With a view to minimizing the impact of the Company’s operations on the environment and natural resources, the Company implements a strategy of consistently improving environmental performance and reducing climate impact: — on newly commissioned facilities through the use of advanced and best available technologies; — at existing enterprises with implementation of the following measures: — modernization of existing production in order to achieve indicators of the best available technologies; — replacement or modernization of outdated gas cleaning equipment; — construction of new gas treatment facilities with a “dry” method of gas purification of its own design; — introducing automated systems of pneumatic conveying of pure and fluorinated alumina in electrolysis housings to reduce lantern emissions; — creation of systems of closed circulating water supply or construction of modern sewage treatment plants to exclude discharge of wastewater without treatment, if it is impossible to create systems of closed water circulation; — construction of facilities for the preparation, processing, disposal, recycling and disposal of waste to the consumer; — construction of modern waste disposal facilities to ensure their long-term and reliable storage and/or burial; — replacement and disposal of electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); — conducting high-quality reclamation of disturbed lands and decommissioned waste disposal facilities; — development of technology for obtaining new products from waste for internal sale or sale to third parties; — operational improvements and improved manufacturing practices; — increasing knowledge and awareness of personnel about the impact on the environment, climate and opportunities to minimize this impact; — increasing personal responsibility of staff by establishing personal key performance indicators; — applying the internal carbon price when deciding on the implementation of development projects to minimize the risks of growth of the carbon footprint of products.