3.3.1 Contribution to Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the UNUnited Nations member states adopted the document under the title “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” that lays out 17 goals and 169 objectives.
The Company is guided by the UNUnited Nations sustainable development goals in its operations. Due to the nature of the Company’s operations in its production and sustainable development activities it helps achieve 8 out of 17 UNUnited Nations SDGsustainable development goals on a daily basis.

UNUnited Nations SDGsustainable development goals	Activities	2022 achievements
	Compliance with safety regulations and occupational safety; Social security of employees, incl. health insurance and health resort treatment	Occupational safety costs: RUBruble 680 million. 100% of the Company’s employees are provided with voluntary health insurance 782 employees visited health resorts
	Cooperation with core universities and secondary vocational educational institutions Training, retraining and advanced training of employees	12.8 thousand employees were trained at the Company’s expense Company’s expenses on training and advanced training of employees: RUBruble 100.4 million
	Reliable electricity supply to consumers Provision of connection services to all interested parties	Isaidi (Permenergo): 0.8002 hours, Isaidi (Chelyabenergo): 1.7671 hours Isaifi (Permenergo): 0.8398 pcs, Isaifi (Chelyabenergo): 1.0838 pcs Iadiept (Sverdlovenergo): 0.0170 hours Incidents (on 2021): minus 4% Connection contracts executed: 27.2 thousand Capacity connected: 657 MWmegawatt
	Employment in the regions of operation Competitive salary	15.0 thousand people employed in 3 regions. Wages and social benefits: RUBruble 14.4 billion
	Connection of new facilities Construction of new power lines and substations Digital transformation R&Dresearch and development	Applications filed: 52.4 thousand , Contracts concluded: 30.9 thousand, Contracts executed: 27.2 thousand . Facilities commissioned: 1.9 thousand kmkilometer of power lines, 264 MVAmega voltampere of transformer capacity Funding of the Digital Transformation Program’s activities: RUBruble 193.0 million. R&Dresearch and development expenses: RUBruble 20.1 million
	Enhancement of reliability of electricity supply to consumers in settlements Use of insulated power lines and underground cables to improve network resilience and ability to withstand extreme weather conditions Use of smart switches to reduce the likelihood of power outages and increase safety and reliability of electricity supply	Isaidi (Permenergo): 0.8002 hours, Isaidi (Chelyabenergo): 1.7671 hours Isaifi (Permenergo): 0.8398 pcs, Isaifi (Chelyabenergo): 1.0838 pcs Iadiept (Sverdlovenergo): 0.0170 hours Expenses on repairs and maintenance: RUBruble 4.8 billion.
	Enhancement of energy efficiency and reduction of losses Compliance with international standards in terms of quality management Sustainable use of natural resources	Effect from activities under the programs on energy saving, reduction of losses and other related activities totaled 16,737.5 tfoe and RUBruble 406.1 million. Development of management systems in compliance with ISOinternational standardization organization 9001:2015, ISOinternational standardization organization 50001:2018, ISOinternational standardization organization 14001:2015, ISOinternational standardization organization 45001:2018. Air pollution reduced by 12%
	Biodiversity conservation	Bird-protection devices installed: 5.2 thousand