Principles and Strategy

Key principles of socially responsible MTS business conducting are directed on providing of society stable development, growth of its well-being and formation of competitive economy. These principles have been formulated with a glance to concerned parties expectations. It has long-term character and influences consecutive realization of MTS development strategy.

 

MTS unleashes a principle of responsible business dealing. MTS plans and unleashes their actions and activity in such a way that it conducing changes  in society, improved a social climate, reduced social tension and stimulated society development.

 

MTS is the largest mobile operator in Russia and the CIS, and its  main goal is providing of qualitative, innovative and approachable products and a telecommunication services to all consumers.

 

We bring our strong contribution to creation of equal opportunities for everyone by means of granting an equal access to modern technologies, innovative products and services which promoting to person potential realization. Within the limits of this priority one of key MTS directions is a formation of equal conditions and opportunities for outlying regions and large centers inhabitants.

 

We consider that to gain aim in the field of life quality improvement is possible by means of ubiquitous and large-scale implementation of innovative technologies, products and services. Distribution of innovations, its usage in everyday life exercises the effect on formation of innovative mind-set which in its turn stimulates the society development, influences economy growth, promotes country integration  into the world community, and also forms a successful society of future.

 

Strategy of MTS growth is based on considerable investments into creation and development of telecommunication infrastructure which is necessary for successful realization of key strategic state scale projects of the country.

 

MTS activity, the largest mobile operator in Russia and the CIS, is targeted on development of the highly technological economy segment and country investment prospects growth.

 

MTS supports the state initiatives which directed on life quality  improvement, growth welfare of the society in whole and all its citizens in particular, and promotes the state in realization of these initiatives.

 

MTS activity in all markets of presence is under construction exclusively on the basis of the current legislation and acts corresponding state structures, including in the field of tax regulation, financial control, sanitary-and-epidemiologic norms and the labour law.

 

We consider investments into development of social sphere as long-term investments which not only influence on society development, but also create a basis for a company sustainable development.

 

One of the key principles of MTS in the field of social policy is the determination at achievable and measured result. For the company it means conducting the policy of intelligent social investments with the predicted result directed on the decision of the sharpest social problems in interests of society.

 

The necessary condition of effective realization of social policy we see constant dialogue with representatives of interested parts. MTS company is opened for such dialogue and interested in it. Being the public company, we inform the society of the activity aspects according to rules of the Ukrainian legislation and the international norms provided for the public companies.

 

As the basic tool of informing of the society about social activity of MTS we plan to enter the practice of annual social reports which will be published in open access on information resources of the company.

 

MTS strategy in the field of social responsibility is under construction on the basis of the constant analysis of current business processes of the company, degree of their conformity to principles of socially-responsible business, planning and realization the projects which are beyond the minimum defined by the law and directed on increase of positive influence of MTS business on a society.

 

For the purpose of efficiency increase of the social policy, we attentively study the best Russian and world practices in the field of the social responsibility, opened to cooperation with expert and investment communities.