Экономические науки/ 9. Экономика промышленности

Postgraduate Pogorelova A.Yu.

Volgograd State Technical University

The role of ecological responsibility in the activities of chemical companies

Recently, there is tightening requirements to the market actors in the protection of the environment, environmental safety, labour safety, which allows to consider green production as a competitive advantage to ensure successful positioning in the market.

The development of the international community in recent years compounded serious threats that arise in various areas of economic, technological, and environmental information. The world community has recently chemicalization particularly concerned over the economy, emissions to air, waste to the environment, using of unsafe products, saturation fields of agrochemicals, industrial accidents, of which it should be noted that shook the world in March 2011, accident at the nuclear power plant "Fukushima" in Japan, exposing the threat of radioactive contamination. In this regard the importance of such component of business as social responsibility can not be underestimated, defining the current situation of companies in many areas.

In itself, the concept of social responsibility rather multifaceted, it includes both the occupational safety of employees, care about the level of training, social welfare in vernal environment and, in particular, the protection of the environment and maintaining the ecological order - which is particularly important for the chemical industry which public view causes serious harm to the environment as a whole.

Activity production of chemical products is a primary process in the chain in a threat to the ecological security of the country. Therefore, one of the priorities of the producers of chemical products is a social responsibility to consumers in ensuring environmental safety and security at all stages of the consumption of chemical elements.

Therefore, building the foundations of the system of industrial health, safety, environmental protection - is the main reference point for improving the competitiveness of domestic business structures of the chemical complex in the external market.

The implementation of social responsibility also involves a serious advantage not only for business, but has a positive impact on society and the institutions of state governance in general. Partnership between the state and business in addressing social issues is highly effective because the social responsibility for today's businesses need to become conscious, speaking a form of the realization of sustainable development for the international market.

The use of a tool such as corporate social responsibility in the chemical industry, the strengthening of consumer influence on the formation of the economic behavior of the business in the information society directly affects the cost of equity companies of chemical industry and their capital.

This fact suggests that the role of the concept of corporate social responsibility as the most important ways of increasing goodwill and a positive image of the company will increase, determining their competitiveness in a globalized world.

Of particular importance in the management of competitive business structures through chemical complex instrument of social responsibility is becoming openness of business, making it more appealing to the target audience (eg, investors, the community, staff, regulatory agencies), increasing its competitiveness. An indicator of the level of openness in the chemical industry is to participate in the international initiative Responsible care (responsibility to protect), approved and adopted by organizations such as the ICCA (International Council of Chemical Associations) and CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council). The program aims to address issues such as: environmental security, energy efficiency, health and safety, the introduction of social programs, ensuring industrial safety, etc.

In contrast to international experience domestic chemical companies do not take active steps to improve the work in the direction of environmental safety.

However, for the Russian chemical industry adherence to the program "Responsible Care" was a major step on the way to work with the international standard in the field of chemical production. Implementation framework of this international initiative on the first Russian chemical enterprises (such as JSC "Nizhnekamskneftekhim", JSC "apatite", JSC "Schekinazot") preceded by a long preparatory work aimed at understanding the basic values, the conditions of the program. Thus the main objective was to reduce the level of indicators such as emissions to air and water sources, reducing injuries in enterprises, as well as improving the quality of products. Currently in the "Responsible Care" participated by the largest chemical companies in Russia: JSC "Nizhnekamskneftekhim" "Silvinit", CJSC "BASF", OJSC "SIBUR Holding", JSC "MCC EuroChem", JSC "Phosagro", JSC " Gazprom Salavat Petrochemical ", etc.

Thus, it was established that the development of the chemical industry in the future is related to the development of socially responsible business. This aspect of social responsibility, environmental security for the companies of the chemical complex will be one of the major conditions for achieving competitiveness in the domestic and foreign markets.