A largescale corporate voluntary event “Clean City” within the all-Ukrainian subbotnik (Saturday cleaning day) was held in Zaporizhzhya on April 12, 2014. It was also held in all cities where Metinvest Group operates. About 600 people participated in the event. Among them were employees of “Zaporizhstal” Integrated Irion and Steel Works, PJSC “Zaporozhkoks”, PJSC “Zaporozhogneupor”, members of their families, as well as concerned Zaporizhzhya citizens.A large-scale corporate voluntary event “Clean City” within the all-Ukrainian subbotnik (Saturday cleaning day) was held in Zaporizhzhya on April 12, 2014. It was also held in all cities where Metinvest Group operates. About 600 people participated in the event. Among them were employees of “Zaporizhstal” Integrated Irion and Steel Works, PJSC “Zaporozhkoks”, PJSC “Zaporozhogneupor”, members of their families, as well as concerned Zaporizhzhya citizens.
In the course of the event volunteers removed rubbish and improved areas of 420 thousand cubic meters in two city parks – in the Kirov Park and in the Metallurgists Park. In the Kirov Park volunteers removed about 200 tons of rubbish, cleared up the area from dead branches and fallen tree trunks. In the Metallurgists Park employees of the enterprises organized a mulberry alley, laid out a flower-bed, repaired and painted about 40 benches and 40 trash cans, improved a playground – they brought in sand and painted playground statues.
“We traditionally participate in volunteer events which concern cleanup of the hometown. I believe that this is a good example for all citizens and an opportunity to make the city better, cleaner and more beautiful”, stated the General Director of “Zaporizhstal” Integrated Iron and Steel Works Rostislav Shurma.
Volunteer campaign across the enterprises of Metinvest Group started its active development in the end of 2012 with the company-wide “Good Deeds Campaign”. This year the company-wide volunteer event “Clean City” was held in 10 cities of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya regions where Metinvest Group operates. It gathered over 4 thousand participants. In the course of the event the participants improved about 50 sites, cleaned up areas of over 27 hectares and removed about 300 tons of rubbish. It should be mentioned that the “Clean City” event was held by all companies of SCM Group.