Sistema PJSFC (SSA) 
Sistema PJSFC: Sistema is ranked as one of the Russian leaders in 
environmental transparency 
 
09-Dec-2020 / 13:30 MSK 
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      Sistema is ranked as one of the Russian leaders in environmental 
            transparency 
 
     Moscow, 8 December 2020 - Sistema PJSFC (hereinafter, "Sistema" or "the 
 Corporation") (LSE: SSA; MOEX: AFKS), a publicly-traded diversified holding 
  company, announces that the Corporation and its portfolio company MTS PJSC 
     (NYSE: MBT; MOEX: MTSS), Russia's largest mobile operator and a leading 
 provider of media and digital services, have both been ranked among the top 
   seven out of 29 Russian companies to voluntarily disclose climate data in 
        line with the international CDP (formerly known as Carbon Disclosure 
Project) reporting systemin 2020. As a result, Sistema and MTS have improved 
                         their positions in the global CDP rating to 'B'. 
 
     Increasing transparency and improving non-financial reporting are among 
     Sistema's guiding corporate responsibility principles. As a responsible 
   investor, the Corporation recognises the value of submitting data through 
CDP in allowing Sistema to better understand the environmental impact of its 
    investment activities, as well as climate change risks and opportunities 
within its portfolio companies. Sistema is proud to be among the responsible 
    global businesses striving to mitigate environmental impacts and improve 
                         corporate accountability. 
 
In 2020, 515 investors with US$106 trillion in assets requested thousands of 
     companies to disclose their environmental data through CDP. The rise in 
   corporate disclosure - which has now reached 9,600 companies worldwide in 
   2020 - is evidence that transparency around environmental impact is now a 
                         business norm. 
 
Sistema's CDP response can be accessed here: 
https://www.cdp.net/en/responses [1] 
 
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               IR Service             Press Service 
 
         Nikolai Minashin Sergey Kopytov 
 
Phone: +7 (495) 730 66 00 Phone: +7 (495) 228 15 32 
 
    n.minashin@sistema.ru        kopytov@sistema.ru 
 
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      Sistema PJSFC is a publicly-traded diversified Russian holding company 
    serving over 150 million customers in the sectors of telecommunications, 
      high technology, banking, retail, timber processing, agriculture, real 
   estate, tourism and healthcare services. The company was founded in 1993. 
Its revenue in 2019 reached RUB 656.9bn; its total assets equalled RUB 1.3tn 
     as of 31 December 2019. Sistema's global depositary receipts are listed 
     under the "SSA" ticker on the London Stock Exchange. Sistema's ordinary 
   shares are listed under the "AFKS" ticker on the Moscow Exchange. Website 
                         www.sistema.ru [2]. 
 
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CDP is a?global?non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce 
their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect 
forests. Voted number one climate research provider by investors and working 
with institutional investors with assets of US$106 trillion, we leverage 
investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their 
environmental impacts. Over 9,600 companies with over 50% of global market 
capitalization disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2020. This is in 
addition to the over 920 cities, states and regions who disclosed in 2019, 
making CDP's platform one of the richest sources of information globally on 
how companies and governments are driving environmental change. CDP is a 
founding member of the We Mean Business Coalition. Visit?https://cdp.net/en 
[3]?or follow us @CDP to find out more.?? 
 
ISIN:          US48122U2042 
Category Code: MSCM 
TIDM:          SSA 
LEI Code:      213800JSZ2UUK4QQK694 
Sequence No.:  89364 
EQS News ID:   1153918 
 
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