2015 Sustainability Report 02 OVERVIEW Content Sistema owns key assets in several industries that are of paramount importance for the development of the Russian Federation`s economy. Thus, as a large investment corporation, Sistema influences significantly on the lives of millions of Russians. Acting as a responsible investor, the Corporation takes into account various environmental and social aspects of its activities and fully accepts its responsibility to all stakeholders. OVERVIEW 04 Key Performance Indicators 88.2 06 Calendar of Events RUB bn 10 Awards and Achievements tax payments 16 Chairman’s Message 20 Sustainable Development Agenda 139.2 SECTION 1. CORPORATE PROFILE RUB bn investment programme 28 1.1. Investment Strategy 38 1.2. Economic Performance and Investments 40 1.3. Corporate Governance 1.35 45 1.. Procurement Activities RUB bn 52 1.5. Risk Management 57 1.6. Business Ethics and Anti-Corruption Activities сharitable and social expenditures 64 1.7. Personnel Management 90 1.8. Stakeholder Engagement 100 1.9. Managing Corporate Social Responsibility > 155 thousand employees To get some more information, please, visit our corporarte web site: http://www.sistema.com 2015 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | SISTEMA PJSFC www.sistema.com Contents Key Performance Indicators 03 SECTION 2. INVESTMENT IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 112 2.1.1. New talents for an innovative economy 2.1. 121 2.1.2. Developing the Innovative Potential of the Youth Investments in Human Capital 129 2.2.1. Social & Economic Partnerships 2.2. 135 2.2.2. Improving Standards of Living 146 2.2.3. Supporting Healthcare Development of Regions and Communities 155 2.3.1. Innovation and Modernisation of Manufacturing 2.3. 163 2.3.2. Development of Science-Driven Industries 166 2.3.3. Improving Infrastructure Technological Leadership 168 2.3.4. Promoting Import Substitution 177 2.4.1. Greening of Business 2.4. 180 2.4.2. Sustainable Consumption of Resources 184 2.4.3. Preservation of Biological Diversity Green Economy Appendices 188 Appendix 1. About this Report and Determining Materiality 195 Appendix 2. Implementation of Sustainable Development Plans in 2015 199 Appendix 3. Shared Value Projects of Sistema Group 201 Appendix 4. Table of Compliance with GRI G4 Guidelines and the UN Global Compact Principles 206 Appendix 5. Certificate of Public Assurance by the RSPP Council on Non-Financial Reporting 207 Glossary and Abbreviations 209 Contacts www.sistema.com 2015 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | SISTEMA PJSFC 0404 OVERVIEW Key Performance Indicators Revenue, Share of Sistema’s Operating profit, revenue in Russia’s RUB bn GDP,% RUB bn 708.6 0.88 69.0 2015 708.6 2015 0.88 2015 69.0 2014 631.9 2014 0.83 2014 60.9 OIBDA, Number of developing Percentage of dividends assets that paid out received from developing RUB bn dividends, pcs. assets (vs total dividend amount),% 176.4 9 17.8 2015 176.4 2015 9 2015 17.8 2014 165.2 2014 9 2014 6.9 2015 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | SISTEMA PJSFC www.sistema.com Key Performance Indicators Calendar of Events 05 Sistema Group’s Tax payments to federal Total environmental investment programme, and regional budgets, protection expenditures RUB bn RUB bn and investments of Sistema Group companies, RUB bn 139.2 88.2 1.6 2015 139.2 2015 88.2 2015 1.6 2014 115.8 2014 100 2014 1.4 Charitable and social Headcount, Personnel engagement expenditures, persons in voluntary RUB bn activities,% 1.35 155,251 6.7 2015 1.35 2015 155,251 2015 6.7 2014 0.90 2014 155,779 2014 4.2 www.sistema.com 2015 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | SISTEMA PJSFC 06 OVERVIEW Calendar of Events January March Idea Contest Youth Summit Finals of the Intellect2All Youth Contest of promising technology ideas and developments of students, young researchers, developers and entrepreneurs was held in Moscow as Start of a joint social programme part of the All-Russian Lift to the Future of Sistema Charitable Foundation, scientific and educational programme. Medsi Group, MCCV and the Moscow More than 400 applications were Department of Labour and Social submitted for the contest. Protection to provide free sanatorium care to the WWII veterans on the Sistema, MTS and SSTL held premises of Medsi’s sanatorium International Innovation Youth Summit Otradnoye near Moscow. at the Skolkovo School of Management February in Moscow. Lift to the Future school Import Substitution Partnership with regions Sistema signed agreements on social and economic cooperation with the Vologda and Kirov regional governments. Segezha Group and Petrozavodsk State University signed an agreement on scientific and technical cooperation. Opening of a spring scientific and BPGC signed a contract with Siemens educational school Lift to the Future in AG for production of innovative import- Charter Sukko (Krasnodar Territory), which was substituting grid equipment for the attended by 500 children from all over MTS and Detsky Mir joined Smart Grid project in Bashkortostan. Russia. the Anti-Corruption Charter of Russian Business. Education HR Brand Award Taking care of veterans Sistema became a partner of the HR brand award. Elena Vitchak, honourary An agreement was signed between member of the jury, Vice President, Sistema Charitable Foundation and Sistema signed a cooperation Head of the HR Department, presented NPO Chess in Schools to promote the agreement with the Moscow City the award in the category ”World” for inclusion of chess in the Russian school Council of Veterans of War, Labour, the best HR projects implemented in curriculum and strengthen the role Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Russia and other countries. of chess in education initiatives. Agencies (MCCV). 2015 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | SISTEMA PJSFC www.sistema.com Key Performance Indicators Calendar of Events Awards and Achievements 07 April Contest of projects May Support for Innovation Social Partnership A tripartite agreement was signed Oilfield services holding Targin signed between Sistema Charitable Foundation, an agreement with Ufa State Oil the Government of Moscow and MCCV Technical University on cooperation on social partnership in supporting in the field of training and retraining, veterans and providing patriotic introduction of scientific and technical education for young people. developments, implementation of joint Completion of the national contest social projects, as well as with Skolkovo of regional youth projects System Foundation on the establishment of the of Priorities of the 2014-2015 academic Victory Day Centre for Research and Development year held within the framework of Lift (R&D Centre) in the Skolkovo Innovation to the Future in the All-Russian Centre, and was a regional sponsor of Children’s Centre Smena (Anapa) with the Russian Startup Tour (RST) aimed the support of the Russian Ministry at finding advanced innovative solutions of Education and Science, and in the and developing the competencies of Children’s health centre named after startup teams implementing high-tech Yuri Gagarin (Stupino, the Moscow projects. region). More than 700 applications were submitted. All-Russian Olympiad More than 400 employees of 22 Support for The Russian Museum Sistema Group companies participated as volunteers in greeting and assisting veterans in Moscow as part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Corporation’s employees participated in the improvement of the premises of four sponsored orphanages, where cleanup days and holidays for the children and veterans were organised With the support of MTS Bank, the as part of the Volunteer Victory Garden finals of the 10th All-Russian Olympiad The State Russian Museum hosted initiative. on Financial Markets and Basics of an exhibition ”National War. The Art of Consumer Knowledge for high school 1941-1945” with the support of Sistema A formal opening of a new armoured students took place in Moscow. The Charitable Foundation. As part of the vehicles exhibition organised with event was attended by more than exhibition opening ceremony, Sistema support from Sistema Charitable 6,000 high school students from all together with MTS and the Committee Foundation was held on the territory over Russia, as well as from Kazakhstan, on Social Policy of St. Petersburg of the Prokhorovka Field State Memorial Uzbekistan, Moldova and Ukraine. conducted a tour for the veterans Estate in the Belgorod region. of the Great Patriotic War and the survivors of the Leningrad siege and Environmental Initiative congratulated them on the 70th Road Show in Saudi Arabia anniversary of the Victory. MTS announced the start of the Federal Sistema was the general sponsor of Environmental Protection Programme, the Russian Business Week ”Russia and under which a comprehensive collection Honouring veterans Saudi Arabia – New Prospects for Trade, and recycling system for waste batteries Economic and Investment Cooperation” of cell phones, smartphones and tablets The Central House of Scientists in and the Russian regions’ road show will be introduced in MTS stores Moscow hosted a gala reception for in Jeddah under the auspices of the in Russian regions. 200 war and labour veterans, the former Russian Embassy in Saudi Arabia and employees of Sistema’s enterprises. the Russian Chamber of Commerce. www.sistema.com 2015 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | SISTEMA PJSFC 08 OVERVIEW June July IASS-2015 Participation in Economic Corporate Social Responsibility Forums seminar Sistema, jointly with MTS, held a corporate seminar on social responsibility, which was attended by more than 50 representatives of the Corporation’s subsidiaries. RTI and Kronshtadt Group demonstrated their latest developments High tecnology for Moscow at the 12th International Aviation and Space Show in Zhukovsky, the Moscow region. Sistema’s top managers headed by the Board of Directors’ Chairman Vladimir Sistema supported a programme for Evtushenkov and the President Mikhail honouring veterans and heroes of Shamolin held dozens of business aviation ”Wings of Victory”. A special meetings on the sidelines of the 19th cultural programme was organized St. Petersburg International Economic for the guests of honour with the Forum (SPIEF) and took part in its key participation of cadets.