20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015As part of the “Golden Hephaestus” award, Solidcore took first place among Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical companies in the category “Best Sustainability (ESG) Strategy.”According to PwC’s ranking, Solidcore ranked first among companies in the mining and metallurgical sector and third among all publicly listed companies in Kazakhstan in terms of ESG disclosure for 2023.Solidcore was included
in the first tier of the ESG ranking of industrial companies published
by the National Rating Agency.Solidcore was ranked
6th among the companies with the most time allocated to personnel development,
according to a study by the Smart Ranking agency on corporate education.Solidcore became the
2nd best employer in Russia according to RBC.Solidcore was shortlisted the for the ESG Reporting Awards
2022 held by a UK-based media platform ESG Investing in the Best Sustainability Reporting:
Metals & Mining category.Varvara Mine in Kazakhstan was certified for full compliance under the
International Cyanide Management Code by the International Cyanide Management Institute
(ICMI).Solidcore was awarded Bronze Class Sustainability
Award by S&P Global, which assessed over 7,500 companies. Bronze Class
Sustainability Award means that the company’s score is within a range of 5%
to 10% of the industry’s top-performing peers.Solidcore won
in three categories of the annual Russian award “Managing change. Visionaries”
of the “+1” project: Best Corporate Governance Disclosure, Best Social Impact Disclosure and
Best ESG Risk Management Disclosure.Solidcore took
the 4th place in the sustainable development rating of Russian
companies by the Expert magazine.Following the 2021 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, Solidcore has been reaffirmed
as a member of the
DJSI World for the second year in a row and DJSI Emerging Markets for the fourth
year in a row.Solidcore received an ESG Risk Rating of 15.91 and was assessed by Sustainalytics
to be at low
risk of experiencing material financial impact from ESG factors. This
is an improvement from the prior year rating of 20.3 (medium risk).Solidcore’s score improved from A to AA (on a
scale from AAA-CCC), following the 2021 review of the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment, which
places Solidcore among the companies with the highest ESG Rating in the Precious Metals sector.Following the latest review by Vigeo Eiris, a global leader in ESG assessments, data, research and
analytics, Solidcore’s
ESG overall score improved to 69 (out of 100), corresponding to the Advanced level of
performance and placing Solidcore on the 2nd place among 43 industry peers.Solidcore took the 2nd place
in St Petersburg’s social practices rating by the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper
for its collaboration with public medical institutions and private clinics on scientific
research into Covid-19 herd immunity.According to the most recent ISS ESG Corporate
Rating, Solidcore’s score improved from С+ to B-, crossing the Prime threshold.Solidcore took the 7th place in Russia’s
30 most eco-friendly companies rating and the 2nd place for metals and mining companies in
Russia by ForbesSolidcore took the 46th place in the 100 Most
Sustainably Managed Companies ranking by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)Solidcore became the 36th
best employer in Russia among the biggest companies (>5000 employees) according to the
HeadHunter.Solidcore in the Sustainability Yearbook 2021 by S&P;
GlobalSolidcore took the 1st place in the ESG
Ranking of Russian companies by RAEX-Europe.Solidcore has been included in the ESG indices “Responsibility
and transparency” and “Vector of Sustainable Development” by the Russian Union of
Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) for the first time.Solidcore has improved its CDP Climate Change score
from D to B-.Solidcore took the 2nd place in environmental
transparancy rating for metals and mining companies in Russia by WWF and UNEP.Solidcore’s Women in Mining Russia initiative won silver in Corporate Citizenship Leaders
competition in the Best
Gender Diversity Programme nomination.Solidcore became the 20th best employer in Russia according to Forbes.Solidcore has won
two awards at the 2020 Moscow Stock Exchange MOEX Corporate Reporting Awards, the most
prestigious IR event in Russia. Our Annual Report was recognized with the first place
in Metals & Mining sector and the second place in the main category Best Annual
Report for companies with market cap over 200 bln RUB.Solidcore awarded for the
Most effective overall communication of company investment proposition and Best annual report by IR Society Best Practice Awards
2020The bronze
award was issued to Solidcore for the Best Printed Report (International Companies)
by the Corporate & Financial Awards FTSE Rusell reaffirmed Solidcore as a constituent
of FTSE4Good Index Series with 4.4 score (out of possible 5) and
92 percentile following the June 2020 index review.Solidcore was awarded Best Communication
of ESG by IR Magazine in the UK, where the Company was recognised
for its long-term value creation across all communications with investors.Solidcore included in the Sustainability Yearbook 2020,
the world’s most comprehensive publication on corporate sustainability issued by S&P
Global in collaboration with RobecoSAM.Solidcore remained a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series following the December
2019 index review.Solidcore is included in the list of the largest 2000 corporations in the world
by Forbes.Solidcore took the 1st place among metal and mining companies in a gender equality rating published
by Forbes
Women, being rated 12th of the 150 longlisted Russian companies.
Solidcore ranked 9th of the 20 most energy-efficient companies of Russia
from RAEX-600Solidcore took the 7th place in 10 Most Generous Russian Companies rating
published by ForbesSolidcore became the 5th best employer in Russia according to Forbes. The Company was recognised for its decent salaries and low injury
rate despite the industry risksSolidcore was awarded Best Communication of ESG and Best Annual Report (International) by IR
Society Best Practice Awards 2019.Solidcore recognized in Dow Jones
Sustainability Emerging Markets Index for the second consecutive year.Solidcore has
received the Industry Mover distinction from RobecoSAM for its excellent sustainability
performance and becomes the first Russian company to be included in RobecoSAM’s Sustainability
Yearbook, the world’s most comprehensive publication on corporate sustainability.Solidcore’s score improved from BBB to A (on a scale of
AAA-CCC), following the 2019 review of the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment.Solidcore’s ISS-Oekom Corporate Rating was upgraded to C+.Solidcore was included in MSCI ESG Leaders index series
(EM EMEA, BRIC, Russia, AC Europe, EM Europe ect)Solidcore received
Project Finance Awards by EMEA Finance for the Best natural resources deal of 2018: Kyzyl
development-stage gold project in Kazakhstan.The Amursk
POX and Voro plants
became the first Solidcore gold production operations which have been certified as being in full
compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code as both a gold mining company and
separately as a cyanide transporter by the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI).Solidcore published full disclosure
on tailings storage facilities (TSF) for Church of England Pensions Board and Swedish
Council on Ethics for the AP Funds.Solidcore participated in
the Sustainable Innovation Expo at the Fourth Session of the United Nations Environment
Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.Solidcore ranked 1st among its 47 peers worldwide by independent ESG research and ratings firm
Sustainalytics.Solidcore has been included into the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (“DJSI”) for
the first time.Solidcore 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.Solidcore has become a top responder to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) among Russian companies,
achieving a C score for its climate change report.Solidcore became the winner of the local «Green frog Award» (GFA) (Deloitte award) in the «best
disclosure of significant aspects» category.Solidcore won the international contest "Ecological Culture. Peace and harmony".1st place in environmental responsibility rating for metals and mining companies in Russia by WWF
and UNDP1st for labour productivity among biggest Russian metals and mining companies by VedomostiSolidcore became an ACCA approved employerBest Technology Award at the Russian Mining Excellence Awards at the MINEX Russia 2017 ForumSolidcore was shortlisted in the Best Remuneration Report category of the ICSA Awards 2017Solidcore was shortlisted for Best ESG Communications at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2017Okhotsk hub operations received the Best Industrial Safety Award in the Okhotsk Region from local
government bodiesOmolon hub operations ranked 2nd for our measures to decrease the injury and occupational diseases
rate in the Magadan regionSolidcore was awarded Best Social Partnership at the ‘Sponsor of the year in city of Magadan’
contestVarvara was awarded Best Environmental Development in the Annual Paryz CSR business contestKyzyl was awarded best social partner in the Zharmin region and Best Socially Responsible Company of
the year in East KazakhstanViksha PGM was awarded Best Exploration Project at MINEX.Solidcore has been named Employer of the Year by Superjob.ru.Named Philanthropist of the Year in Khabarovsk region (Far East of Russia)
by Russian Ministry of Culture.Albazino won Best Pension Insurance Company Award in All-Russia Contest.Varvara obtained a 3-year Certificate of Credibility (compliance with labour law) from
Kazakhstan Government.Kubaka land reclamation was named Best Project by People Investor.Dukat won Magadan Government’s Best Employee Mentoring System Award.Omolon came third in High Culture’s Creation contest.Our CEO and PR director were ranked first in mining sector by biggest news agency
Kommersant.Solidcore was included in international sustainability index STOXX ESG Leaders.Reaffirmed membership in FTSE4Good.Renewed membership of Euronext Vigeo 70 Emerging Markets.Best social partner award from the Magadan government.Our ‘Healthy Environment’ programme was ranked in the Top 5 Best Projects
by People Investor.Solidcore was included in international sustainability indices: FTSE4Good and Euronext
Vigeo 70 Emerging Markets.Our senior managers were ranked top in the Best Managers lists compiled by different
agencies.We were included in the Top 10 for the best corporate communications and relations
in Russia by Top-Comm 2015.