Assessment of facility vulnerability to climate impacts

In 2024, Nornickel launched the development of a methodology for assessing the vulnerability of its facilities to climate‑related impacts. The assessment is driven by objective data already available within the Company, including:

• design documents
• industrial safety reviews
• results of surveys and inspections
• monitoring results
• statistics on incidents and accidents.

The methodology was tested at the Energy Division’s facilities, as they are the most exposed to climate impacts in the Norilsk Industrial District. Checklists with assessment criteria on a low/medium/high vulnerability scale were developed for each type of assessed facility.

Within the Energy Division, 105 facilities were identified for assessment, of which 45 have already been assessed. Based on the results, 36 out of the 45 assessed facilities were found to be vulnerable to various climate factors to some degree. In 2025, the Company plans to complete the testing of this methodology across all its facilities.