Abstract
Kemerovo region is one of the territories richest in coal deposits. Kuznetsky coal basin is one of the largest coal basins in the world. Constant increase in mining of that natural treasure has an impact on the ecological well-being of the region. For that reason, current conditions of Russian economy make the issues concerning social responsibility of industrial enterprises for sustainable social and economic development of the territory in the mining region especially important. Besides, at present moment ideological paradigms of the technology aimed at dealing with ecological issues are gaining more and more influence on problem solving in the process of production upgrade, where important role is given to protection and preservation of environment as well as observation and protection of citizens’ environmental rights.