| Ag | Argentum (silver) |
| ARRC | Avoid – reduce – restore – compensate |
| Au | Aurum (gold) |
| CAPEX | Capital expenditures |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CDP | Carbon Disclosure Project |
| CH4 | Methane |
| CHPP | Combined heat and power plant |
| Co | Cobaltum (cobalt) |
| COP27 | 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| COSO ERM | The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission Enterprise Risk Management |
| Cu | Cuprum (copper) |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas |
| ESG | Environmental, Social, and Governance |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHG | Greenhouse gases |
| GISTM | Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management |
| GOST | State standard |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| GRK | Mining and processing plant |
| Group | Nornickel Group |
| HPP | Hydropower plant |
| IAP RAS | Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| ICE | Internal combustion engine |
| ICMM | International Council on Mining and Metals |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| Inc. | Incorporated |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| Ir | Iridium |
| IRMA | Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| IT | Information technologies |
| J | Joule |
| KPI | Key performance indicators |
| LME | London Metal Exchange |
| Ltd. | Limited (Limited liability company) |
| MMC | Mining and metallurgical company |
| MSCI | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
| N2O | Nitrogen oxide |
| NGFS | Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System |
| Ni | Niссolum (nickel) |
| NTEC | Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company |
| OPEC | Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OPEX | Operating expenses |
| Oy | Osakeyhtiö (joint-stock company) |
| Pd | Palladium |
| PGM | Platinum group metals |
| PJSC | Public joint-stock company |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| Pt | Platinum |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RAS | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| REE | Rare earth elements |
| RES | Renewable energy sources |
| Rh | Rhodium |
| Ru | Ruthenium |
| S | Sulfur (sulphur) |
| SA | Società Anonima (joint-stock company) |
| SASB | Sustainability Accounting Standards Board |
| SBT | Science-based targets |
| SDGs | UN Sustainable Development Goals |
| Se | Selenium |
| SSP | Shared Socio-Economic Pathways |
| UN | United Nations |
| USD | United States dollar |
| W | Watt |