Nornickel board sets up environmental task team in wake of Arctic spill

Global palladium and high-grade nickel leader Nornickel has created an independent environmental task team of the board of directors to monitor progress in the Russian major’s environmental programmes.

The management team included Andrey Bougrov as Nornickel’s senior VP, who will oversee the company’s sustainable development efforts.

Chairperson Gareth Penny said that the task team would lean on the services of independent specialist firms to investigate current issues and to ensure progress in the delivery of the group’s programmes.