factors in ensuring the sustainable development of the Company. "Samruk-Energy" JSC is committed to constantly improve the efficiency of communication with all stakeholders.
To improve interaction, we introduced Feedback monitoring, which allows responding to complaints and suggestions of all stakeholders at the "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies.
For these purposes, we have organized the following channels of communication on economic, environmental and social issues:
Hotline – https://www.samruk-energy.kz/en/hotline
Feedback – https://www.samruk-energy.kz/en/feedback-all
Contacts mentioned on the website - https://www.samruk-energy.kz/en/company/contact
These inquiries were analyzed in terms of the aspects involved, identifying the regions with the highest number of appeals, categories of persons who submitted appeals to "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies, statistics on the subject of appeals and analysis of complaints. Each complaint has been assigned a category.
The results of the analysis of inquiries received are communicated to the Board of Directors. Actions aimed at improvement of activities of "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies are developed on the basis of results of complaints and proposals monitoring.
QUESTIONNAIR
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10 principles of the UN Global Compact
In 2011, the Company declared its commitment to follow the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact in its strategy and day-to-day operations and is a member of UN Global Compact.
The company assumed the implementation of following principles:
In the field of
observance of
support and respect the observance of human rights declared by the international community;
ensure its non-involvement in human rights violations.
support freedom of association and recognition in practice of the right to bargain collectively;
advocate for the destruction of all forms of forced labor;
advocate for the complete eradication of child labor;
advocate for the elimination of discrimination in the field of labor and employment
contribute to the prevention of negative environmental impacts; take initiative to increase responsibility for the environment;
promote the development and dissemination of environmentally friendly technologies.
In the field of fight
against corruption
to resist all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery.
As part of its accession to the UN Global Compact, the Company annually publishes Progress Report, which it posts on its website https://www.unglobalcompact.org/ and on the corporate website of the Company Report on the progress achieved by "Samruk-Energy" JSC for 2021.
Report on the progress achieved by "Samruk-Energy" JSC for 2020
Women's empowerment principles
On March 8, 2019, "Samruk-Energy" JSC signed a statement supporting the 7 Women's Empowerment Principles.
This document determines the commitment to gender equality principles as a key element of sustainable development, as well as the conviction that companies, which provide equal opportunities for women and men, are more successful and achieve better results. The Company implements the Action Plan in order to accomplish the goal set.
The document developed at the initiative of the UN Women's Partnership and the UN Global Compact, identifies seven principles that contribute to the empowerment of women in the workplace, in business and in society:
As of today, circa 4600 women work at the largest Kazakhstani power holding company. More than 630 of them are in decision-making positions.
Employees category
Headcount of women as at the end of reporting period
% of total employees
Office-based employees
Blue collar employees
Social responsibility is an integral part of "Samruk-Energy" JSC development strategy, since we are aware of our contribution to social development. Social corporate responsibility projects are aimed at ensuring safe and comfortable working conditions.
Human Resources Department works on the followings tasks in line with social responsibility:
Creation of favorable environment for employees;
Retention of internal talents and recruitment of highly qualified staff;
Ensuring social guarantees and social stability at the Company
The Company is committed to:
Reinforce and promote the principles of social partnership and collective bargaining regulation;
Make welfare payments in order to retain, attract qualified employees and create motivation for "Samruk-Energy" JSC staff.
Improvement of social stability;
Involved top management. Building a high-potential pool of successors for key positions;
Enhancing the Employer brand.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies strives to provide a competitive social package, the availability of which allows attracting highly competitive candidates from external market. Compensation and benefits are designed to improve the welfare and level of social protection of employees and their families. The number of social payments and benefits provided to employees of the Company's Group in accordance with signed collective agreements include:
financial assistance for health care provided at vacation, for the birth of a child;
financial assistance for burial (an employee and immediate relatives), for the treatment of retired employees, for emergency situations, etc.
financial assistance in connection with loss of income (registration of maternity leave or leave due to the adoption of a newborn child);
voluntary health insurance;
health resort treatment
a one-time incentive payment in connection with employees anniversary celebration (50, 60 and 70 years);
expenses for holding festive, cultural and sports events;
payment of loans;
allowance for injury and loss of primary income earner;
New Year's gifts to children, etc.
The annual measurement of indicators of social stability and employee involvement allows taking timely measures on increasing employee loyalty and trust, social welfare, and employee involvement, improving working conditions and processes associated with staff work, developing communication systems and informing about any changes.
In 2020, the methodology for determining the engagement index and social stability rating was updated. The purpose of updating the methodology is to increase the practical significance of results and the value of recommendations to ensure social stability in a team.
In 2021 the study was conducted by telephone survey within Samruk Research Services platform.
According to the research results for 2021, the Social Stability Index across the Company's group was 76%*.
The indicator of the survey of administrative and management staff engagement across the Company's group in 2021 amounted to 83%, in the stable zone, which has not changed in comparison with 2020.
Social corporate responsibility projects aim to provide safe and comfortable working environment, professional development, address housing issues and improve the quality of life of employees and their families, financial support for veterans and pensioners, and support for social communities.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC is one of major employers in the Republic of Kazakhstan. As of December 31, 2021, the headcount of "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies amounted to 17 645 people.
In connection with the production specifics of the Company's operations, male employees are involved in the main production areas, whose share of the total staff in 2021 amounted to 74%.
"Samruk-Energy" JSC implements the following activities for health improvement purposes and in order to arrange leisure for employees:
the provision of additional days to paid annual labor leave for years of employment;
carrying out physical fitness work and the development of mass sports among employees and members of their families, providing them with access to sports infrastructure, organizing training and competitions;
regular promotion of healthy lifestyle among employees using corporate media;
the annual allocation of funds for cultural events, purchase of New Year's gifts, purchase of valuable gifts on Power Engineer's Day;
the organization of leisure activities for school-age children during the summer holidays at health camps or health and recreation resorts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
partial compensation for the cost of trips to health camps and children's health centers for children with disabilities and orphans for employees of the Company.
Moreover, Conciliation Committees have been established and operate at "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies; they comprise representatives from the employer and representatives of trade union workers, and their main roles are conducting of explanatory works among staff, consideration of complaints and appeals.
Sponsorship and charity
the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Charity" entered into force on November 28, 2015, and amendments were made to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Sovereign Wealth Fund", according to which, the implementation of charity activity of Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" JSC (hereinafter – the Fund) and its SA is possible if the Fund's Board of Directors approves and develops the Charity Program. The Charity Policy of the Fund and the Charity Program of the Fund were approved by the resolution of the Fund's Board of Directors No. 126 dated January 28, 2016.
In November 2015, the Fund announced a moratorium on independent sponsorship and charity activities at SA. According to the new model, a single Operator – Social Projects Development Fund "Samruk-Kazyna Trust" implements all charity and sponsorship activities including those for organizing, holding and supporting conferences, forums, round tables, publishing activities financially as part of strengthening labor and interethnic relations, and investments in sustainable development.
For all inquiries regarding the provision of sponsorship, please contact the Social Projects Development Fund "Samruk-Kazyna Trust" located at: Nur-Sultan, 17/10, Syganak str., 11th floor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., +7 (7172) 57 68 98.
Documents for the section:
Charity policy of the Foundation
Charity program of the Foundation
"Samruk-Energy" JSC Sustainability Guide
"Samruk-Energy" JSC Environmental Policy
Occupational health and safety policy of "Samruk-Energy" JSC
Projects and initiatives of the Company
Interaction with stakeholders
Mechanism for complaints and suggestions
Social responsbility
Documents of section


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These traded-away Yankees have been huge busts
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This has to be Masahiro Tanaka's last chance to prove himself
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