Nornickel’s contribution to the UN SDGS and alignment with the national strategic priorities

Goal 3:
Ensure healthy lives and promote well‑being for all at all ages

• 24.6 thousand employees and their family members benefitted from the Company’s health resort treatment and recreation programme
• 80.7 thousand Nornickel employees and their family members were covered by voluntary health insurance (VHI) policies, with RUB 2.2 billion allocated to the VHI programme during 2024
• The Company continued to expand its network of corporate healthcare centres: Nornickel opened a new medical centre in Talnakh ahead of schedule in December 2024
• Nornickel organised regular corporate sports events, tournaments, and training sessions (with over 32.5 thousand employees involved in sports and fitness activities in 2024) and continued advancing its Nornickel: Hooked on Sport corporate project

For more details, please see the Prevention of Occupational Diseases and Social Support for Employees and Their Families sections

National projects:

• Long and Active Life
• Family

National goal:

• Preservation of the population, strengthening health and improving the well‑being of people, supporting families

Goal 4:
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• In 2024, the amount of employee training at Nornickel increased by 24% y‑o‑y to 389 thousand training completions per year
• Average hours of training per year per employee (based on average headcount) grew from 88 to 126
• The number of university students covered by Nornickel’s corporate scholarship programmes grew to 469, while those on industrial placement or pre‑graduation internships at Nornickel totalled 1.4 thousand
• The Kola Metals and Mining education and production centre was opened in Monchegorsk, with 85% of graduates expected to be employed by the Company upon completion of their training
• AI in Industry, a joint master’s degree programme offered by Nornickel and Central University, was launched
• An innovative learning solution – an AI‑powered chatbot – was also introduced to support development programmes for line managers

For more details, please see the Training Ecosystem and Contribution to the Development of Local Communities sections

National projects:

• Personnel
• Youth and Children

National goals:

• Stable and dynamic economy
• Self‑fulfilment of each person, unlocking their talents, and educating a patriotic and socially responsible person

Goal 6:
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

• In the reporting year, water recycled and reused accounted for 81% of the Company’s total water consumption
• The Company supplies water to Norilsk residents
• In 2024, the Company’s waste collecting vessels removed approximately 13.9 kt of wastewater, including 6.83 kt of oil‑containing water and over 282 tonnes of waste, while also delivering 4.68 kt of drinking water to ships

For more details, please see the Water section

National project:

• Ecological Well‑Being

National goals:

• Comfortable and safe living environment
• Ecological well‑being

Goal 7:
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

• The share of renewables in the Group’s electricity consumption was 54% (or 12% of total electricity and fuel consumption)
• The Company continued renovating its generation facilities and grid infrastructure in Norilsk (with total spending on related investment projects at RUB 4.7 billion in 2024)
• The Company supplies electricity and heat to Norilsk residents

For more details, please see the Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency

National project:

• Infrastructure for Life

National goal:

• Comfortable and safe living environment

Goal 8:
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all

• Employee salaries were increased by 10% to reflect the cost‑of‑living adjustment. The average monthly salary of employees was RUB 207 thousand
• The percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements was 94.3%. The collective bargaining agreements of MMC Norilsk Nickel and three other Group enterprises were extended for another three years
• The Tenure module was launched as part of the second cycle of the Digital Investor motivation programme. Over 69.5 thousand employees were programme participants and digital investors at the year‑end (51.3 thousand employees received a scheduled payment of RUB 796.33 per digital financial asset (DFA) (net of tax) in January 2024)
• Spending on improvements to workplace amenities for employees was increased to RUB 6.0 billion (comprehensive overhauls completed at 187 welfare facilities, with workplace amenities improved for 11.8 thousand employees)
• The Company launched the comprehensive Mother at Work support programme to assist female employees returning to work following a period of parental leave
• The Company established cooperative ties with small and medium‑sized businesses across its footprint and implemented initiatives to support entrepreneurs

For more details, please see the Nornickel’s HR Strategy, Incentives and Rewards, Social Support for Employees and Their Families, and Contribution to the Development of Local Communities sections

National projects:

• Personnel
• Family
• Efficient and Competitive Economy

National goals:

• Stable and dynamic economy
• Preservation of the population, strengthening health and improving the well‑being of people, supporting families
• Self‑fulfilment of each person, unlocking their talents, and educating a patriotic and socially responsible person

Goal 9:
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation

• A total of 119 IT projects were implemented (with overall funding amounting to RUB 8.7 billion)

The Company took part in:

• the work of the Metallurgy and Ecology industrial competence centres (development of industry‑specific solutions)
• efforts to create a more mature information security market in collaboration with developers and vendors of relevant products and services
• implementing digital projects across the Company’s footprint (construction of a fibre link in the Norilsk Industrial District).

The Company’s R&D team designed new palladium‑based components and solutions to synthesise nickel‑containing cathodes. Nornickel also launched the Battery Technology Centre in Saint Petersburg

For more details, please see the Digital Technology Development, Information Security, and Research and Development sections

National projects:

• Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State
• Infrastructure for Life

National goals:

• Digital transformation of state and municipal administration, the economy, and social sphere
• Technological leadership
• Comfortable and safe living environment

Goal 10:
Reduce inequality within and among countries

• Nornickel spent RUB 830 million to relocate residents of Norilsk and Dudinka to regions with better climate conditions
• In 2024, spending on employee housing programmes such as Your Home, Our Home, and My Home totalled RUB 917 million
• The number of participants in the relocation support programme increased to 4.9 thousand
• Population mobility across the Company’s footprint improved due to the development of Nornickel’s transport assets
• The Company provides financial, infrastructural, educational, social, and other types of support to indigenous communities

For more details, please see the Social Support for Employees and Their Families, Contribution to the Development of Local Communities, and Engagement with Indigenous Peoples sections

National projects:

• Infrastructure for Life
• Family
• Efficient Transport System

National goals:

• Comfortable and safe living environment
• Self‑fulfilment of each person, unlocking their talents, and educating a patriotic and socially responsible person

Goal 11:
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

• During the year, air pollutant emissions were reduced by 23.5%, driven by the implementation of the Sulphur Project at Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant. Sulphur dioxide recovery at the plant exceeded 99%
• Since the launch of the Clean Norilsk programme, a total of 406 buildings have been dismantled, 1.1 mln t of waste and 83.5 kt of scrap metal have been removed, and a total of 4.8 million sq m of land have been cleared
• An environmental monitoring programme was launched, featuring an automated emissions control system and compact atmospheric air quality monitoring stations
• The Company contributed to area improvements across its footprint, as well as to housing construction and infrastructure renovation
• Nornickel continued to implement its Valla Tunturi and Zatundra tourism investment projects and to support the Bobrovy Log Fun Park

For more details, please see the Contribution to the Development of Local Communities, Improving the Well‑Being of Local Communities, Air, and Waste and Tailings Storage Facilities sections

National projects:

• Ecological Well‑Being
• Infrastructure for Life
• Tourism and Hospitality

National goals:

• Ecological well‑being
• Stable and dynamic economy
• Comfortable and safe living environment

Goal 12:
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

• Onsite waste recovery totalled 26.7 mln t in 2024
• The Company continued its projects and initiatives aimed at increasing the share of waste recycling and treatment
• Nornickel continued the deployment and adoption of more advanced and efficient solutions across its operations while further upgrading and replacing its capacity (specifically, the new furnace at Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant is capable of processing concentrates with lower sulphur content)

For more details, please see the Waste and Tailings Storage Facilities section

National project:

• Ecological Well‑Being

National goal:

• Ecological well‑being

Goal 13:
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

• Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions totalled 8.6 mln t of CO₂ equivalent Including a GHG emissions provision for the Sulphur Project and GHG emissions generated from heat and electricity supplies to the public. (one of the lowest levels in the industry)
• The Company made further progress on its 2025 Climate Change Action Plan
• The Board of Directors approved the 2050 Key Focus Areas of Carbon Neutrality, used as a framework for developing a renewable project in the Trans‑Baikal Territory, implementing climate projects (such as a mining waste mineralisation project), and deploying more energy‑efficient technologies and equipment
• Nornickel registered its first climate project with the Russian Register of Carbon Units: the project to retire a fuel oil boiler facility reduced the Company’s GHG emissions by 17.5 kt of CO₂ equivalent
• Nornickel also signed Russia’s largest‑ever deal to purchase carbon units

For more details, please see the Climate Change section

National project:

• Efficient and Competitive Economy

National goal:

• Stable and dynamic economy

Goal 14:
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development

• Total contaminated wastewater discharge declined by 6% y‑o‑y to 68.7 Mcm in 2024
• Total wastewater discharge was 223.8 Mcm
• Stocking of aquatic biological resources across the Company’s footprint (including fish fry of common carp, sturgeon, nelma, etc.)

For more details, please see the Water and Biodiversity sections

National project:

• Ecological Well‑Being

National goal:

• Ecological well‑being

Goal 15:
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

• A total of 235 ha were covered by reclamation, reforestation, and clean‑up activities in 2024
• In 2024, the Company released 3 million fingerlings of Siberian sturgeon and nelma into water bodies of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, planted over 174 thousand pine saplings in the Trans‑Baikal Territory, and sowed 5 kg of pine seeds (about 710 thousand seeds) in the Murmansk Region
• Nornickel also continued its cooperation with protected areas (Lapland Nature Reserve, Pasvik Nature Reserve) and signed an agreement with a new partner, the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve

For more details, please see the Biodiversity and Soil Protection and Responsible Mining sections

National project:

• Ecological Well‑Being

National goal:

• Ecological well‑being

Goal 16:
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels

• The percentage of employees that the Company’s anti‑corruption practices have been communicated to is 100%
• A remote learning course on Anti‑Corruption for Managers is offered to members of the Board of Directors, the Management Board, and top managers. All employees sign an addendum to their employment contracts outlining their anti‑corruption obligations and have access to the Anti‑Corruption course

For more details, please see the Business Ethics and Anti‑Corruption section

Goal 17:
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

• The Company produced and exported energy transition metals
• The Company participated in international and Russian sustainability conferences (UN Climate Change Conference 2024 (COP29) and others)
• Nornickel engaged in international collaboration on science, technology, and innovation
• A number of cooperation and partnership agreements were signed with government authorities, businesses, and other stakeholders
• The Group’s representatives sit on 88 working bodies established by non‑governmental organisations and government authorities

For more details, please see the Stakeholder Engagement and Key Figures sections

National project:

• International Cooperation and Exports

National goal:

• Stable and dynamic economy