Databook VK 2023

Table of Contents

Social responsibility

3

Personnel structure by gender, position

4

Personnel structure by age, position

4

Ratio of basic and average salaries

of women and men by position

4

Total number of employees

by type of employment contract and gender

5

Number of part-time employees by gender

5

Length of service of current employees

5

Employee turnover

5

Total number of new hires by age and gender

5

Benefits used by VK employees

6

Requests for training from employees

6

Statistics of parental leave

Total hours of training in 2023 by gender

In-class (online and offline) training by employee category Self-learning programmes by type of programme

Average hours of training per year per employee in 2023 with breakdown by gender

Funds allocated for charitable projects

VKontakte platform compliance report

Odnoklassniki platform compliance report

Number of funds in VK Dobro

Databook 2023

Environmental responsibility

9

6

Energy consumption

10

7

Effect from energy saving programmes

10

7

Water consumption

10

7

Data centre waste

10

Data centre waste management

10

7

Office waste

10

8

Greenhouse gas emissions

10

8

8

Corporate governance

11

8

Gender composition of the Board of Directors

12

Structure of the Board of Directors by age

12

Length of service of directors on the Board of Directors

12

Social responsibility

4

Social responsibility

Databook 2023

Personnel structure by gender, position

[2-7],[405-1],[TC-IM-330a.3],[TC-SI-330a.3], [

]

Indicator

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Managers1

963

1,330

1,772

1,927

2,6832

Men

282

425

1,272

1,184

1,587

Women

681

905

500

743

1,096

Employees

5,371

7,512

8,620

9,319

12,169

Men

2,001

2,952

5,291

5,060

6,527

Women

3,370

4,560

3,329

4,259

5,642

Total men, %

64

62

63

56

55

Total women, %

36

38

37

44

45

Total

6,334

8,842

10,392

11,2463

14,852

Ratio of basic and average salaries of women and men by position, % [405-2]

Indicator

2021

2022

Managers1

Ratio of average salary of women to men

75.8

71.7

Ratio of basic salary of women to men

73.8

72.2

Employees

Ratio of average salary of women to men

55.9

55.4

Ratio of basic salary of women to men

55.3

54.9

2023

68.6

69.2

57.7

57.0

Personnel structure by age, position

[405-1],[TC-IM-330a.3],[TC-SI-330a.3], [ ]

Indicator

Managers1

<30 years old

30-50 years old

>50 years old

Employees

<30 years old

30-50 years old

>50 years old

Total

2021

2022

2023

Overall share, %

Number of persons

Overall share, %

Number of persons

Overall share, %

Number of persons

17.1

1,772

17.1

1,927

18.0

2,6832

4.6

473

4.7

527

4.5

664

12.3

1,277

12.2

1,375

13.2

1,975

0.2

22

0.2

25

0.3

44

82.9

8,620

82.9

9,319

82.0

12,169

43.0

4,469

47.3

5,320

45.5

6,761

39.1

4,062

34.8

3,913

35.7

5,295

0.9

89

0.8

86

0.8

113

100

10,392

100

11,246

100

14,852

  1. Managers - employees who make corporate/strategic decisions (directors, vice-presidents and above) and employees in managerial positions responsible for financial responsibility centres, business units, functional area or group of employees, employees - line staff.
  2. The increase in the number of managers is due to new subsidiaries joining VK during 2023 that have an established management structure.
  3. Data for 2022 have been recalculated due to a change in the data consolidation contour.

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Total number of employees by type of employment contract and gender1

[2-7], [  ]

Employee category

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Employees with a permanent

6,142

8,604

9,506

10,916

14,532

employment contract

Women

2,210

3,257

3,478

4,228

6,506

Men

3,932

5,283

6,028

6,688

8,026

Employees with a temporary

36

64

118

377

320

employment contract

Women

12

27

60

241

232

Men

24

37

58

136

88

Number of part-time employees by gender, persons3

[2-7], [ ]

Employee category

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Women

96

101

95

148

229

Men

174

179

168

152

201

Total

270

280

263

300

430

Employee turnover, % [401-1]

Indicator

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Involuntary staff turnover

9.0

7.0

8.0

8.7

6.9

Total number of new hires by age and gender2

[401-1]

Indicator

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

<30 years old

450

830

1,528

2,433

3,875

Women

205

332

599

958

1,952

Men

245

498

929

1,475

1,923

30-50 years old

602

624

1,075

1,986

2,818

Women

250

201

312

655

1,137

Men

352

423

763

1,331

1,681

>50 years old

9

5

12

33

53

Women

4

2

5

16

34

Men

5

3

7

17

19

Total

1,061

1,459

2,615

4,452

6,746

Length of service of current employees, years4,5

2021

2022

2023

Number of years

Share of total number

Number of employees,

Share of total number

Number of employees,

Share of total number

Number of employees,

of employees, %

persons

of employees, %

persons

of employees, %

persons

1-3 years

63

6,548

73

8,266

61

4,220

3 to 5 years

18

1,871

12

1,394

16

1,138

5-10 years

13

1,350

10

1,091

16

1,073

More than 10 years

6

623

5

542

7

477

  1. Data on the personnel structure by type of employment contract and gender is collected excluding assets acquired in the course of M&A.
  2. Data on new hires for 2019-2022 was collected excluding assets acquired through M&A.
  3. Data on the number of part-time employees is collected excluding assets merged in the course of M&A.
  4. As of 31 December 2023.
  5. Employee length of service data is collected excluding assets merged in the course of M&A.

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Benefits used by VK employees, persons1

Indicator

2021

2022

2023

VHI3 (employees)

10,392

11,300

12,800

VHI (children of employees)

3,100

5,700

8,000

Pregnancy and childbirth under VHI

44

100

180

Telemedicine under VHI

3,020

1,050

1,900

Other benefits4

1,079

4,198

5,063

In-office physician services

494

741

Financial assistance programme

559

526

Compensation up to 100% for sick leave

1,922

2,887

Compensation for fitness and sports activities

2,462

4,318

Statistics of parental leave, persons2 [401-3]

Indicator

2019

2020

2021

2022

Employees on parental leave at

217

220

228

206

the end of the year

Employees on parental leave

105

117

78

127

during the year

Employees returning to work after

61

76

46

89

parental leave

Employees who have continued

43

59

21

37

to work5

2023

181

242

56

9

Requests for training from employees, units6

Indicator

2021

2022

2023

Applications of units

Share of the total number, %

Applications of units

Share of the total number, %

Applications of units

Share of the total number, %

Applications for participation

4,085

65

4,614

79

1,744

51

in the conference

Applications for training

1,263

20

1,106

19

1,613

47

Book orders

964

15

96

2

83

2

  1. Benefit data is collected excluding assets merged in the course of M&A.
  2. Data on parental leave statistics are collected excluding assets merged through M&A.
  3. VHI - voluntary health insurance.
  4. Other benefits include counselling from a psychologist, massage therapists and a realtor.
  5. Within 12 months of returning from parental leave.
  6. Areas of VK [404-2] employee training: mandatory training; training and development programmes for managers; IT and product skills development; Developing professional and 'agile' skills; external training; providing access to platforms, materials and subscriptions; attending conferences.

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Total hours of training in 2023 by gender, hours [  ]

Average hours of training per year per employee in 2023 with breakdown by gender, hours/person2

Indicator

Synchronous

Asynchronous

Total number

learning

learning1

of training hours

Women

11,570.0

n/a

11,570.0

Men

15,981.0

n/a

15,981.0

Total

27,551.0

42,178.5

69,729.5

Indicator

Management

Men

Women

Employees

Men

Women

2021

2022

0.7

5.2

1.1

7.3

0.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

2023

5.0

4.7

5.2

4.0

In-class (online and offline) training by employee category

2021

2022

2023

Employee category

Number of events,

Number of

Total hours of training,

Number of events,

Number of

Total hours of training,

Number of events,

Number of

Total hours of training,

pcs

participants, persons

hours

pcs

participants, persons

hours

pcs

participants, persons

hours

Management

132

838

1,303

138

2,284

14,949

104

1,851

7,472

Employees

157

3,183

1,311

122

5,750

15,111

130

7,230

20,080

Self-learning programmes by type of programme

2021

2022

2023

Programme type

Average duration,

Completed courses,

Hours of training

Average duration,

Completed courses,

Hours of training

Average duration,

Completed courses,

Hours of training

hours

pcs

hours

pcs

hours

pcs

Videos

2

1,050

2,100

2

1,237

2,474

2

1,303

2,606

Articles

0.5

2,725

1,362

0.5

1,623

812

0.5

1,529

765

Online courses

1

1,489

1,489

1

19,387

19,387

1

38,808

38,808

  1. At thе moment, no records of asynchronous training completion are kept by gender.
  2. Average hours of training per employee = Total hours of training provided to employees / Total number of employees.

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Funds allocated for charitable projects, RUB mn

Number of funds in VK Dobro, pcs

[203-1], [ ]

Charitable collections

Charity1

Funds raised through VK Dobro

2023

276

2021

2022

2023

253

2022

55.8

157.2

466.1

2021

220

96.3

106.1

114.42

2020

197

2019

182

VKontakte platform compliance report [TC-IM-220a.4],[TC-SI-220a.4]

Blocked on the subject of child

Blocked on the topic of drug

Blocked on the subject of

Blocked on the topic of school

Blocked on the topic of violence

Blocked on the topic of threats,

Indicator

abusive language, bullying and

pornography exploitation

promotion and distribution

suicide

violence

against animals and humans

hate speech

Content units, pcs.

1,991,765

26,329,503

800,760

142,605

1,688,221

171,908

Odnoklassniki platform compliance report [TC-IM-220a.4],[TC-SI-220a.4]

Indicator

Blocked on the subject of child

Blocked on the topic of drug

Blocked on the subject of

Blocked due to insults

pornography exploitation

promotion and distribution

suicide

Content units, pcs.

56,816

1,720

3,682

5,498,134

  1. Data for 2021-2022 have been recalculated due to a change in the data consolidation contour.
  2. Until 2023, funds of VK Dobro users were shown in this line. In 2023, these tables were updated to reflect new counting patterns that cover private donations of VK Dobro and those received through VK's corporate Code of Good fund.

Environmental responsibility

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Environmental responsibility

Databook 2023

Energy consumption

[302-1],[TC-IM-130a.1],[TC-SI-130a.1], [

]

Indicator

Unit of measurement

2021

2022

2023

Energy consumption by data centres

Electric power

million kWh

53.01

53.7

59.72

Heat3

Gcal

128

94

116

Diesel fuel

litres

7,9791

12,954

22,0014

Energy consumption by offices

Electric power

million kWh

6.2

7.5

8.9

Heat3

Gcal

11,546

11,503

12,876

Diesel fuel

litres

14,926

14,044

25,5945

Total

Electric power

million kWh

59.2

61.2

68.66

Heat energy

Gcal

11,674

11,597

12,992

Effect from energy saving programmes7 [302-4]

Types of energy resources saved

Unit of measurement

2023

Electric power

kWh

15,615.7

Heat

Gcal

1,180.3

Water consumption, m3 8

[303-1],[TC-IM-130a.2],[TC-SI-130a.2]

Indicator

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Water consumption by data

1,878

1,489

5,3911

5,5069

3,268

centres

Water consumption by offices

9,323

19,381

24,383

38,62510

42,874

Total

11,201

20,870

29,774

44,131

46,142

Diesel fuel

litres

22,905

26,998

47,5954,5

  1. The data is adjusted for data centre consumption in the Leningrad region.
  2. Data centre energy consumption figures for 2021-2023 increased due to data centre upgrades as well as system changes calculations. The growth of the indicator is also influenced by the increased load of data centres due to the increase in the audience of VK services and the growth of content consumption by users on VK platforms.
  3. Figures for 2021-2022 have been changed due to recalculation.
  4. The growth of the diesel fuel consumption indicator is related to the change in the approach to test launches of diesel generator sets. Also, the growth
    of the indicator The increased load on data centres due to the increase in the audience of VK services and the growth of content consumption by users on VK platforms.
  5. The increase in the diesel fuel consumption indicator is due to the increase in the corporate vehicle fleet to meet business needs and the inclusion of the data perimeter on to an automotive warehouse in Domodedovo.
  6. The sum of electricity consumption is calculated with rounding of data centre and office electricity consumption figures.
  7. From 2023, VK started to calculate energy consumption savings at its head office in Moscow (Skylight BC, Tower A). The measurement was made by comparing consumption in the base period (2021) with consumption in the reporting period (2023).
  8. For 2023, the following data are presented: three offices in Moscow, three offices in Sochi, and three offices in other regions.
    Data for 2022: six offices in Moscow, three offices in Sochi, and two offices in other regions.
    For 2021, the following data are presented: five offices in Moscow, three offices in St. Petersburg and four offices in other regions.
    For 2020, the following data are presented: three offices in Moscow, three offices in St. Petersburg and six offices in other regions.
    For 2019, the following data are presented: four offices in Moscow, two offices in St. Petersburg and four offices in other regions..
  9. The increase in water consumption is due to the hot long summer, which caused constant operation of the outdoor unit irrigation system air conditioning. The VK does not use natural gas, but the conversion results in 1 cubic metre = 9.45 kWh = 0.028 kJ, which means that the VK has received a would have so much energy in gigajoules if it consumed the described substance (gas, water, electricity, diesel fuel).
  10. The increase in water consumption in VK's offices in 2022 is due to the increase in staff, the opening of new offices and the partial transition from the remote mode to hybrid and office mode due to the cancellation of COVID-19 restrictions.
  11. Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by a company.
  12. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, or heat.
  13. Greenhouse gas emissions for 2021-2022 were recalculated using updated ratios and adjusted source data.

Data centre waste, tonnes [306-1]

Indicator

2021

2022

2023

Hazardous

0

0

0

Non-hazardous

27.9

12.2

11.2

Data centre waste management, tonnes

[306-1]

Indicator

2021

2022

2023

Reuse

2.2

3.8

1.8

Recycling

25.7

8.4

9.4

Office waste, m3 [306-1]

Indicator

2021

2022

2023

Hazardous

0

0

0

Non-hazardous

2,047

2,631

3,126

Greenhouse gas emissions, tonnes CO2-equivalent

[305-1],[305-2], [ ]

Indicator

2021

2022

2023

Direct emissions,

479

471

529

scope 111

Indirect emissions,

22,24813

22,84813

25,621

scope 212

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