| AA1000AP | AA1000 AccountAbility Principles |
| AA1000SES | AccountAbility AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard |
| Ag | Silver |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AML/CFT/PWMD | Anti‑money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction |
| APCS | Automated process control system |
| Au | Gold |
| BS | Buildings and structures |
| CAM | Cathode active materials |
| CHPP (CHP plant) | Combined heat and power plant |
| CIMS | Corporate Integrated Quality and Environmental Management System |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| Co | Cobalt |
| CO2 equivalent | Carbon dioxide equivalent |
| CTL | Corporate Trust Line |
| Cu | Copper |
| DFA | Digital financial asset |
| EBITDA | Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation |
| EMERCOM | Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters |
| ERP | Enterprise resource planning |
| ESG | Environmental, social, and governance |
| FIFR | Fatal injury frequency rate |
| FOCL | Fibre‑optic communication line |
| FPIC | Free, prior, and informed consent |
| GHG Protocol | Greenhouse Gas Protocol |
| GISTM | Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management |
| GJ | Gigajoule |
| GOST | State standard |
| GRC | Governance, risk, and compliance |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| Group | The Norilsk Nickel Group |
| GTM | Geotechnical monitoring |
| GWP | Global warming potential |
| H&S | Health and safety |
| Hg | Mercury |
| HPP | Hydropower plant |
| ICC | Industrial competence centre |
| ICMM | International Council on Mining and Metals |
| IEHI | Integrated Ecosystem Health Indicator |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| Ir | Iridium |
| IRMA | Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance |
| IS | Information security |
| ISMS | Information security management system |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IT | Information technologies |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
| JDDS | Joint Due Diligence Standard |
| KPI | Key performance indicator |
| LTIFR | Lost time injury frequency rate |
| ML | Machine learning |
| Ni | Nickel |
| NID | Norilsk Industrial District |
| NMP | Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| p. p. | Percentage point |
| Pb | Lead |
| PD | Personal data |
| Pd | Palladium |
| PGM | Platinum group metals |
| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
| Pt | Platinum |
| R&D | Research and development |
| Rh | Rhodium |
| RMI | Responsible Minerals Initiative |
| Ru | Ruthenium |
| S | Sulphur |
| SAP | System Analysis Programme Development |
| SASB | Sustainability Accounting Standards Board |
| SAWC | Special assessment of working conditions |
| SCADA | Supervisory control and data acquisition |
| Se | Selenium |
| SO2 | Sulphur dioxide |
| SRM | Supplier relationship management |
| SSP | Shared Socioeconomic Pathways |
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate‑related Financial Disclosures |
| TJ | Terajoule |
| UAV | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| UN | United Nations |
| UN SDG | United Nations Sustainable Development Goals |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation |
| UNGPs | United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights |
| VAT | Value added tax |
| VHI | Voluntary health insurance |
| WRI | World Resources Institute |