Resposta da empresa
ArcelorMittal response to a report raising concerns about alleged avoidance of environmental obligations by the firm in Ukraine and Kazakhstan
To face the global crisis, the State governments of Kazakhstan and Ukraine have initiated MOUs with corporations that are playing a major role in the growth of their economies...Kazakhstan and Ukraine are the two largest countries for ArcelorMittal in terms of employee numbers...ArcelorMittal is strongly contributing to the development of those two economies...[and] has therefore positively welcomed the initiatives of [the] Governments...by signing MOUs for preserving competitiveness of the industry...These MOUs have no impact on safety, environmental and corporate responsibility programs...