In the light of recent developments, and in the interests of preserving shareholder value, the Board and the Special Committee have decided to consider all possible options available for divestment of JSC Polymetal and its subsidiaries.
- Polymetal was included in the first tier of the ESG ranking of industrial companies published by the National Rating Agency.
- Polymetal was ranked 6th among the companies with the most time allocated to personnel development, according to a study by the Smart Ranking agency on corporate education.
- Polymetal became the 2nd best employer in Russia according to RBC.
- Polymetal was shortlisted the for the ESG Reporting Awards 2022 held by a UK-based media platform ESG Investing in the Best Sustainability Reporting: Metals & Mining category.
- Varvara Mine in Kazakhstan was certified for full compliance under the International Cyanide Management Code by the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI).
- Polymetal was awarded Bronze Class Sustainability Award by S&P Global, which assessed over 7,500 companies. Bronze Class Sustainability Award means that the company’s score is within a range of 5% to 10% of the industry’s top-performing peers.
- Polymetal won in three categories of the annual Russian award “Managing change. Visionaries” of the “+1” project: Best Corporate Governance Disclosure, Best Social Impact Disclosure and Best ESG Risk Management Disclosure.
- Polymetal took the 4th place in the sustainable development rating of Russian companies by the Expert magazine.
- Following the 2021 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, Polymetal has been reaffirmed as a member of the DJSI World for the second year in a row and DJSI Emerging Markets for the fourth year in a row.
- Polymetal received an ESG Risk Rating of 15.91 and was assessed by Sustainalytics to be at low risk of experiencing material financial impact from ESG factors. This is an improvement from the prior year rating of 20.3 (medium risk).
- Polymetal’s score improved from A to AA (on a scale from AAA-CCC), following the 2021 review of the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment, which places Polymetal among the companies with the highest ESG Rating in the Precious Metals sector.
- Following the latest review by Vigeo Eiris, a global leader in ESG assessments, data, research and analytics, Polymetal’s ESG overall score improved to 69 (out of 100), corresponding to the Advanced level of performance and placing Polymetal on the 2nd place among 43 industry peers.
- Polymetal took the 2nd place in St Petersburg’s social practices rating by the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper for its collaboration with public medical institutions and private clinics on scientific research into Covid-19 herd immunity.
- According to the most recent ISS ESG Corporate Rating, Polymetal’s score improved from С+ to B-, crossing the Prime threshold.
- Polymetal took the 7th place in Russia’s 30 most eco-friendly companies rating and the 2nd place for metals and mining companies in Russia by Forbes
- Polymetal took the 46th place in the 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies ranking by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
- Polymetal became the 36th best employer in Russia among the biggest companies (>5000 employees) according to the HeadHunter.
- Polymetal in the Sustainability Yearbook 2021 by S&P; Global
- Polymetal took the 1st place in the ESG Ranking of Russian companies by RAEX-Europe.
- Polymetal has been included in the ESG indices “Responsibility and transparency” and “Vector of Sustainable Development” by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) for the first time.
- Polymetal has improved its CDP Climate Change score from D to B-.
- Polymetal took the 2nd place in environmental transparancy rating for metals and mining companies in Russia by WWF and UNEP.
- Polymetal’s Women in Mining Russia initiative won silver in Corporate Citizenship Leaders competition in the Best Gender Diversity Programme nomination.
- Polymetal became the 20th best employer in Russia according to Forbes.
- Polymetal has won two awards at the 2020 Moscow Stock Exchange MOEX Corporate Reporting Awards, the most prestigious IR event in Russia. Our Annual Report was recognized with the first place in Metals & Mining sector and the second place in the main category Best Annual Report for companies with market cap over 200 bln RUB.
- Polymetal awarded for the Most effective overall communication of company investment proposition and Best annual report by IR Society Best Practice Awards 2020
- The bronze award was issued to Polymetal for the Best Printed Report (International Companies) by the Corporate & Financial Awards
- FTSE Rusell reaffirmed Polymetal as a constituent of FTSE4Good Index Series with 4.4 score (out of possible 5) and 92 percentile following the June 2020 index review.
- Polymetal was awarded Best Communication of ESG by IR Magazine in the UK, where the Company was recognised for its long-term value creation across all communications with investors.
- Polymetal included in the Sustainability Yearbook 2020, the world’s most comprehensive publication on corporate sustainability issued by S&P Global in collaboration with RobecoSAM.
- Polymetal remained a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series following the December 2019 index review.
- Polymetal is included in the list of the largest 2000 corporations in the world by Forbes.
- Polymetal took the 1st place among metal and mining companies in a gender equality rating published by Forbes Women, being rated 12th of the 150 longlisted Russian companies.
- Polymetal ranked 9th of the 20 most energy-efficient companies of Russia from RAEX-600
- Polymetal took the 7th place in 10 Most Generous Russian Companies rating published by Forbes
- Polymetal became the 5th best employer in Russia according to Forbes. The Company was recognised for its decent salaries and low injury rate despite the industry risks
- Polymetal was awarded Best Communication of ESG and Best Annual Report (International) by IR Society Best Practice Awards 2019.
- Polymetal recognized in Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index for the second consecutive year.
- Polymetal has received the Industry Mover distinction from RobecoSAM for its excellent sustainability performance and becomes the first Russian company to be included in RobecoSAM’s Sustainability Yearbook, the world’s most comprehensive publication on corporate sustainability.
- Polymetal’s score improved from BBB to A (on a scale of AAA-CCC), following the 2019 review of the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment.
- Polymetal’s ISS-Oekom Corporate Rating was upgraded to C+.
- Polymetal was included in MSCI ESG Leaders index series (EM EMEA, BRIC, Russia, AC Europe, EM Europe ect)
- Polymetal received Project Finance Awards by EMEA Finance for the Best natural resources deal of 2018: Kyzyl development-stage gold project in Kazakhstan.
- The Amursk POX and Voro plants became the first Polymetal gold production operations which have been certified as being in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code as both a gold mining company and separately as a cyanide transporter by the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI).
- Polymetal published full disclosure on tailings storage facilities (TSF) for Church of England Pensions Board and Swedish Council on Ethics for the AP Funds.
- Polymetal participated in the Sustainable Innovation Expo at the Fourth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Polymetal ranked 1st among its 47 peers worldwide by independent ESG research and ratings firm Sustainalytics.
- Polymetal has been included into the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (“DJSI”) for the first time.
- Polymetal was reconfirmed as a member of FTSE4Good Index in the December 2018 index review achieving an ESG score of 4.4/5.0 compared to 4.0 received in June 2018.
- Polymetal has become a top responder to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) among Russian companies, achieving a C score for its climate change report.
- Polymetal became the winner of the local «Green frog Award» (GFA) (Deloitte award) in the «best disclosure of significant aspects» category.
- Polymetal won the international contest "Ecological Culture. Peace and harmony"
- 1st place in environmental responsibility rating for metals and mining companies in Russia by WWF and UNDP
- 1st for labour productivity among biggest Russian metals and mining companies by Vedomosti
- Polymetal became an ACCA approved employer
- Best Technology Award at the Russian Mining Excellence Awards at the MINEX Russia 2017 Forum
- Polymetal was shortlisted in the Best Remuneration Report category of the ICSA Awards 2017
- Polymetal was shortlisted for Best ESG Communications at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2017
- Okhotsk hub operations received the Best Industrial Safety Award in the Okhotsk Region from local government bodies
- Omolon hub operations ranked 2nd for our measures to decrease the injury and occupational diseases rate in the Magadan region
- Polymetal was awarded Best Social Partnership at the ‘Sponsor of the year in city of Magadan’ contest
- Varvara was awarded Best Environmental Development in the Annual Paryz CSR business contest
- Kyzyl was awarded best social partner in the Zharmin region and Best Socially Responsible Company of the year in East Kazakhstan
- Viksha PGM was awarded Best Exploration Project at MINEX.
- Polymetal has been named Employer of the Year by Superjob.ru.
- Named Philanthropist of the Year in Khabarovsk region (Far East of Russia) by Russian Ministry of Culture.
- Albazino won Best Pension Insurance Company Award in All-Russia Contest.
- Varvara obtained a 3-year Certificate of Credibility (compliance with labour law) from Kazakhstan Government.
- Kubaka land reclamation was named Best Project by People Investor.
- Dukat won Magadan Government’s Best Employee Mentoring System Award.
- Omolon came third in High Culture’s Creation contest.
- Our CEO and PR director were ranked first in mining sector by biggest news agency Kommersant.
- Polymetal was included in international sustainability index STOXX ESG Leaders.
- Reaffirmed membership in FTSE4Good.
- Renewed membership of Euronext Vigeo 70 Emerging Markets.
- Best social partner award from the Magadan government.
- Our ‘Healthy Environment’ programme was ranked in the Top 5 Best Projects by People Investor.
- Polymetal was included in international sustainability indices: FTSE4Good and Euronext Vigeo 70 Emerging Markets.
- Our senior managers were ranked top in the Best Managers lists compiled by different agencies.
- We were included in the Top 10 for the best corporate communications and relations in Russia by Top-Comm 2015.