Speaking at the International Arctic Forum, the company's senior vice president Larisa Zelkova said: «Traditionally, the company invests in the social structures of the territories where it operates. Over the past five years, we have been actively developing grant and competitive programs in Norilsk and the Kola Peninsula. In addition, the company pays attention to the development of social entrepreneurship - the Academy of Social Entrepreneurship, the provision of interest-free loans for social projects».

Nornickel has received the award for environmental responsibility at the All-Russia Contest «Leaders of Russian Business: Dynamics and Responsibility 2016» organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP