About the Report

The Gazprom Group’s Social Impact Report (the “Report”) is a document that provides a comprehensive overview of the Gazprom Group’s sustainable development policy, key goals and results achieved during the reporting period, as well as details about the Gazprom Group’s contribution to Russia’s social and economic development. Part of the Gazprom Group’s non-financial reporting, the Report is intended for stakeholder groups and reflects their comments and proposals.

The terms “PJSC Gazprom” and the “Company” used in the Report refer to the parent company of the Gazprom Group — Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom (Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom or OJSC Gazprom before July 17, 2015).

For the purpose of this Report, “the Gazprom Group”, “the Group” or “Gazprom” mean PJSC Gazprom and its subsidiaries and entities. Certain indicators also include data from the Gazprom Group’s joint operations, joint ventures, and associated entities.

Similarly, the Gazprom Neft Group and Gazprom Neft mean PJSC Gazprom Neft, its subsidiaries and entities, the Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Group means Gazprom Mezhregiongaz LLC and its subsidiaries, Gazprom Energoholding means Gazprom Energoholding LLC and its subsidiaries, and Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat means Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat LLC and its subsidiaries.

Russia’s national development goals and national projects (programs) approved by Decree No. 204 of the President of the Russian Federation On the National Goals and Strategic Objectives of the Russian Federation through 2024 dated May 7, 2018 (as amended) and Decree No. 474 of the President of the Russian Federation On the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation through 2030 dated July 21, 2020

The 2023 Report is the twelfth sustainability report of the Gazprom Group.

The previous Report was published in June 2023.

Since 2021, the Gazprom Group’s Social Impact Report (the “Report”) has been part of documents reviewed by the annual General Shareholders Meeting of PJSC Gazprom (Sustainability Report until 2022).

PJSC Gazprom has in place the Task Force for the Preparation of the Gazprom Group’s Social Impact Report, whose performance is reviewed by the Chairman of the Management Committee.

The Report is approved by relevant units and the Chairman of PJSC Gazprom’s Management Committee and then reviewed by the Sustainable Development Committee of the Board of Directors and then by the Board of Directors.

In order to improve the quality of published information and stakeholder confidence, the Reports undergo external validationAudited by FBK. with respect to key sustainability indicators, as well as independent public assurance by the RUIE to assess the completenessCompleteness means the coverage of all operations of the Gazprom Group by the Report, including values, strategic benchmarks, governance frameworks, key achievements, and stakeholder engagement framework. and relevanceRelevance means disclosure of information on the Gazprom Group’s implementation of the principles of responsible business practices that are enshrined in the Social Charter of Russian Business adopted by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. of the disclosed information.

Regular and timely publication of Reports enables the Gazprom Group to:

• confirm the Company’s transparent and comprehensive approach in the area of social responsibility, environmental protection and corporate governance;
• update the disclosed information based on the audience’s needs;
• build stakeholder confidence;
• ensure external evaluation and analysis of material non-financial information (in particular by government agencies, investment community, rating agencies, and media);
• increase the Group’s appeal as a responsible employer, user of natural resources, partner and taxpayer.

For comparability purposes, the Report shows the majority of key indicators for a three-year period (2021–2023). Disaggregated data provided throughout the Report may not add up precisely to the relevant totals presented in other reports due to rounding.

The Report is publicly available in the Russian and English languages on PJSC Gazprom’s website and is also available in an interactive version. sustainability.gazpromreport.ru

The Company has a Task Force for the preparation of the Gazprom Group’s Social Impact Report. The Task Force is made up of PJSC Gazprom’s various units and subsidiaries to coordinate activities on focal sustainable development areas and engage with stakeholders. The Task Force works to improve the preparation process and streamline disclosures in the Report.

Material topics are those reflecting material impacts the Group has or may have on the economy, environment and local communities.

The material topics were selected in several stages.

1. Following consultations with experts and PJSC Gazprom performance analysis, the Task Force made a list of the Group’s actual and potential impacts. Due to the considerable number and wide range, the impacts were grouped by topic, which served as a basis to put together a list of potential material topics.
2. To determine material topics to be disclosed in the Report, the Company staged an online survey covering 3,114 stakeholder representatives (ten groups, excluding foreign regulators of energy markets) and 23 Task Force members.

The respondents were invited to assess the degree of impact for each topic on the scale from 1 to 3 (from less to more significant).

The results were used to compile a ranged list of impacts and corresponding topics. Priority (material) topics were those with an average score of above 2.4.