Building a Thriving, Future-Ready Workforce
At Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC), we believe that sustainable business success begins with empowered people. Guided by our People First philosophy, we are committed to creating a workplace where every employee is respected, supported, and inspired to grow throughout every stage of their career.
Our approach to human capital goes beyond traditional human resource management. We have built an integrated people ecosystem that nurtures employee wellbeing, develops future-ready capabilities, strengthens leadership, recognizes performance, and creates meaningful opportunities for every employee to thrive. By investing in our people, we strengthen our ability to deliver long-term value for our stakeholders while advancing responsible and sustainable growth.
OneNAC
One Culture. One Purpose. One Future.
At the heart of our People First philosophy is OneNAC—our shared workplace culture that unites employees across the NAC Group under one purpose, one set of values, and one commitment to responsible growth.
Operating across diverse businesses, locations, and disciplines, we recognize that our greatest strength lies in acting as one organization. OneNAC fosters collaboration, inclusion, mutual respect, and shared accountability, ensuring that every employee—whether in our corporate offices, mining operations, or energy businesses—experiences the same People First culture.
Guided by the principles of the OneNAC Way, our workplace culture encourages leadership, employee voice, continuous learning, wellbeing, and inclusion, creating an environment where people are empowered to perform at their best while contributing to the Company’s long-term success.
This shared culture provides the foundation for our integrated Human Capital Framework, bringing together employee wellbeing, learning, performance, and rewards into one cohesive employee experience.
Our People First Human Capital Framework
At NAC, employee wellbeing, learning, performance, and rewards are not standalone initiatives—they are interconnected elements of one integrated Human Capital Framework designed to support every stage of the employee journey.
Our framework is built around four strategic pillars:
Employee Wellbeing
Creating an environment where employees thrive physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually through the OneNAC L.I.V.E. Well Program.
Learning and Capability Development
Developing future-ready talent through the OneNAC Academy, which provides leadership, technical, compliance, and digital learning opportunities.
Performance and Career Growth
Enabling continuous development through our Performance and Development Framework, aligning individual performance with organizational strategy while supporting coaching, career growth, and high performance.
Total Rewards and Employee Experience
Recognizing employee contributions through competitive compensation, flexible benefits, recognition programs, career opportunities, and an inclusive workplace culture that promotes engagement and long-term retention.
Together, these four pillars create an employee experience that empowers our people to succeed while strengthening organizational capability and supporting sustainable business performance.
OneNAC L.I.V.E. Well
Supporting the Whole Person
Employee wellbeing is fundamental to sustainable performance.
The OneNAC L.I.V.E. Well Program is NAC’s enterprise-wide employee engagement and wellbeing framework designed to help employees flourish—not only as professionals, but as individuals.
Grounded in our People First philosophy and aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the framework recognizes that responsible business begins with healthy, engaged, and fulfilled employees.
OneNAC L.I.V.E. Well is built around four engagement pillars—Life Skills, Interest, Volunteerism, and Engagement on Strategy—supported by four interconnected dimensions of wellbeing: physical, mental, social, and spiritual wellness.
Life Skills
Employees are equipped with practical capabilities that support success both inside and outside the workplace. Programs covering financial wellness, health literacy, communication, resilience, digital capability, and personal effectiveness help employees build confidence, adaptability, and lifelong skills.
Interest
We believe employees are more than the roles they perform.
Interest-based communities spanning sports, music, arts, and other shared passions—including signature initiatives such as OneNAC Idol—create opportunities for employees to express themselves, build meaningful relationships, and strengthen their sense of belonging within the OneNAC community.
Volunteerism
Giving back is integral to who we are.
Through initiatives such as OneNAC Brigada and OneNAC Kalinga, employees actively contribute to the communities where NAC operates, reinforcing our commitment to responsible citizenship and shared social value.
Engagement on Strategy
Employees are active partners in shaping NAC’s future.
Town Halls, Coffee Conversations with the President, leadership dialogues, employee listening platforms, diversity initiatives, and open forums encourage meaningful dialogue, transparency, collaboration, and shared ownership of the Company’s strategic direction.
Four Dimensions of Wellbeing
The OneNAC L.I.V.E. Well framework supports holistic wellbeing through four interconnected dimensions.
Physical Wellness promotes healthy lifestyles through wellness programs, sports activities, health campaigns, and initiatives such as the OneNAC Olympics.
Mental Wellness strengthens resilience through counseling services, mental health awareness, employee assistance programs, and wellbeing initiatives that support psychological health.
Social Wellness builds a culture of belonging through employee engagement activities, diversity and inclusion initiatives, team-building experiences, and meaningful workplace relationships.
Spiritual Wellness encourages employees to cultivate personal purpose, emotional balance, and inner wellbeing while respecting individual beliefs and values.
Implemented consistently across the OneNAC community—from corporate offices to operating companies—the framework ensures every employee experiences the same commitment to wellbeing, inclusion, and personal growth regardless of location or role.
OneNAC Academy
Developing Future-Ready Talent
While OneNAC L.I.V.E. Well nurtures the whole person, the OneNAC Academy develops the knowledge, skills, and leadership capabilities needed for future success.
Serving as NAC’s enterprise learning institution, the Academy provides a structured ecosystem for continuous learning, leadership development, technical education, compliance training, and digital learning that equips employees to succeed in a rapidly evolving business environment.
Learning programs are anchored on the OneNAC Leader’s DNA and aligned with the competencies required to execute the Company’s strategic priorities while reinforcing ethical leadership, responsible governance, and operational excellence.
The Academy supports employees throughout every stage of their careers through:
- Leadership Development through programs such as Stewards Immersion at NAC Group (SINAG) under the ELEVATE Executive Development Program, Stewards Immersion and Knowledge Acceleration Program (SIKAP) and the Management Development Advancement Program (MDAP) under the ELEVATE Management Development Program and the ELEVATE Frontline Leadership Development Program.
- Technical and Industry Capability through Mining 101, Power 101, Sustainability learning pathways, and functional capability programs.
- Early Career Development through university partnerships and the NAC START Internship Program, strengthening the pipeline of future talent.
Interns from the inaugural cohort of the NAC START Internship Program gather with NAC executives and leaders during the NAC START Career Conversations held at NAC Tower. Representing top universities across the Philippines, these 45 qualified student interns are ready to bring the OneNAC spirit to life across the group’s operating companies for an eight-week immersion in responsible natural resource development.
- Digital Learning, powered by SAP SuccessFactors, enabling employees across the Group to learn anytime, anywhere.
At NAC, learning is viewed as a lifelong journey that strengthens both individual careers and organizational capability.
Performance and Development Framework
Enabling High Performance
At NAC, performance management is viewed not simply as an annual evaluation process but as a continuous partnership between leaders and employees that aligns individual contributions with business strategy while accelerating professional growth.
Our Performance and Development Framework applies to employees at every level—from rank-and-file employees to senior executives, including the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Performance objectives are cascaded from the Company’s strategic priorities to business units, teams, and individual employees, ensuring alignment, accountability, and disciplined execution.
Annual performance reviews are complemented by regular coaching conversations, continuous feedback, and a structured midyear review and recalibration process that supports employee development while responding to evolving business priorities.
This continuous approach enables employees to understand expectations, receive timely guidance, strengthen capabilities, and contribute meaningfully to organizational success.
Total Rewards and Employee Experience
Recognizing Contributions That Matter
At NAC, we recognize that an exceptional employee experience extends beyond compensation.
Our Total Rewards Program brings together competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, flexible benefits through NAC Flex, employee recognition, career opportunities, wellbeing initiatives, and a supportive workplace culture that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally.
Together with our People First philosophy, these programs reinforce our commitment to attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talented individuals across the NAC Group.
Building a Sustainable Future Through People
At NAC, our people strategy is not defined by individual programs but by an integrated system that connects culture, wellbeing, learning, leadership, performance, and rewards into one cohesive employee experience.
Through OneNAC, we unite our people around a shared culture and purpose. Through the OneNAC L.I.V.E. Well Program, the OneNAC Academy, the Performance and Development Framework, and our Total Rewards Program, we translate our People First philosophy into meaningful action that supports both individual success and organizational excellence.
By continuously investing in our people, we are building a resilient, values-driven, and future-ready workforce capable of driving responsible growth, strengthening communities, and creating long-term value for generations to come.
