OREANDA-NEWS. On July 14, 2008 Lebedinsky GOK (a subsidiary of Metalloinvest Holding) was awarded  the first prize in the 7th contest "Metals and mining enterprise of high social responsibility", reported the press-centre of Metalloinvest.

The results of the contest were summed up on  the 8th  of June 2008 by the Board of Directors the Metals and Mining Industrialists Association of Russia and the Executive committee of the Russia’s metals and mining trade union.

The contest is held with the aim to examine and disseminate  the  best corporate social responsibility practices among the enterprises working in the field of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, gold-mining and jewelry. The rewarding ceremony is to be held in Moscow on  the 16th of July 2008.

The main target of the social agreement concluded by the management of Lebedinsky GOK and its employees is to ensure effectiveness and stability of the enterprise’s activity, create a comfortable working environment and guarantee the high level of social protection.