MMC Norilsk Nickel’s 2005 Annual Report was selected for Information Density nomination, which is one of principal nominations in the annual contest organised by Expert RA rating agency and RTS Stock Exchange with the support of PricewaterhouseCoopers. In the analytical report prepared by Expert RA upon the contest’s results, 2005 Annual Report of MMC Norilsk Nickel was placed in one line with the reports of such industry leaders as BHP Billiton, Lonmin and Rio Tinto.

Also on 15 November 2006, the winners of the Russian Sustainability Reporting Awards were announced in Moscow. The competition was co-organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Expert RA, the Higher School of Economics, and the Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia. MMC Norilsk Nickel’s 2005 Social Report was the second. Annual reports of MMC Norilsk Nickel for 2002, 2003 and 2004 were also awarded in different nominations of similar competitions.

In December 2005, the first Social Report of MMC Norilsk Nickel (for the period of 2003 - 2004) became the winner in the contests organised by Expert RA with the support of PricewaterhouseCoopers.