POP 2010
Press releases
Ostrava (29 January 2012) – The OKD mining company won the first place in the competition for the Award for Social Responsibility in the large companies category (over 250 employees).... more
Karvina (24 January 2012) – The picture of a miner with a pickaxe and a shovel belongs to the past. The OKD company, which in recent years has purchased high tech mining technology and needs educated workers for its mines,... more
Ostrava (2 January 2012) – Otakar Duda, an electrical expert from The Darkov Mine became the lucky winner of Škoda Fabia car... more
Prague / Ostrava (November 2, 2011) - Websites www.okd.cz once again succeeded in the prestigious contest WebTop100, which
assesses the web presentation of Czech companies. In the category of industry we have got the second place... more
OSTRAVA (4 October 2011) – OKD, a.s., regrets to announce a fatality at the Karvina Mine, which took place in the night of 4 October 2011.... more
Ostrava (26. 9. 2011) – OKD intends to explore coal and gas reserves at a site near the town of Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. The aim is to obtain necessary information for a decision on the future of the coal reserves at Frenštát-Trojanovice. ... more
KARVINÁ (September 6th, 2011) – OKD Foundation Beneficiary Concert, with the show of handicapped musicians The Tap Tap band, and Bára Basiková as the biggest star, earned an astounding 338,926 crowns for the St. Barbara Civic Association... more
Ostrava (August 25th 2011) – Thanks to the extraordinary emphasis on safety of work and certainly thanks to miner´s luck, there is constant decline of mining orphans. ... more
STAŘÍČ (August 26th 2011) – Paskov coalmine is preparing the first Saturday of September grand celebrations of Miners Day for its employees and friends in Staříč soccer area. In addition to various musical show, where Janek Ledecký will have the biggest performance... more
KARVINÁ (August 26th, 2011) – Children and wives of miners can get more information about machines, which their fathers and husbands use at work underground. OKD will show road header or arch reinforcement used during coalmining during miners celebration.... more
The coal reserves are estimated to last for at least 200 to 300 years, while in the case of oil it is mere 40 to 50 years, and in the case of uranium it is roughly a century. 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.
