List of material topics

The list of material topics included those that ranked highest in terms of importance for stakeholders. As a materiality criterion, the median average stakeholder score over 3.70 was chosen.

In line with stakeholders’ priorities, the following material topics were included in the report:

No.	Topic
1	Data security
2	Higher quality and responsible provision of services
3	Russian Railways’ contribution to Russia’s national development goals
4	Development of infrastructure and social services across the footprint
5	Anti‑corruption
6	Engagement with local communities across the footprint
7	Long‑term projects to develop logistics/transport infrastructure
8	Labour market presence and impact on employment
9	Climate change. Projects to reduce GHG emissions
10	Sustainable waste management
11	Digital transformation
12	Air quality. Projects to reduce pollutant emissions
13	Employee training and development
14	Projects to improve labour conditions
15	Improved quality of employee social support programmes
16	Creating conditions to ensure supply chain reliability