Human Rights Due Diligence System

The human rights due diligence procedure is a mechanism for assessing impacts and risks in the value chain and conducting business responsibly in order to prevent, mitigate the risk of, and hold perpetrators accountable for human rights abuses occurring in business operations and relationships. The procedure relies on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).

In 2022, Nornickel started comprehensive arrangements to develop and implement the Human Rights Due Diligence System for 2022–2024.

In 2022, Nornickel built a five-stage target model for the human rights due diligence procedure.

Each stage has a description of relevant measures, their timing and outcomes, and a specific architecture of dedicated documentation and responsible officers.

Stakeholder engagement (definition of stakeholder concerns and categories, engagement formats and frequency) and stakeholder training (definition of training formats, trainee categories and frequency of educational events) are embedded into all stages of the target model.

As at the end of 2022, the following initiatives had been implemented: all of the Stage I activities (Commitment to Human Rights section) and a majority of the Stage II activities (Identification and Assessment of Human Rights Risks and Impacts section). As at the Report publication date, the Stage III, IV, and V activities were underway, with plans to complete their implementation in 2023–2024.