The International Day of Education is held on January 24. Within the framework of the theme "AI and Education: International Education Day 2025, dedicated to the theme "Preserving human capabilities in the world of automation", calls us to think about educational opportunities that allow people and communities to navigate technological advances and participate in them.
On January 21, 2025, the Commissioner for Human Rights in Moscow, Tatyana Potyaeva, met with Natalia Dorpeko, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Russia. During the meeting, it was noted that 2025 is a jubilee year for a number of organizations: 80 years of the United Nations, 25 years of the adoption of the Global Compact and 10 years of the UN defining the goals and objectives of Sustainable development.
SIBUR has offset the carbon footprint of the Russian delegation's participation in COP29 – the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which took place in Azerbaijan. This marks the first carbon-neutral delegation with a confirmed international verification in the Conference's history. The delegation's carbon footprint amounted to 970 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
The offset was achieved using carbon units generated through a climate project focused on improving energy efficiency at SIBUR-Neftekhim. These carbon units were debited from the Company's account in the Russian Registry.
Kept performed the carbon footprint calculation, while TÜV AUSTRIA Standards & Compliance provided verification of the carbon neutrality statement. The carbon offset certificate is accessible on the UN Global Compact Network Russia website. The process is coordinated by the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia, which provides support to the Russian delegation and working group.
