Definition
of material
topics
The Company maps out material topics in line with the GRI Standards’ principles for defining report content and inputs from external and internal stakeholders. The materiality matrix relies on the following:
- opinion polls on material topics;
- dialogues with stakeholders;
- mass media coverage of the Company;
- benchmarking against major Russian and international mining peers.
As part of the 2021 Sustainability Report preparation, material sustainability topics were defined in four stages.
At the first stage, the Company arranged for the material topics from the 2020 Sustainability Report to be reviewed by external and internal stakeholders. Over 130 stakeholders took part in the poll, with more than half of them representing the regions where the Company operates (Norilsk Industrial District, Kola Peninsula, Trans-Baikal Territory) and their local authorities, environmental organisations, social NGOs, Company employees, the business community and other stakeholder groups.
At the second stage, the Company held a dialogue* with experts and key stakeholders to verify, through expert voting, proposals to revise the materiality of individual topics submitted in the poll. In addition, the session participants assessed three additional topics from the list proposed by the polled stakeholders in terms of their potential influence on stakeholder assessments and decisions (Z-axis of the significance matrix).
At the third stage, the working group for the Report preparation assessed the materiality of additional topics in terms of their economic, environmental, and social impact.
At the last stage, the working group summed up the materiality assessment results, with due regard to the recommendations provided by the session participants, and finalised an updated map of material topics.
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Disclosures
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Financial results of operations
Link to GRI
topics
GRI 201: Economic performance
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Disclosures
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Responsible payment of taxes to budgets of vari-ous levels
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topics
GRI 207: Tax
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Disclosures
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Indirect economic impacts
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topics
GRI 203: Indirect economic impacts
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Relationships with local communities and indige-nous peoples, social and economic impact on the regions of operation
Link to GRI
topics
GRI 203: Indirect economic impacts
GRI 411: Rights of indigenous peoples
GRI 413: Local communities
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Disclosures
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Supply chain responsibility
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topics
GRI 102-9: Supply chain
GRI 102-10: Significant changes to the organisation
and its supply chain
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Disclosures
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Anti-corruption and transparency of operations
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topics
GRI 205: Anti-corruption practices
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Disclosures
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Responsible business conduct and business eth-ics
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topics
GRI 102-16 – 102-39
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Disclosures
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Stakeholder engagement
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topics
GRI 102-40 – 102-44
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Disclosures
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Compliance
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topics
GRI 307: Environmental compliance
GRI 419: Socioeconomic compliance
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Disclosures
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Decent working conditions, relations between employees and management
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topics
GRI 202: Market presence
GRI 401: Employment
GRI 402: Labour/management relations
GRI 407: Freedom of association and collective
bargaining
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Disclosures
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Training and developing our staff
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topics
GRI 404: Training and education
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Disclosures
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Occupational health and safety
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topics
GRI 403: Occupational health and safety
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Disclosures
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Respect for human rights
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topics
GRI 406: Non-discrimination
GRI 411: Rights of indigenous peoples
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Public policy
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topics
GRI 415: Public policy
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Disclosures
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Energy consumption and efficiency
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topics
GRI 302: Energy
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Disclosures
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Water consumption and wastewater discharge
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topics
GRI 303: Water and effluents
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Disclosures
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Biodiversity and land use
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topics
GRI 304: Biodiversity
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Disclosures
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Pollutant emissions
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topics
GRI 305: Emissions
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Disclosures
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Waste management
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topics
GRI 306: Waste
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Disclosures
(aspects)
Greenhouse gas emissions and climate change
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topics
GRI 305: Emissions
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Disclosures
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Geological exploration and mining
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topics
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Disclosures
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Production asset upgrade
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topics
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Science, technology and innovation
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topics
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Disclosures
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Digitalisation of production and management
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topics
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Disclosures
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Corporate security
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topics
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Disclosures
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Shutdown of production facilities
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topics
GRI MM Closure planning
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Disclosures
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Emergency preparedness
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topics
GRI MM Emergency preparedness
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Disclosures
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Response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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topics
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Disclosures
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Participation in Russian national projects
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topics
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Disclosures
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Emergency forecasting and technogenic safety
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topics
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Disclosures
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R&D activities
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topics
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Disclosures
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Organisational changes: division-based structure and its impact on employees
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topics
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Disclosures
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Promotion of the healthy lifestyle, fitness and sports among local communities and employees
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topics
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Disclosures
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Norilsk renovation and comprehensive social and economic development plan implementation
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topics
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Disclosures
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Support for small and medium enterprises (SME) in the regions of operation
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topics
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Disclosures
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Support for educational institutions and career guidance
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topics
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