Environment

BEING SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE

Environement

We are committed to environmental stewardship and to minimising harm to the environment through responsible resource management across our global operations.

We strive to understand and address environmental challenges at our industrial assets, and to encourage resource efficiency, environmental performance, and prevention of incidents.

We recognise the potential impacts of climate change on our operations and our communities and work to address these.

Our key Values to consider

  • Safety
  • Openness
  • Integrity
  • Simplicity
  • Responsibility
  • Entrepreneurialism

What does our commitment mean in practice?

We conduct our work with respect for legally-designated areas and we do not explore, or operate in, World Heritage areas
We identify and assess the potential impacts of our activities on our shared natural resources, including land, air, water, energy, and biodiversity and take actions to mitigate them
We develop and implement processes and systems to track, manage and report our environmental performance
We take actions to reduce our carbon footprint
We develop land stewardship and rehabilitation programmes that support long-term sustainable land use
We are committed to the design and operation of safe and stable tailings storage facilities
We engage with stakeholders on environmental risks, opportunities, and our performance, to ensure we operate in an appropriate manner

Our external commitments

  • We are signatories to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Sustainable Development Goals
  • As members of the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), we are committed to meeting the requirements of the 10 Principles and Performance Expectations
  • We align our annual reporting with the Taskforce on Climate- related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
  • We are committed to aligning with the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management