POP 2010
News
Complex training program for mine rescue workers. This is the name of the project, which HBZS (Main Mine Rescue Service) Ostrava got a support from the European Social Fund.... more
Last week, from 10th to 14th October, the 50th jubilee year of Mining Příbram Symposium in science and technology was held.... more
Unusual program was waiting for Paul Moore, reporter of the prestigious monthly magazine International Mining during a visit to the Ostrava-Karviná coalmine area. On Friday, September 2nd, he attended the Benefit Concert of OKD Foundation... more
Once again, the management of the Service Centre offered to the mining apprentices from the Secondary School of Technology and Services in Karviná an opportunity of a two-week brigade in the ground mechanical workshops at the CSM mine, but also at the CSA or Darkov mines.... more
Skilled miners are a rare commodity in the labour market. OKD has, therefore, been exceptionally active in developing miner education programmes in the region. “Neglect of and lack of interest in technical education is a serious social problem that poses a threat to all industrial companies... more
The work under the ground for the purpose of black coal mining considerably changed in the past years. The OKD company has undergone a dynamic transformation which turned it into a modern and promising firm with mines equipped with state-of- the-art technologies.... more
Leaders of the biggest Czech mining companies, experts from the Czech Mining Agency including its President Ivo Pěgřímek and representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade met two weeks ago in Plzeň to try to answer questions about the future of Czech mining.... more
NWR has published a comprehensive booklet, which, for the first time, lists all its activities in the area of social responsibility and sustainable development in 2010.... more
OKD was a partner of the 6th technical conference called „Expected development in the Energy Sector and Energy Prices“, which was held last Wednesday at the Congress Centre in Brno. ... more
The OKD mining company defended its last year’s and the year before last year’s victory over the one hundred most admired companies in the Czech Republic. The first place in the category of “Mining and quarrying“ was awarded to it by a panel of executives of major companies, financial analysts, representatives of trade unions... more
OKD is the only producer of hard coal in the Czech Republic; Its coal is mined in the southern part of the Upper-Silesian coal basin. more »
The Company Magazine...here
Announcement of suspected fraud
OKD, a.s., has been currently exposed to fraudulent activity by unknown individuals in Germany.
Full version of the document in English and German is here.
BUSINESS INTEGRITY POLICY
This policy was adopted by the Board of Directors of New World Resources Plc on 15 November 2011 and shall have immediate effect.
Full version of the document is here.
NWR Open Mine Magazine No. 3/2011
The Company Magazine...here
NWR Open Mine Magazine No. 2/2011
The Company Magazine...here
NWR Open Mine Magazine No. 1/2011
The Company Magazine... more
Company code of ethics
The Board of Directors of OKD has adopted a Company code of ethics that is obligatory for all the employees of the firm. It defines basic values and attitudes to enterprise that OKD conforms to in the course of its business activities.
The code of ethics is not any binding rule of law or internal directive, it represents, however, a moral obligation for each employee of OKD.
