Ceremony for the Awarding of the National Leaders of Responsible Business Prize
On March 26, 2026, during the XXXV Congress of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE), a solemn ceremony was held to present the National Leaders of Responsible Business Prize - 2025 to its winners, laureates, and recipients of diplomas.
The awards were conferred upon the winners, laureates, and diplomate recipients by the co-chairs of the Prize's organizing committee, including Tatyana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; and Alexander Shokhin, RUIE President; as well as members of the organizing committee, such as Anton Kotyakov, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation; Nikolai Zhuravlev, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council; and Sergey Chernogaev, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia.
The Prize was awarded to representatives of the following companies: among them winners are Russian Railways, PhosAgro, Rusal, SIBUR Holding, Norilsk Nickel, ALROSA, and laureates are Severstal, Metalloinvest, EN+GROUP, MMK, DOM.RF, Vimpelcom, and Tatneft.
Diplomas were presented to companies that demonstrated the highest program ratings in their respective nominations at the II Prize stage but did not qualify for the list of winners and laureates, including VTB BANK, OMK, T-PLUS, ROSSETI, PIGMENT, SDS-STROY, OKEANRYBFLOT, and Zeleny Sad-Nash Dom.
The award ceremony was attended by key representatives of the awarded companies, including Oleg Belozerov, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways; Evgeny Nikitin, CEO of Rusal; Alexander Gilgenberg, CEO of PhosAgro; Pavel Marinichev, CEO of ALROSA; Vladimir Potanin, President and Chairman of the Board of Nornickel; Mikhail Karisalov, CEO and Chairman of the Board of SIBUR; Alexey Mordashov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Severstal; Viktor Rashnikov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MMK; Alexander Popov, CEO of Metalloinvest; and Dmitry Kozlovsky, CEO of DOM.RF. Additionally, notable attendees included Vitaly Mutko, First Deputy CEO of En+ Group; Eldar Muslimov, Director of the Moscow Region of Vimpelcom; Oleg Biryukov, Director of the Tatneft Representative Office in Moscow; Radik Davletshin, President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank; Andrey Kostin, CEO of OMK; Anatoly Sedykh, CEO of T-PLUS; Pavel Snikkars, CEO of ROSSETI; Andrey Ryumin, CEO of OKEANRYBFLOT; Evgeny Novoselov, CEO of PIGMENT; Andrey Utrobin, CEO of SDS-STROY; and Maxim Nikolaev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the GREEN GARDEN - OUR HOME Group.
During the RUIE Congress, Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his congratulations to the Prize winners.
"The RUIE regularly summarizes the results of the National Leaders of Responsible Business Award. I am aware that the number of its winners is increasing, indicating that the desire to improve the quality of life not only within their organizations but also in broader social contexts is becoming more prevalent in business practices. I would like to congratulate the award winners and emphasize that there should be even more initiatives that deliver tangible benefits to society," said Vladimir Putin.
The National Award 'Leaders of Responsible Business' was established by the President of the Russian Federation in 2023. This initiative aims to promote responsible business practices and enhance the transparency of business information.
In 2025, the organizing committee of the Award received applications from 101 companies. During the application review process, both the general indicators of a comprehensive company assessment, as recorded in reputable Russian indices and ratings of sustainable development, and the companies' contributions to solving socially significant tasks through their corporate programs in key strategic development areas were taken into account.