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En+
GROUP
En+ Group Annual Report 2021
We rehabilitate disturbed land
The rehabilitation of disturbed lands
is also an important aspect of the
Company's environmental activities.
These works are carried out by En+
Group specialists after the completion of
open pit mining and decommissioning of
waste disposal facilities. They include:
The reclamation of disturbed
terrain and soil upon the
completion of open-cut mining
The restoration of waste
disposal facilities, such as
ash dumps and landfills
The recultivation of disturbed
and contaminated land
We pay special attention to the study of the
state of biodiversity in the regions of operations
STRATEGIC REPORT
We reduce and mitigate the
impact of waste generation
En+ Group's two main focus areas for
waste management are increasing
waste recycling and ensuring the safe
disposal of waste at disposal facilities.
En+ Group implements several
measures to prevent or mitigate
the impact of waste generation:
Conducting research on waste recycling
and implementing the results
Land rehabilitation after
decommissioning of waste dams
Using modern waste disposal
facilities to ensure long-term and
reliable storage and/or burial
Reducing the amount of bauxite and
nepheline residue generated by the
Metals segment and ash and slag waste
generated by the Power segment
Raising awareness of waste
management throughout the Company
The issue of disposal of waste containing
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -
extremely hazardous persistent organic
pollutants is especially important for
En+ Group. The Company has developed
a plan for the complete removal of
such waste from all enterprises by
2025. This goal is consistent with the
international obligations assumed by
Russia under the Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
En+ Group operates a significant number
of waste disposal sites. Each of these sites
meets all legal requirements, and their
safe management is one of the Company's
key priorities. Safety is an absolute priority
at all stages of the waste disposal facilities
life cycle. The key elements ensuring the
safety of sludge storage facilities are
constant monitoring of their technical
condition and the high qualifications of
the personnel of these facilities. Each
of these aspects is closely monitored:
Tailing dams are inspected periodically,
and their condition is consistently
monitored using instruments
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The Company requires that personnel
operating tailing dams are certified and
ensures the professional development
of technicians that supervise the
safety of hydraulic structures
Goals and results
WASTE MANAGEMENT
INITIATIVE
Aughinish Alumina Ltd. (AAL) continues to participate in RemovAL, which is
a large research project funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, and
coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) to advance
existing technologies for the sustainable processing of Bauxite Residue (BR). In
2021, AAL in association with industry partners developed and constructed a
pilot scale residue dealkalisation plant to produce residue with a soda content
<0.5%, making it usable in the iron and cement industries. In 2021, AAL also
demonstrated the use of farmed bauxite residue as a stabiliser with other industrial
by-products (fly ash) for civil work applications, with the successful construction
of a 150m section of road on our Bauxite Residue Disposal Area (BRDA).
AAL is also participating in ReActiv, another large research project funded by
the EU's Horizon 2020, which is coordinated by Holcim, the biggest cement
producer in Europe. The objective of the project is to produce cements with
a portion of clinker replaced with modified Bauxite Residue (BR). Through
ReActiv, modification will be made to both the alumina and cement production
processes, linking them through the new ReActiv technologies and transforming
them into an active material suitable for new, low-carbon cement products.
In 2021, AAL also started construction work on the Salt Cake Wet Oxidation
Project (SWOP). This project will convert salt cake, which is an impurity
removed as part of the refinery process, to caustic which will be fully
recovered into the refinery. The elimination of salt cake will reduce the
future requirement for storage of this by-product on the BRDA.
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2021 Results
ON LAND
Biodiversity Policy
CONTINUE THE MONITORING
OF BIODIVERSITY IN
COLLABORATION WITH
SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.
The Company pursued implementation of its
biodiversity preservation projects in 2021.
CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT
BIORESOURCE RESTORATION
PROGRAMMES.
See page 88 for the measures
of on the replenishing the of
aquatic biological resources.
STRATEGIC REPORT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APPENDICES
Read more on Environmental
Monitoring of Lake Baikal at
p.84
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
MANAGEMENT
OF BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION ISSUES.
En+ Group is aware that deterioration
of biodiversity and ecosystem services
caused by anthropogenic factors is a
global challenge requiring decisions
to be taken at all governance levels
and practical action. The Biodiversity
Policy was developed and adopted in
December 2021 for the Group's Metals and
Power segments. The policy stipulates
our key principles and approaches to
biodiversity conservation and ecosystem
services management. Our practice of
biodiversity conservation and ecosystem
services management is based on
the hierarchy of measures devised to
mitigate impact on the environment and
open consultations with stakeholders
and the local communities in the first
instance. We have no doubt that our
success in the long run will be conditional
on the development of science and
education. This is why we pay special
attention to environmental education
and research into the biodiversity of
the regions where we operate.
A Biodiversity Policy was developed
and adopted in 2021. The Company
designed its strategic approach
to biodiversity conservation.
Provisions of the Policy are implemented
through various projects aimed at
supporting certain species and their
habitats, and also through our daily
efforts to improve the environmental
management system. The Group
relies on scientific surveys, carries out
specific environmental monitoring and
takes actions to prevent environmental
impacts, and protect ecosystems and
habitats. The monitoring results are
used to assess the current state of
the environment and adjust planned
environmental actions to mitigate the
adverse consequences arising from the
industrial development of the area.
Specialists of En+ Group and RUSAL,
jointly with partners from Business for
Nature and the World Business Council
for Sustainable Development, have
provided their comments on the revised
Convention on Biological Diversity to be
discussed and adopted by COP-15 in 2022.
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