Local Communities
Nornickel invests in social infrastructure and human capital, prioritising continuous improvements to quality of life for employees and their families as a core pillar of its strategy.
The Corporate Healthcare project supports the development of private healthcare as a complement to the public healthcare system in the Company’s key regions of operation – the Norilsk Industrial District and the Kola Peninsula. Its primary goal is to provide high-quality, affordable medical care to employees and their families The project’s total budget exceeds RUB 10 billion, with implementation scheduled until 2030. As part of the project, the Company is modernising and upgrading corporate healthcare facilities and medical examination rooms located at Company sites, while also establishing new medical centres in the cities where it operates. Since the project launch in 2019, a total of 35 medical facilities have been commissioned. The Company also rolled out its Digital Healthcare programme to deploy innovative IT solutions in medical technology. The programme was introduced at the Zapolyarye corporate health resort in 2021 and in Norilsk in 2022.
With the Company’s focus on improving the living standards in Norilsk and the wider region, this is one of the most important tools to attract and retain skilled talent. In 2021, a four-party agreement was signed with federal and regional authorities to renovate housing and social infrastructure in Norilsk up to 2035, with Nornickel to contribute RUB 81 billion to the total budget of RUB 120 billion. Under the initiative, a master plan for developing Norilsk was greenlit, a social and economic development programme for the city up to 2035 was developed, and a major housing renovation programme was rolled out. The programme also includes the construction and overhaul of social infrastructure (polyclinics, kindergartens, sports centres, the Arctic Museum of Modern Art, tourist attractions and infrastructure, etc.), landscaping (greening the city, landscaping areas adjacent to city parks and recreation camps), the upgrade of local utilities, and the overhaul of local transport infrastructure.
In 2025, Nornickel strengthened its charitable and volunteer activities by consolidating its flagship initiatives (the World of New Opportunities charitable programme and the Factory of Good employee volunteering programme) into the People of the Territory large-scale social capital programme.
Among the projects are:
With Nornickel’s support, development agencies have been established in Norilsk, Monchegorsk, and the Pechenga region. The development agencies offer educational, informational, advisory, marketing; they also contribute to infrastructure development, the creation of business activity centres, and act as a liaison between government authorities and local communities.
Performance Highlights of development institutions in 2025: