Human rights training

One of the primary goals of the Human Rights Due Diligence System is to continuously communicate the importance of human rights and their implications for the business and employees, and to raise awareness about human rights in the Company. To achieve these goals, we offer our employees training in human rights.

In 2022, basic human rights training programmes for employees of the relevant units of the Company’s Head Office and divisions focused on:

• relevance of human rights advocacy in the modern world;
• human rights in the mining and metals industry;
• risk assessment system, the Company’s challenges and commitments in the realm of human rights;
• priority actions to embed respect for human rights into the Company’s corporate culture;
• basic knowledge of and skills for human rights risk assessment, etc.

Nornickel also organised a standalone seminar for HR teams and relevant training for the Corporate Security employees to ensure compliance with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR).

The Company’s human rights programmes were attended by more than 150 of the Group’s employees. The average duration of a training session was 1.5 hours. The Company plans to continue developing training modules and plans in the realm of human rights to enhance its employee outreach. The initiative is expected to be long-term to facilitate gradual and progressive development of corporate culture in the area of human rights and occupational safety.