AKKERMANN CEMENT ESG Agenda

Integrating Industrial Safety into the ESG Strategy

The ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) concept is often perceived in isolation from actual production processes and occupational safety issues. However, in practice, the sustainable development of an industrial enterprise is impossible without ensuring personnel safety and minimizing environmental impact. In his presentation, Pavel Krasilnikov, Head of the HSE Department at AKKERMANN CEMENT, explains in detail how global ESG principles are transformed into specific engineering and management solutions in cement production.

Environmental Factor (Environment): From Integrated Permits to Online Monitoring

Reducing negative environmental impact requires a systematic approach and technological modernization. Using the enterprise as an example, the speaker shows how the dry method of cement production reduces irretrievable water consumption by 8 – 10 times compared to traditional methods. An important step was the early receipt of an integrated environmental permit (IEP) and the implementation of best available techniques (BAT).

Automatic control systems are installed at the sources to monitor emissions. This allows production personnel and technologists to track the concentration of inorganic dust, nitrogen oxides, and carbon in real time, promptly adjusting equipment operating parameters. Additionally, local projects are being implemented, such as hydro-dedusting of the receiving hoppers of slag installations, which is critical for reducing dust levels near residential areas.

Social Responsibility and Safety (Social)

The attitude towards employees begins with basic working conditions: the state of bus stops, checkpoints, showers, and dining rooms. Creating a comfortable environment directly affects personnel engagement in industrial safety issues. The presentation details the experience of implementing corporate motivation programs, such as the "Challenge Accepted" project, where the company helps employees achieve their personal ambitious goals, from sports marathons to mountain climbing.

Regarding occupational safety, the speaker analyzes practical tools implemented on site:

• Digitalization of processes: using electronic medical examinations and testing the "Anti-Sleep" system on freight transport to monitor driver microsleeps.
• Gamification of risk identification: developing a proprietary mobile application where employees receive internal currency for registering hazardous conditions, which can be exchanged for branded items or valuable prizes.
• Isolation of energy sources: systematic implementation and transition to commercial operation of the LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) system.

Management and Work with Contractors (Governance)

The transparency of business processes also extends to interaction with contractors. The speaker shares an unconventional approach to motivating contractors: the enterprise holds a quarterly HSE competition. Fines collected for safety violations form a special fund. At the end of the year, these funds do not remain in the customer's budget but are directed towards improving the working conditions of the winning company — for example, purchasing modern equipment for workshops or repairing amenity rooms.

What you will learn from this webinar:

• How do the technological features of production help to significantly reduce water consumption?
• How does the automatic online emission control system work and how does it affect the technological process?
• How to engage over a thousand employees in the risk identification process using a mobile application and an internal reward system?
• What results did the implementation of the "Anti-Sleep" system on heavy vehicles show?
• How to organize a competition among contractors so that fines for violations work to improve the overall safety culture?