OREANDA-NEWS. September 17, 2012. Based on the results of 2011year TATNEFT Company was again declared the overall winner of the republican "ECOleader" contest and was the best among the largest all-Russia companies in the category "For effective environmental program" and "For an effective Environmental Management", reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.  

The "TANECO" Refining and Petrochemical Plants Complex was named a winner of the ecological contest in the category "For introduction of technologies for collection and processing of secondary resources, as well as energy-saving and environmentally efficient technologies".

The ceremony of awarding the winners of the republican "ECOleader" and "Man and Nature" contests was held in Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan) with participation of Ildar Khalikov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan. The festive events were attended by Artem Sidorov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Marat Akhmetov, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture and Food, Rafis Burganov, Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism and many others.

Speaking about the winners of the contest Ildar Khalikov said that the activities of enterprises in the Republic in the field of environmental protection were dictated not by any legal obligations, but it was rather "the citizenship of the management, emotional and moral responsibility to the present and future of Tatarstan". In this context, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan specifically highlighted TATNEFT, the merit of which is not only substantial amounts allocated for environmental protection, but also the multi-faceted contents of the Company's activity.

Awarding of the Republican "Man and Nature" mass media contest winners also took place on the same day. Among the awardees there were journalists of the Company's corporate media, who actively promote solution of environmental problems through the media thereby contributing to environmental education and public awareness of our Republic population. The journalists from "Neftyanye Vesti" newspaper and television studio "Time of TATNEFT" received awards in the categories "Best publication in the print media" and "Best TV program".

These and other recent years' awards confirm the high effectiveness of the environmental activities implemented by TATNEFT in the region of the Company's activities.