Female employees of the Norilsk division of Norilsk Nickel were among the winners of the professional award "Talented women in the mining industry".
The purpose of the award, established by the Women in Mining Russia Association, is to celebrate the achievements of professionals who have made a significant contribution to the development of mining, metallurgy, manufacturing and other related industries.
Representatives of Norilsk Nickel won in the nominations "Inspiring Leader", "Ecologist of the Year" and "Intracomm of the Year".
The employees of Norilsk Nickel received nine awards in the nomination "Inspired by production". Six employees were awarded prizes in the nomination "Mentor of the Year", one employee received an award in the nomination "Golden Idea of the Year", the press service of Norilsk Nickel reported.
This year, 451 applications were submitted for participation in the award from 57 large holdings from the metallurgical, petrochemical and other related industries.
PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, and the world's leading producer of platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company also produces silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium, sulfur among other products.
The production divisions of the Norilsk Nickel group of companies are located in Russia in the Norilsk industrial region, on the Kola Peninsula and in the Trans-Baikal Territory, as well as in Finland.
In Russia, the company's shares are admitted to trading on the Moscow and St. Petersburg stock exchanges, and its American depository receipts are admitted to trading on the St. Petersburg stock exchange.
The group's products are supplied to 37 countries in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Americas. It is acquired by more than 400 partner companies. Its sales offices operate in Switzerland, China and the USA.
Norilsk Nickel fully supports the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For the company, adherence to the principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility is an integral part of efficient operations and business development. Norilsk Nickel is constantly improving its environmental protection activities, human rights protection policy, occupational safety and health, environmental impact assessment, and biodiversity conservation. The company spent 333 billion rubles on projects related to sustainable development in 2022.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
