20 | Acquisition International, Influential Businesswoman Awards 2024 s many know, ESG Compliance involves a set checklist of standards which are used to measure a business or organisation’s social or environmental impact. This realm allows for those across the corporate landscape to understand more about how they affect customers, employees, the general public, and suppliers throughout their business endeavours – as well as the allimportant context of investments. In context with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, ESG includes more than end-goals – it involves the data and metrics required to get to business and investor end-goals. In short, ESG is an all encompassing set of standards which make it easier to have a positive impact on the world around us. With regards to ESG, we’ve found the social side of business impact to be just as important as ESG’s counterparts – and there’s a business we can truly hold to a high standard as ERG continues to raise the bar for its clients. ERG has exploded over the last decade on the back of smart acquisitions, chiefly its buyout of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc (ENRC) back in 2013. Today with over 30 years’ experience in the global metals and mining industry, it enjoys a significant position on the ever-competitive market. It is the world’s largest high-carbon ferrochrome producer by chrome content, alongside being the large producer of copper, and the only producer of high-grade aluminium in the Republic of Kazakhstan. With Dr Alexander Machkevitch acting as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr Benedikt Sobotka is Chief Executive Officer, 40% of ERG is owned by the Kazakhstan government. Though its operations are far beyond the borders of the country, with significant activity across the continent of Africa, and Brazil, among many other locations. As Head of International ESG Compliance, Daniella has an important role in ensuring that ERG maintains its sustainable and ethical edge, especially in this market. With over 11 years in the corporate social responsibility space, and a history of working with large, leading corporations – such as UNICEF and Procter & Gamble – Daniella has taken all of the challenges of the role in her stride and cultivated an influential position. This role is especially important under ERG considering its elevated position within the Republic of Kazakhstan. Here, ERG acts as a pillar of economic support, epitomising a standard of excellence within the industry and greater business environment. It is also a significant driver of social development within the country, with operations representing over one-third of the total metals and mining industry. Crucially, ERG provides electricity that accounts for 20% of the country’s output, and, further still, is the largest railway operator in Central Asia. Its social responsibility is vast, and so is its influence in ensuring the continued livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. For Daniella, these factors offered an opportunity to secure ERG as a force for social and environment good. Daniella graduated from the Business School Lausanne and University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where she earned a Master of Business Administration degree specialising in Sustainable Business Development. Since then, she has flourished within the private, public and tertiary sectors. From a personal perspective, she has grown on the back of a passion for acquiring and developing her skillset. These skills have, in turn, earned Daniella significant acclaim for managing complex systemic relationships and networks – which she utilises in her day to day work in ESG. Much of what ERG produces goes towards meeting the needs of industries and societies across the world, fuelling further economic growth. For instance, in Africa, ERG has built large-scale production facilities for its core copper and cobalt businesses. Equally, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mali, Republic of South Africa, and Mozambique, ERG has developed operations that serve the manganese, platinum, bauxite, fluorspar and coal markets. In the former, the company has recently launched its Metalkol Roan Tailings Reclamation (RTR), which swiftly became the world’s second largest standalone cobalt producer. Across the South Atlantic Ocean in the State of Bahia in Brazil, ERG is currently working on a project that involves the Pedra de Ferro mine, the Porto Sul deep-water port and the associated new FIOL broadgauge railway, to deliver best in class iron ore mining and logistical With over 80,000 employees, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) is a leading diversified natural resources group committed to expansive development across almost 20 countries within Asia, South America, and Africa. Since 2022, Daniella Savic has been the Head of International ESG Compliance at ERG, spearheading the crucial environmental, social, and corporate governance of the group. A Most Influential Metals & Mining ESG Specialist 2024: Daniella Savic & Impact Excellence Award 2024
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