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Financial and sustainability reporting is prepared annually for the calendar year.

The date of this report is 23.05.23.

The relations with such employees are mainly formalised through civil law contracts.

Such contracts are usually made for temporary work, without any prevailing type of activity. There are no significant hiring fluctuations within the reporting periods, and the changes from one reporting period to another may be associated with an increasing number of FTEs (a part of the functions handed over to FTEs).

The Sustainability Report, including the list of material topics, was approved by the Board of Directors, GMK/24-pr-sd

dated 23.05.2023.

The Board of Directors’ remuneration is set out in Remuneration Policy for Members of Board of Directors are no termination or retirement benefits for members of the Board of Directors, as they are not employees of the Company. The Company’s management are subject to the same termination and retirement benefit rules as other employees of the Company.

For sustainable development policies and statements, please see the Company’s corporate website at.

The Company’s employees are familiarised with by-laws upon hiring and in internal training sessions conducted by Nornickel.

Suppliers and contractors of the Company are familiarised with by-laws when entering into contracts if it is stipulated by provisions of the contracts.

The Equal Opportunities Programme defines the Company’s approaches and commitments in providing jobs.

The Working Conditions Policy sets forth the principles and commitments in providing jobs.

In 2015, Nornickel launched the Technological Breakthrough programme focused on automating process control and enhancing productivity and safety, among other things, by introducing cutting-edge information support and automated systems.

For more details, please see MMC Norilsk Nickel’s Annual Report for 2022.

The Company uses statistical reporting forms applicable in Russia to record energy consumption data. TJ recalculation ratios are derived from the GRI 3.0 Guidelines and Engineering Magazine, a Russian R&D reference book.

The calculation does not include cooling energy as inapplicable.

The calculation of GHG emissions relied on GWP values from the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, which are 1 for CO₂, 28 for CH₄ and 265 for N₂O. It takes into account the following greenhouse gases: carbon oxide (CO₂), nitrous oxide (N₂O), methane (CH₄), with no or insignificant emissions of other greenhouse gases.

Biogenic CO₂ emissions are inapplicable.

In 2022, we prevented GHG emissions of 146.6 kt of CO₂ equivalent, of which 26.6 kt of CO₂ equivalent are Scope 1 emissions eliminated as a result of direct energy saving initiatives, and 120 kt of CO₂ equivalent are Scope 2 emissions eliminated through deregulated bilateral purchase agreements for low-carbon electricity signed by the Trans-Baikal Division companies. Calculation of the emissions prevented as a result of direct energy saving initiatives is based on the calculation of the 302-4 indicator (the prevented emissions estimated result from reduced energy consumption).

Waste diversion is only disclosed as regards recycling.

Information on the disposal of waste transferred outside the organisation is partially disclosed (without breakdown by type of disposal).

Identification and assessment of occupational health and safety risks take place at all Group companies covered by the Report on an annual basis or ad hoc as described in the STO KISM 121-211-2017 corporate integrated management standard or similar local standards. The quality for these processes is ensured through compliance of assessment requirements with the above standards.

Employees may report workplace hazards through the following channels:

• orally to their head;
• problem-solving boards available at all sites;
• report to an OHS structural unit;
• authorised persons present at OHS committee meetings;
• staff meetings;
• work refusal form.

All injuries are investigated by a dedicated commission as stipulated by the national laws.

There are no disclosures on the following:

• contractor injury rates due to the lack of accounting for the number of hours worked;
• types and causes of non-fatal injuries due to the lack of consolidated accounting.

The Company will consider developing an appropriate accounting system within the next three years.

Data on total registered injuries is shown using the Company’s accounting system based on Russian laws.

In addition, the following data for 2022 is disclosed in line with the GRI -driven methodology:

• total number of registered injuries among employees (number of workplace injuries and minor injuries): 257;
• occupational injury rate among employees per million hours worked: 2.21;
• total number of registered workplace injuries among contractors’ employees engaged at the Company’s sites (number of workplace injuries and minor injuries): 68.

Types of occupational diseases and the number of fatalities caused by work-related ill health is not disclosed due to the confidential nature of this information and the lack of permission for its use by the government agencies responsible for maintaining and recording such information.

The information on work-related ill health among contractors is also not disclosed, as it is impossible to unambiguously determine whether the contractor’s ill health is directly caused by working at the Company’s facilities.

The information on occupational diseases is not disclosed due to the lack of consolidated records. The Company will consider developing an appropriate accounting system within the next three years.

All water discharged by the Company is not freshwater (in GRI terminology).

In 2022, individual cases of exceeding permissible discharge limits were identified.

The key principles in managing the environmental impact of the Company’s transport on water bodies are set out in the Environmental Policy.

No targets were set for the environmental impact of the Company’s transport on water bodies in 2022. Stakeholder engagement is mainly interactions with the government agencies and port infrastructure operators as regards compliance with transport operation requirements.

No training on anti-corruption practices was conducted for Board members in 2022. Training is scheduled for 2023.

No training on anti-corruption practices is provided to external stakeholders; when contracts are signed, counterparties are familiarised with the Anti-Corruption Policy.