Nornickel
and UN SDGs
Nornickel fully supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) up to 2030, and their integration into the Company’s strategy was initiated back in 2018. The SDGs up to 2030 accepted internationally in 2015 are a high-level guidance set to bring the authorities, business, and the public together to address the issues of sustainable development, and to protect the planet.
Based on stakeholder engagement, we selected and looked into those SDGs that are relevant to our operations. In 2019, we performed an in-depth analysis of SDGs and matched them, among other things, against our current strategy, material risks, goals and commitments, investments in relevant projects and best peer practices.
As a result, we identified six central SDGs:
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being;
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth;
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure;
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities;
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production;
- Goal 13: Climate Action.
Nornickel’s key SDG-linked projects and programmes in 2021
and programmes
UN SDGs
year change
SDGs
Central SDG
Relevant targets:
3.4, 3.6, 3.9
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the
Healthcare domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
**Part of the
Environment domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
Projects and programmes
- Health improvement and wellness programmes for employees and their families*
- Voluntary health insurance for employees and their families*
- Air protection projects**
- Water conservation and sustainable use projects**
- Waste management projects**
- Occupational safety initiatives*
- Corporate Healthcare project*
- COVID-2019 response measures
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Participants in health improvement programmes2020
13k2021
24.5kYear-on-year change
+93,8%Contribution towards UN SDGs
VHI policy holders (employees)2020
72.8k2021
75.3kYear-on-year change
+3,4%Contribution towards UN SDGs
LTIFR2020
0.202021
0.38Year-on-year change
+80%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Fatal workplace injuries2020
92021
11Year-on-year change
+22%SDGs
Relevant target:
4.4
Relevant national
projects:
**Part of the
Education domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
Projects and programmes
- Staff training and development*
- Corporate scholarships for university students and internships with Nornickel Group companies*
- The World of New Opportunities charity programme: grants for educational institutions and projects*
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Employees covered by Nornickel’s staff training, professional development, retraining, and upskilling initiatives2020
70,9022021
115,576Year-on-year change
+63%Contribution towards UN SDGs
University students covered by Nornickel’s corporate scholarship programmes2020
902021
96Year-on-year change
+6,7%SDGs
Relevant target:
6.3
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the
Environment domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
Projects and programmes
- Water use improvement and water supply projects*
- Water conservation and sustainable use projects*
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Effluents treated to standard quality at treatment facilities2020
4.34 mcm2021
4.92 mcmYear-on-year change
+13,8%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Water withdrawal2020
0.34 thousand m3 / RUB mln2021
0.26 thousand m3 / RUB mlnYear-on-year change
-24%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Effluents2020
Effluents 0.18 thousand m3 / RUB mln2021
0.15 thousand m3 / RUB mlnYear-on-year change
-15%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Pollutants in effluents2020
0.22 t / RUB mln2021
0.18 t / RUB mlnYear-on-year change
-18%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Share of total used water recycled and reused2020
86.4%2021
84.6%Year-on-year change
-1.8 p.p.SDGs
Relevant targets:
7.1, 7.3
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the
Environment domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
**Part of the Housing
& Urban Environment
domain (Russia’s
national projects)
Projects and programmes
- Rollout of the Automatic System for Commercial Accounting of Power Consumption across Polar Division*
- Energy efficiency and energy saving projects*
- Projects to upgrade power and heat generation, electrical grids and heat networks**
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Share of renewables in the Group’s electricity consumption2020
46%2021
47%Year-on-year change
+1 p.p.SDGs
Central SDG
Relevant targets:
8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 8.8.
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the Labour
Productivity and
Employment Support
domain (Russia’s
national projects)
Projects and programmes
- Ensuring decent compensation for labour*
- Securing employees’ involvement in social partnerships*
- Programme to improve the workers’ social and living conditions
- Health and safety initiatives
- Ensuring employees’ involvement in
- improvement of the health and safety
- system*
- The Operating Unit’s investment projects (concentration and metal production)
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Average monthly salary2020
RUB 131,8002021
RUB 145,100Year-on-year change
+10%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements2020
93.7%2021
94%Year-on-year change
+0.3 p.p.Contribution towards UN SDGs
Social facilities commissioned after renovation2020
1382021
123Year-on-year change
-11%SDGs
Central SDG
Relevant targets:
9.1, 9.4, 9.5
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the Housing
& Urban Environment
domain (Russia’s
national projects)
**Part of
Environment,
Science, and Digital
Economy domains
(Russia’s national
projects)
***Part of the Digital
Economy domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
Projects and programmes
- Projects to increase production and upgrade processing facilities
- Projects aiming to develop local communities’ infrastructure (including transport accessibility improvement) as part of a public-private partnership and agreements with local administrations*
- Projects to develop power and heat generation, electrical grids, and heat networks*
- Research and development (R&D) and feasibility studies aimed to update Nornickel Group’s Development Strategy expand production and protect the environment**
- Transportation and logistics projects
- Operational and management digitalisation projects***
- Enhancing the reliability of the fibre optic communication line in Norilsk*
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Expenses on R&D and feasibility studies1*2020
RUB 104.0 mln2021
RUB 241.4 mlnYear-on-year change
+132%SDGs
Relevant target:
10.7
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the Labour
Productivity and
Employment Support
domain (Russia’s
national projects)
Projects and programmes
- Complementary Corporate Pension Plan
- Relocation assistance to new employees*
- Assistance programme for residents of Norilsk and Dudinka relocating from the Far North
- Our Home and My Home social programmes (purchase of apartments for employees in various Russian regions)
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Complementary corporate pensions paid2020
RUB 411.3 mln2021
RUB 411.3 mlnYear-on-year change
0%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Expenses on relocating Norilsk and Dudinka residents to regions with better climate conditions2020
RUB 830 mln2021
RUB 830 mlnYear-on-year change
0%Contribution towards UN SDGs
People covered by the relocation assistance programme2020
8292021
1,370Year-on-year change
+65.3%SDGs
Central SDG
Relevant target:
11.6
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the
Environment domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
Projects and programmes
- Sulphur Programme 2.0*
- Air protection projects*
- Waste management projects (including projects to eliminate inherited waste)*
- Response to environmental incidents
- Other environmental protection activities*
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Air pollutant emissions2020
1.76 t / RUB mln2021
1.25 t / RUB mlnYear-on-year change
-29%SDGs
Central SDG
Relevant targets:
12.2, 12.4, 12.5,
12.6
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the
Environment domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
Projects and programmes
- Waste management projects*
- Other environmental protection activities*
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Waste generation2020
145 mt2021
156 mtYear-on-year change
+7.6%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Non-hazardous class 5 waste2020
99%2021
99%Year-on-year change
0%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Waste generation2020
0.13 kt / RUB mln2021
0.12 kt / RUB mlnYear-on-year change
-7.7%SDGs
Central SDG
Projects and programmes
- Projects to upgrade power and heat generation, electrical grids and heat networks
- Energy saving and energy efficiency improvement initiatives
Contribution towards UN SDGs
GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2)2020
9.70 mt of CO2 equivalent2021
10.31 mt of CO2 equivalentYear-on-year change
+6.3%Contribution towards UN SDGs
GHG emission intensity (Scope 1 and 2)2020
8.68 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per RUB 1 mln of consolidated revenue2021
7.83 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per RUB 1 mln of consolidated revenueYear-on-year change
-10%SDGs
Relevant targets:
15.1, 15.5
Relevant national
projects:
*Part of the
Environment domain
(Russia’s national
projects)
Projects and programmes
- Cooperation with nature reserves (support for research and educational projects at the Pasvik, Lapland, Relict Oaks and Urumkansky nature reserves, Joint Directorate of Taimyr Nature Reserves, etc.)*
- Response to environmental incidents
- Scientific expeditions
- Fish stocking at water bodies across the regions of operation
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Total area of supported nature reserves and parks2020
2,334,000 ha2021
2,334,000 haYear-on-year change
0%SDGs
Relevant target:
16.5
Projects and programmes
- Anti-corruption measures
- Raising awareness of its anti-corruption practices among Nornickel Group’s employees
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Operating business units involved in anticorruption activities2020
100%2021
100%Year-on-year change
0%Contribution towards UN SDGs
Employees informed about anti-corruption practices2020
100%2021
100%Year-on-year change
0%SDGs
Relevant target:
17.16
Projects and programmes
- Cooperation with federal legislative and executive authorities, civil society institutions, and the business community
- Reporting on the Company’s contribution to the achievement of UN SDGs in line with the UNCTAD guidance
- UN Global Compact membership and related reporting
- Plans to join other major sustainable development initiatives (ICMM, IRMA, TCFD)
- Support for corporate volunteering
Contribution towards UN SDGs
Working bodies (committees, expert and working groups, etc.) established by NGOs and government authorities where Nornickel Group is represented2020
252021
25Year-on-year change
0%Nornickel’s support for initiatives, standards, and participation in associations focused on sustainable development and corporate social responsibility
- UN Global Compact
- Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda
- ISO 14001:2015
- ISO 9001:2015
- OHSAS 18001:2007 / ISO 45001:2018
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013
- ISO 26000:2010
- AA1000AP, AA1000SES
- International Labour Organisation conventions
- International Platinum Group Metals Association
- International Information Security Research Consortium
- Nickel Institute
- Together for Sustainability (TFS) initiative
- Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN)
- European Battery Alliance (EBA)
- GRI Community
ESG agencies and indices
- EcoVadis
- FTSE4Good Index
- Sustainalytics
- MSCI
- ISS Corporate Solutions
- S&P Global
- CDP
- UN initiatives
- GOST R ISO 26000-2012
- National Association of International Information Security
- Security Charter for Critical Industrial Facilities
- Social Charter of the Russian Business
- Anti-Corruption Charter of the Russian Business
- Environmental Charter of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
ESG agencies and indices
- RSPP Responsibility and Transparency index and Sustainable Development Vector index