SASB Metals & Mining content index
| Topic | SASB code | Metric | Disclosure | Page/Link | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions | EM‑MM‑110a.1 | Gross global Scope 1 emissions | Full | Greenhouse Gas Emissions section | — | |
| Percentage covered under emissions‑limiting regulations | — | No emissions‑limiting regulations are imposed in Russia | ||||
| EM‑MM‑110a.2 | Discussion of long‑ and short‑term strategies or plans to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets | Full | Climate Change and Sustainable Growth Strategy sections | — | ||
| Air Quality | EM‑MM‑120a.1 | Air emissions of the following pollutants: | ||||
| CO | Full | Air section | Carbon oxide emissions stood at 11,588.7 t in 2024 | |||
| NOX (excluding N2O) | Nitrogen oxide emissions (expressed as NO2) amounted to 6,138 t in 2024 | |||||
| SOX | Sulphur dioxide emissions stood at 1,269,019.8 t in 2024 | |||||
| Particulate matter (PM10) | Emissions of particulate matter amounted to 11,002.4 t in 2024 | |||||
| Mercury (Hg) | There were no air emissions of mercury in 2024 | |||||
| Lead (Pb) | Air emissions of lead and its inorganic compounds (expressed as lead) stood at 8.37 t in 2024 | |||||
| Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | Emissions of volatile organic compounds amounted to 2,471.5 t in 2024 | |||||
| Energy Management | EM‑MM‑130a.1 | Total energy consumed | Full | Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency section | 139,574 TJ (including purchase and sale of energy within the Group) 140,254 TJ (including purchase and sale of energy outside the Group) | |
| Percentage of grid electricity | The Company discloses the share of purchased electricity (including resold electricity) as a percentage of total energy consumption (6%) | |||||
| Percentage of renewable energy | 11.9% | |||||
| Water Management | EM‑MM‑140a.1 | Total water withdrawn | Partial | GRI Quantitative Indicators Disclosure appendix GRI Content Index appendix | 321.2 Mcm | |
| Total water consumed | Water consumption according to the GRI methodology – 67.8 Mcm. The calculation does not exclude water withdrawn and discharged at different water management sites as the Group does not keep such records | |||||
| Percentage of total water withdrawn and consumed in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress | There are no Group entities that withdraw or consume significant volumes of water in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress | |||||
| EM‑MM‑140a.2 | Number of incidents of non‑compliance associated with water quality permits, standards, and regulations | Not disclosed | — | — | ||
| Waste & Hazardous Materials Management | EM‑MM‑150a.4 | Total weight of non‑mineral waste generated | Full | 801,143 t | ||
| EM‑MM‑150a.5 | Total weight of tailings produced | Full | 31,433,572 t | |||
| EM‑MM‑150a.6 | Total weight of waste rock generated | Full | 137,655,146 t | |||
| EM‑MM‑150a.7 | Total weight of hazardous waste generated | Full | 7,023 t (hazard classes 1–3) | |||
| EM‑MM‑150a.8 | Total weight of hazardous waste recycled | Partial | 11,769 t (waste management methods, including reuse, are determined as per statistical reporting form 2‑TP (waste)) | |||
| EM‑MM‑150a.9 | Number of significant incidents associated with hazardous materials and waste management | Full | There were no significant incidents associated with hazardous materials and waste management in 2024 | |||
| EM‑MM‑150a.10 | Description of waste and hazardous materials management policies and procedures for active and inactive operations | Full | — | |||
| Biodiversity Impacts | EM‑MM‑160a.1 | Description of environmental management policies and practices for active sites | Full | Environmental Management section | — | |
| EM‑MM‑160a.2 | Percentage of mine sites where acid rock drainage is: | |||||
| predicted to occur | Full | — | 0% At Nornickel’s key production sites (in the Norilsk Industrial District, Murmansk Region, and Trans‑Baikal Territory), no acid rock drainage is predicted to occur, actively mitigated, or under treatment or remediation | |||
| actively mitigated | ||||||
| under treatment or remediation | ||||||
| EM‑MM‑160a.3 | Percentage of proved reserves in or near sites with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat | Full | — | 0% None of the Group’s deposits (ore occurrences) are located in or near (within 5 km) sites with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat | ||
| Percentage of probable reserves in or near sites with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat | ||||||
| Security, Human Rights, & Rights of Indigenous Peoples | EM‑MM‑210a.1 | Percentage of proved reserves in or near areas of conflict | Full | — | 0% The Group’s deposits (ore occurrences) are not located in or near areas of conflict | |
| Percentage of probable reserves in or near areas of conflict | ||||||
| EM‑MM‑210a.2 | Percentage of proved reserves in or near indigenous land | Full | — | 0% The Group’s deposits (ore occurrences) are not located in or near (within 5 km) indigenous land | ||
| Percentage of probable reserves in or near indigenous land | ||||||
| EM‑MM‑210a.3 | Discussion of engagement processes and due diligence practices with respect to human rights, indigenous rights, and operation in areas of conflict | Full | Engagement with Indigenous Peoples and Respect for Human Rights sections | — | ||
| Community Relations | EM‑MM‑210b.1 | Discussion of process to manage risks and opportunities associated with community rights and interests | Full | Contribution to the Development of Local Communities, Engagement with Indigenous Peoples, and Improving the Well-Being of Local Communities sections | — | |
| EM‑MM‑210b.2 | Number of non‑technical delays | Full | — | There were no such delays | ||
| Duration of non‑technical delays | ||||||
| Labour Practices | EM‑MM‑310a.1 | Percentage of active workforce employed under collective agreements | Full | Nornickel’s HR Strategy section | 94.3% of Group employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements | |
| EM‑MM‑310a.2 | Number of strikes and lockouts | Full | Nornickel’s HR Strategy section | There were no such incidents | ||
| Duration of strikes and lockouts | ||||||
| Explanations regarding strikes and lockouts that occurred | ||||||
| Workforce Health & Safety | EM‑MM‑320a.1 | All‑incidence rate: | Partial | H&S Training sections | ||
| among employees of Russian business units | 0.66 The rate is calculated for all employees of the Group’s Russian business units per million hours worked and takes into account the number of individuals affected by work‑related lost‑time injuries or fatalities | |||||
| among contractor employees | 0.54 | |||||
| Fatality rate (FIFR): | ||||||
| among employees of Russian business units | FIFR = 0.025 The rate is calculated for all employees of the Group’s Russian business units per million hours worked | |||||
| among contractor employees | FIFR = 0.017 | |||||
| Near miss frequency rate | Not disclosed | |||||
| Average hours of health, safety, and emergency response training for (a) direct employees (b) contract employees | (a) 55 h – average time spent on pre‑certification and health and safety training per employee (b) Not disclosed | |||||
| Business Ethics & Transparency | EM‑MM‑510a.1 | Description of the management system for prevention of corruption and bribery throughout the value chain | Full | Business Ethics and Anti‑Corruption section | — | |
| EM‑MM‑510a.2 | Production in countries that have the 20 lowest rankings in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index | Full | — | There are no operations in such countries | ||
| Tailings Storage Facilities Management | EM‑MM‑540a.1 | Tailings storage facility inventory table | Full | — | ||
| EM‑MM‑540a.2 | Summary of tailings management systems and governance structure used to monitor and maintain the stability of tailings storage facilities | Full | — | |||
| EM‑MM‑540a.3 | Approach to development of Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans (EPRPs) for tailings storage facilities | Full | — | |||
| Activity Metric | EM‑MM‑000.A | Production | ||||
| Production of metal ores | Full | — | The Company does not produce ore for sale | |||
| Production of finished metal products: | Key Figures section (for more details, please see Nornickel’s 2024 Annual Report) | |||||
| nickel | 205 kt | |||||
| copper | 433 kt | |||||
| palladium | 2,761.6 koz | |||||
| platinum | 667.6 koz | |||||
| EM‑MM‑000.B | Total number of employees | Partial | Nornickel’s HR Strategy section | 79,587 permanent employees – headcount as at the latest reporting date | ||
| Percentage of contractor employees | Percentage of contractor employees is not disclosed | |||||