Polymetal International PLC Top rank in WWF environmental rating (3338Z)
14 December 2017 - 6:04PM
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Polymetal International PLC
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Polymetal International plc
Polymetal recognised as a leader in environmental responsibility
by the WWF
Polymetal International plc (LSE, MOEX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY)
(together with its subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or
the "Group") is pleased to announce that it was awarded the top
rating in environmental responsibility among Russian metals and
mining companies.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), in collaboration with the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environmental
Faciltiy, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of
the Russian Federation published the results of their environmental
responsibility assessment for Russian metals and mining
companies.
Among the 33 companies included in the rating, Polymetal is tied
for the 1(st) place with Kinross Gold, based on three categories:
Environmental Management, Environmental Impact and
Disclosure/Transparency. This is a major improvement from the
previous rating where Polymetal was ranked 7(th) .
"1(st) place in this rating is the result of our multi-year
effort to improve sustainability at Polymetal," said Chief
Sustainability Officer, Daria Goncharova. "The result reaffirms our
approach in favour of complex and best-practice measures that form
a crucial part of our strategy."
To learn more about Polymetal's sustainability initiatives
please visit
http://www.polymetalinternational.com/sustainable-development.aspx?sc_lang=en
and find in the Company's annual sustainability report "Sustainable
business. Sustainable future".
Enquiries
Media Investor Relations
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FTI Consulting +44 20 3727 1000 Polymetal ir@polymetalinternational.com
Leonid Fink Evgenia Onuschenko +44 20 7016 9505 (UK)
Viktor Pomichal Maryana Nesis
Michael Vasiliev +7 812 334 3666 (Russia)
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Joint Corporate Brokers
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Morgan Stanley
Sam McLennan
Richard Brown +44 20 7425 8000
Panmure Gordon RBC Europe Limited
Adam James Tristan Lovegrove
Tom Salvesen +44 20 7886 2500 Marcus Jackson +44 20 7653 4000
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