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Polymetal International plc (POLY)
Polymetal International plc: Sustainability performance update
05-Feb-2019 / 10:00 MSK
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Release time IMMEDIATE LSE, MOEX: POLY / ADR: AUCOY
Date 5 February 2019
Polymetal International plc
Sustainability performance update
Polymetal's FTSE4Good ESG rating has improved and the company is now among
the 7% of the most highly ranked listed companies in the sector. Polymetal
has also become a top responder to the Carbon Disclosure Project among
Russian companies.
"We are proud to have our approach to transparency highlighted as best
practice by leading ranking agencies. The integration of ESG principles into
business processes generates value in the long term", said Daria Goncharova,
Chief Sustainability Officer of Polymetal.
FTSE4GOOD
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.
The Company received the highest score (5/5) in Governance, which includes
Anti-Corruption, Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Labour Standards.
This is an improvement over the previous period, placing the company in the
94th percentile in the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) Supersector:
Basic Recourses (83rd in 2018).
Polymetal has been a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index since 2015.
CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT
Polymetal has also become a top responder to the Carbon Disclosure Project
(CDP) among Russian companies, achieving a C score for its climate change
report.
CDP is a global environmental impact non-profit that assesses companies on
the comprehensiveness of their disclosure, their awareness and management of
environmental risks and their demonstration of best practices associated
with environmental leadership. CDP drives companies and governments to
reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect
forests.
About Polymetal
Polymetal International (LSE, MOEX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY) (together with its
subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or the "Group") is the top-20
global gold producer and top-5 global silver producer with assets in Russia
and Kazakhstan. The Company combines strong growth with a robust dividend
yield.
Polymetal supports the UN Global Compact, EITI, CDP, Cyanide Code and Global
Reporting Initiative. The Company is part of the following leading
sustainability ratings:
? Dow Jones Sustainability Index
? MSCI ESG
? FTSE4Good
? Euronext-Vigeo
? STOXX Global ESG Leaders
To learn more about Polymetal's sustainability initiatives, please visit
https://www.polymetalinternational.com/en/sustainability [1] or see the
Company's annual sustainability report "20 years of sustainable
development".
Enquiries
Media Investor Relations
FTI +44 20 3727 Polymetal ir@polymetalinternational.com
Consulting 1000
Eugenia +44 20 7016 9505 (UK)
Leonid Fink Onuschenk
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Viktor
Pomichal Timofey
Kulakov
+7 812 334 3666 (Russia)
Michael
Vasiliev
Joint Corporate Brokers
Morgan +44 20 7425 RBC +44 20 7653 4000
Stanley 8000 Europe
Limited
Andrew
Foster Tristan
Lovegrove
Richard
Brown Marcus
Jackson
Panmure
Gordon +44 20 7886
2500
Charles
Lesser
James
Stearns
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ISIN: JE00B6T5S470
Category Code: MSCM
TIDM: POLY
Sequence No.: 7362
EQS News ID: 772471
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