German-based Ratings agency RA Expert has released its 2021 environmental, social and governance (ESG) ranking for Russian companies, on January 26.
As bne IntelliNews has reported, Russian companies are becoming increasingly interested in their ESG score after Norway’s state pension fund banned investments into several major Russian corporate names in 2018 owing to their poor ESG scores.
Since then some top names, most notably Norilsk Nickel, have invested billions of dollars in cleaning up their act, despite the fact that these investments add nothing to their bottom line, nor does their share price enjoy any boost from having a better score.
We reproduce the list below:
Company |
Industry |
Sub-industry |
ESG Rank |
E Rank |
S Rank |
G Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polymetal |
Metals&Mining |
Gold |
1 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
LUKOIL |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
2 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
SIBUR Holding |
Chemicals |
Petrochemicals |
3 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
Russian Railways |
Transport |
Passenger Transportation, Ground & Sea |
4 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
MTS |
Telecom |
Wireless Telecommunications Services |
5 |
21 |
6 |
4 |
NLMK |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
6 |
8 |
3 |
24 |
Inter RAO |
Energy |
Electric Utilities |
7 |
3 |
7 |
26 |
Rostelecom |
Telecom |
Integrated Telecommunications Services |
8 |
18 |
13 |
9 |
Rosatom |
Energy |
Nuclear energy |
9 |
10 |
29 |
6 |
SUEK |
Metals&Mining |
Coal |
10 |
14 |
12 |
22 |
Moscow Stock Exchange |
Financials |
Stock Exchanges |
11 |
33 |
28 |
2 |
Sakhalin Energy |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
12 |
9 |
8 |
42 |
Gazprom Group |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
13 |
5 |
17 |
32 |
Severstal |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
14 |
26 |
4 |
17 |
Polyus |
Metals&Mining |
Gold |
15 |
15 |
10 |
30 |
Rosneft |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
16 |
7 |
19 |
27 |
ALROSA |
Metals&Mining |
Non-Gold Precious Metals & Minerals |
17 |
16 |
22 |
10 |
Sistema |
Financial services |
Holdings |
18 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
Aeroflot |
Transport |
Airlines |
19 |
28 |
1 |
39 |
FGC UES |
Energy |
Electric Utilities (Generation and Transmission) |
20 |
13 |
44 |
1 |
RusHydro |
Energy |
Electric Utilities (Generation and Transmission) |
21 |
6 |
21 |
36 |
Rosseti |
Energy |
Electric Utilities (Generation and Transmission) |
22 |
11 |
42 |
7 |
Phosagro |
Chemicals |
Agricultural Chemicals |
23 |
22 |
30 |
20 |
Uralkali |
Chemicals |
Agricultural Chemicals |
24 |
30 |
27 |
13 |
Rusal |
Metals&Mining |
Specialty Mining & Metals |
25 |
17 |
24 |
35 |
X5 Retail Group |
Retail |
Food Retailers |
26 |
31 |
20 |
28 |
Petropavlovsk |
Metals&Mining |
Gold |
27 |
19 |
14 |
45 |
NOVATEK |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
28 |
25 |
23 |
31 |
MMK |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
29 |
24 |
36 |
18 |
Transneft |
Oil&Gas |
Oil & Gas Transportation Services |
30 |
32 |
43 |
8 |
EVRAZ |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
31 |
34 |
25 |
34 |
Kamaz |
Industrials |
Machinery |
32 |
39 |
33 |
14 |
Metalloinvest |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
33 |
20 |
26 |
48 |
Credit Bank of Moscow |
Financials |
Banks |
34 |
38 |
41 |
15 |
TMK |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
35 |
27 |
40 |
40 |
Nornickel |
Metals&Mining |
Specialty Mining & Metals |
36 |
44 |
16 |
33 |
Sberbank |
Financials |
Banks |
37 |
46 |
38 |
23 |
OMK |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
38 |
40 |
15 |
50 |
Unipro |
Energy |
Electric Utilities (Generation and Transmission) |
39 |
43 |
35 |
25 |
Globaltrans |
Transport |
Rail Freight & Logistics |
40 |
51 |
34 |
12 |
Gazpromneft |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
41 |
35 |
37 |
44 |
Global Ports |
Transport |
Marine Port Services |
42 |
53 |
32 |
11 |
Tatneft |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
43 |
42 |
39 |
29 |
Zarubezhneft |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
44 |
37 |
45 |
38 |
TogliattiAzot |
Chemicals |
Agricultural Chemicals |
45 |
36 |
31 |
60 |
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port |
Transport |
Marine Port Services |
46 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
Magnit |
Retail |
Food Retailers |
47 |
41 |
48 |
47 |
Surgutneftegas |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
48 |
29 |
53 |
53 |
EuroChem |
Chemical |
Agricultural Chemicals |
49 |
47 |
49 |
43 |
Quadra – Power Generation |
Energy |
Electric Utilities (Generation and Transmission) |
50 |
50 |
47 |
37 |
Utair |
Transport |
Airlines |
51 |
67 |
55 |
41 |
TNS Energo |
Energy |
Electric Utilities (Services) |
52 |
66 |
56 |
49 |
United Shipbuilding Corporation |
Diversified Industrials |
Diversified Industrials |
53 |
54 |
59 |
51 |
Yamal LNG |
Oil&Gas |
Gas Exploration and Production |
54 |
48 |
62 |
55 |
Yandex |
Information Technologies |
Software & Services |
55 |
63 |
50 |
59 |
UAC |
Diversified Industrials |
Diversified Industrials |
56 |
56 |
57 |
54 |
RussNeft |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
57 |
55 |
54 |
56 |
Mechel |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
58 |
65 |
65 |
52 |
Dixy |
Retail |
Food Retailers |
59 |
60 |
66 |
58 |
Slavneft |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
60 |
59 |
64 |
57 |
Irkutsk Oil Company |
Oil&Gas |
Oil & Gas Production |
61 |
52 |
52 |
63 |
UMMC |
Metals&Mining |
Specialty Mining & Metals |
62 |
49 |
51 |
67 |
NK Neftisa |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
63 |
62 |
58 |
62 |
IPC (Neftegazholding) |
Oil&Gas |
Integrated Oil & Gas |
64 |
61 |
67 |
61 |
TAIF-NK |
Oil&Gas |
Oil & Gas Production |
65 |
57 |
61 |
64 |
T Plus |
Energy |
Electric Utilities |
66 |
58 |
63 |
65 |
IMH |
Metals&Mining |
Iron & Steel |
67 |
64 |
60 |
68 |
S7 Airlines |
Transport |
Airlines |
68 |
68 |
68 |
66 |
Source: RA Expert |
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