Factsheet
100% of Polyus’ purchased electricity comes from renewable energy sources*
* This was achieved through signing power purchase agreements (PPAs) with hydropower plants and purchasing green I-REC certificates.
* This was achieved through signing power purchase agreements (PPAs) with hydropower plants and purchasing green I-REC certificates.
2021
Invested in social projects
$64.2M
2021
GHG emissions
34%
reduction 2021 vs 2020
Our ESG Priorities for 2022
- Developing Polyus’ Climate Strategy
- Unification of approaches to biodiversity management within all the Company’s business units
- Improving tailings management processes
- Focus on developing a responsible supply chain
Polyus ESG factsheet
Employees who received training
The number of unique employees (including retired during the year but completed training
The number of unique employees (including retired during the year but completed training
110%
2021
Water recycled and reused
93.4%
2021
Spent on Environmental Protection
$14.7M
2021
LTIFR (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate), per 200,000 hours worked
0.18
2021
Key achievements in 2021
- Reached 100% renewable electricity consumption and reduced carbon intensity by 37% vs 2020
- Formulated our Climate Strategy and carried out a deeper assessment of climate risks
- Improved the Company’s organizational model
- Completed our first-ever Human Rights Due Diligence study
- Published the first Polyus Water Report prepared in compliance with the ICMM’s Practical Guide to Consistent Water Reporting
Average safety culture level according to the Bradley curve in 2015-2021
Lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) among employees by business unit and support services, per 200,000 hours worked, 2021
Total registered injuries (TRI) among employees, 2017–2021
Polyus in major ESG ratings and indices
| Sustainalytics | 28.6 (2022, on a scale from 0 to 100 where 100 is the highest level of risk) |
| FTSE Russell | 3.9 (2022, on a scale from 0 to 5 where 5 is highest rating) |
| ISS Oekom | C+ (2022) |
Expenditure on social support by category, 2021
