Green Bridge Forum 2015. Technology Showcase Day, April 17th. Presentation of Ms. Galina Artyukhina.

1. GBF 2015: BUILDING THE BRIDGE TO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES BETWEEN THE EU AND
CENTRAL ASIA COUNTRIES, APRIL 17, 2015 IN LATVIA
Dr. Galina Artyukhina,
Kazakhstan Business Council for Sustainable
Development (KBCSD), Executive Director

2. KBCSD’s Mission is to support the balance between
common interests of business, government and local
society to promote the principals of SD and CSR in
Kazakhstan, to promote business as a leader of
environmentally effective innovations and local
community development.
 Regional Member of WBCSD; founded in 2003; unites
19 the largest companies and enterprises of mining
and metallurgy, power and energy, oil and gas,
chemistry, machinery and cement industries, as well
as environmental consultancy and service companies
with over 100 thousand employees in total.
 KBCSD members consider high standards for IPPC
and sustainable development as an integral part of
their business activity.
Kazakhstan Business Council for
Sustainable Development
Kazakhstan Business
Council for Sustainable
Development (KBCSD)

3.  A Member of the Working Groups for Green Economy Development in Kazakhstan under
the President of the Republic Kazakhstan:
 Green Growth Economy Concept Development for Kazakhstan (2012-2013).
 Expo-2017 Concept of Alternative Energy development in Kazakhstan (2014).
 GHG National Trade Platform development and implementation in Kazakhstan (since 2012).
 Energy Efficiency Audit and ISO 50001 Energy Management System implementation in
Kazakhstan (since 2012).
 Knowledge transfer and Awareness workshops and training seminars for industrial enterprises
implementation (since 2004).
 A Member of Expert Councils of the following Ministries: Ministry of Energy and
Environmental Protection, Ministry of Investments and Development, Ministry of Economy,
Ministry of Labor and Social Defense, Ministry of Innovations and New Technologies.
 KBCSD experts and member companies annually review over 500 draft legal and technical
documents prepared by the government related to industrial activities.

4. Kazakhstan Business Council for
Sustainable Development
KBCSD supports numerous conferences and programmes, including:
 The 6th Ministerial Conference “Environment and Development” of Asia-Pacific Region
countries (Astana, 2010);
 The 7th Conference of the ministers “Environment for Europe” (Astana, 2011);
 Global Summit Rio+20 (Rio de Janeiro, 2012);
 Green Bridge Initiative (Astana, 2013);
 Central Asia Programme on Leadership on Environmental Protection for Sustainable
Development (as a partner for Central Asia Regional Environmental Center, CAREC (since
2010);
 Annual International Exhibition on Environmental Technologies and Services “EcoTech”
(Almaty, from 2004) and Conferences on Green Growth (2012), Waste Management
(2013), Circular Economy and Wastes 3R (2014); Waste management infrastructure
development of in Kazakhstan (2015);
 KBCSD’s Journal “Ecology and Industry of Kazakhstan” (ISSN 2311-536X) is a
quarterly-based issue of expert reviews, best practices, and research, published together
with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Energy since 2004.

5.  The State Program for Innovative Industrial Development of Kazakhstan for 2015 - 2019,
approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan from August 1,
2014, № 874.
 Regional clusters are geographically concentrated groups of interrelated and
complementary companies and organizations, which includes manufacturers of final or
intermediate goods and services, equipment suppliers, specialized infrastructure services
providers, scientific, research, education and other organizations with a specific industry
focus.
 Ministry for Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the
authorized body for The Programme implementation.
 Governmental Commission on Industrial Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan - is
an advisory body established to develop strategy in the field of industrial development of
the Republic of Kazakhstan.
 Cluster associations are legal entities representing the interests of all participants of the
clusters (at first stage - Regional Chambers of entrepreneurs and/or business
associations).
Kazakhstan Business Council for
Sustainable Development

6.  Branch territorial cluster;
 The presence of a concentrated group of interrelated and complementary
specialized companies and organizations (at least 10 not affiliated legal
entities);
 The presence of developed projects aimed at lengthening the technology
chain;
 Partnership relations outside the territorial cluster and cluster potential for
further international grow;
 Investments availability for the development of territorial cluster.
Kazakhstan Business Council for
Sustainable Development

7. ◦ Raw materials and natural resources (land and water);
◦ Human resources with the required level of qualification;
◦ Production capacity of enterprises to create a process chain and the necessary
related services;
◦ Development of energy infrastructure;
◦ Development of transport infrastructure;
◦ Development of innovation infrastructure (technology parks, technology transfer
centers, etc.);
◦ Availability of educational, scientific and research infrastructure and competencies
relevant and potentially significant for the development of territorial cluster;
◦ International relations and integration into the international supply chain;
◦ Availability of financial resources.
Kazakhstan Business Council for
Sustainable Development

8. The 12 Pillars of Competitiveness

9. Our contacts
T. +7(727)3137810
E-mail kbcsd@kap.kz
www.kap.kz