| JSC | Joint‑stock company |
| APCS | Automatic process control system |
| RES | Renewable energy sources |
| FOCL | Fibre optic communication lines |
| GOK | Mining and processing plant |
| GOST | State standard |
| Group | Norilsk Nickel Group |
| GJ | Gigajoule |
| HPP | Hydropower plant |
| VHI | Voluntary health insurance |
| IIEH | Integral Indicator of Ecosystem Health |
| CPI | Consumer price index |
| IT | Information technologies |
| ICC | Industrial Competence Centre |
| CIMS | Corporate Integrated Quality and Environmental Management System |
| Kola MMC | Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company |
| KPI | Key performance indicators |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| PGM | Platinum group metals |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| EMERCOM | Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters |
| VAT | Value added tax |
| R&D | Research and development |
| NPO | Non‑profit organisation |
| NMP | Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant |
| NС | Norilsk Concentrator |
| NID | Norilsk Industrial District |
| NTEC | Norilsk‑Taimyr Energy Company |
| CHI | Compulsory health insurance |
| UN | United Nations |
| LLC | Limited liability company |
| SPNA | Specially protected natural areas |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| pp | Percentage point |
| PJSC | Public joint‑stock company |
| OHS | Occupational health and safety |
| AML / CFT / prevention of WMD proliferation | Anti‑money laundering / counter‑terrorism financing / prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction |
| RBU | Russian business unit |
| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
| CTL | Corporate Trust Line |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| FPIC | Free, Prior and Informed Consent |
| ISMS | Information Security Management System |
| TJ | Terajoule |
| CHP | Combined heat and power plant |
| PCF | Product carbon footprint |
| FZ | Federal law |
| SDGs | UN Sustainable Development Goals |
| DFA | Digital financial asset |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organisation |
| AA1000 SES | AccountAbility 1000 Stakeholders Engagement Standard |
| AA1000AP | Accountability Principles |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| Ag | Silver |
| Au | Gold |
| BVC | Bureau Veritas Certification |
| CAM | Cathode materials |
| Co | Cobalt |
| CO2 equivalent | Carbon dioxide equivalent |
| COP28 | 28th Conference of the Parties |
| COSO ERM | The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission Enterprise Risk Management |
| Cu | Copper |
| DDMS | Due Diligence Management System |
| EBITDA | Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ESG | Environmental, Social and Governance |
| FIFR | Fatal‑Injury Frequency Rate |
| ICMM | International Council on Mining and Metals |
| Ir | Iridium |
| IRMA | Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| JDDS | Joint Due Diligence Standard |
| GHG Protocol | Greenhouse Gas Protocol |
| GISTM | Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management |
| GRC | Governance, Risk and Compliance |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| GWP | Global warming potential |
| LTIFR | Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate |
| ML | Machine learning |
| Ni | Nickel |
| Pd | Palladium |
| РСАМ | Precursors of cathode active materials |
| Pt | Platinum |
| Rh | Rhodium |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals |
| RMI | Responsible Mining Index |
| Ru | Ruthenium |
| S | Sulphur |
| SAP | System Analysis and Program Development |
| SASB | Sustainability Accounting Standards Board |
| SCADA | Supervisory control and data acquisition |
| Se | Selenium |
| SO2 | Sulphur oxide |
| SRM | Supplier relationship management |
| SSP | Shared Socioeconomic Pathways |
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate‑related Financial Disclosures |
| Te | Tellurium |
| VPSHR | Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights |
| WRI | World Resources Institute |
| UNCTAD | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNGPs | United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights |