Human Rights
Nornickel respects human rights and freedoms in accordance with the generally accepted standards, principles, initiatives and rules of international law and adheres to the regulatory requirements adopted in Russia and other countries within the Company’s footprint. Nornickel seeks to prevent or minimise human rights violations across its operations and throughout the supply chain and expects all its contractors and suppliers to stick to the same principles and commitments regarding human rights.
To identify and assess any risks associated with direct or indirect human rights violations as a result of the Company’s business operations and to take steps to prevent and/or minimise such risks, Nornickel applies the human rights due diligence procedure.
Nornickel fully embraces internationally recognised approaches to upholding human rights and freedoms, including those outlined in core UN and ILO declarations. We abide by the laws of Russia, other jurisdictions where we operate, as well as international laws and regulations and seek to follow best industry practices, recommendations and initiatives.
Rights of local and indigenous communities
Rights of contractor employees
In 2022, the Company carried out its first preliminary assessment of human rights impact, using the methodology of the
In 2024, Nornickel continued to improve its methodology for identifying and assessing human rights risks. These efforts included processing the results of the Let Everyone Be Heard engagement survey, analysing specific metrics featured in the Sustainability Report, and studying queries submitted through the Corporate Trust Line channels.
Right to safety, including occupational health and safety
Right to freedom of association and collective bargaining
Rights to the protection of family, maternity and childhood
Rights of employees and external stakeholders to a healthy environment
The Corporate Trust Line accepts reports regarding the operations of all the Company’s business units, as well as its contractors and subcontractors. All submitted reports are handled confidentially, in a timely and impartial manner, regardless of the status of the individual named in the report.
For every stakeholder wishing to make a report, toll-free channels are available 24/7: telephone, e-mail, or online form on the Company’s website.
The Corporate Trust line operates in Russian, the official state language, making it accessible to all Company stakeholders.
The Company has a
The Company has in place a comprehensive governance structure to oversee human rights. Risks related to potential violations in this area are reviewed by the committees of MMC Norilsk Nickel's Management Board and Board of Directors through the analysis of regular risk reports and through the approval of the Company's annual public disclosures, including those on human rights. At the level of the Board of Directors, matters related to Nornickel's 2030 Socially Sustainable Development Strategy and Human Rights Policy are overseen by:
Each year, the Company publishes a
In 2022, Norilsk Nickel
The Company’s
The Company's stakeholder engagement ethics, principles and procedures are set out in its
The Company organises dialogues, round tables, public discussions, and face-to-face meetings with stakeholders, while also creating various platforms for stakeholder engagement. In addition, Nornickel delivers educational programmes and trainings for employees and partners. Public disclosure also plays an important role: key information is published on the Company website, covered by the media, and included in public reports.
By collecting feedback from meetings and events, the Company analyses the input and suggestions of stakeholders. The results of such engagements are incorporated into the Company's strategic documents and internal policies.
Nornickel's key stakeholder groups from a human rights perspective are its employees, local communities, indigenous peoples, suppliers, and contractors. These stakeholders are both strongly affected by the Company's operations and exert meaningful influence over the Company.
Nornickel makes continuous efforts to instil the importance of human rights and their implications for the business and workforce, and raise awareness of human rights across the Company. To achieve these goals, we offer our employees training in human rights.
In 2024, 60 thousand employees received training on upholding and protecting human rights, demonstrating the Company's commitment to fostering a safe and sustainable working environment and contributing to the achievement of Russia's national goals.
Moreover, the Company launched a corporate training course devoted to Nornickel's sustainable development, which also addresses the upholding and protection of human rights. By the year's end, over 15 thousand Company employees had been trained under the programme.
Nornickel communicates its core human rights commitments to all stakeholders and also discloses them through dedicated training initiatives accessible to stakeholders.