Anglo American has been recognised for the 10th year for its excellence in sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, achieving the highest score in the mining industry.
London 19 September 2012
Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: “Anglo American is proud to be recognised as one of the world’s leading companies - the leader in our industry - in terms of our sustainable business practices. Sustainability is embedded in everything we do, starting at the top with our strategy and values, through the organisation to the policies and processes that underpin every aspect of our work.”
“All our operations have water, carbon and energy efficiency targets, and have developed social management plans to ensure full compliance with the Anglo American Social Way. People are at the heart of our guiding principles; last year alone, there were more than 556,000 beneficiaries of Anglo American’s education programmes, approximately 2.2 million beneficiaries of community development projects and we created or sustained more than 47,000 jobs through our enterprise development initiatives."
"Anglo American also manages the largest HIV/AIDS workplace prevention, counselling, testing and treatment programme in the world, with 90% of our 100,000 strong workforce regularly checking their HIV status every year,” Mrs Carroll added.
The Index, which is assured by an external auditor, assesses economic, environmental and social performance and includes a review of policies and performance in corporate governance, risk management, climate change, energy consumption, health and safety, supply chain standards and workplace relations, among others.
Only 10% of the 2,500 companies invited to participate in the annual survey are selected to feature in the Index.
Anglo American excelled in both its sustainability performance and its comprehensive and transparent reporting.
Anglo American has been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2003 and maintained its position on the Index rising to Gold Class in 2010.
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About Anglo American
Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK and listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.
Anglo American’s portfolio of mining businesses spans bulk commodities – iron ore and manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals – copper and nickel; and precious metals and minerals – in which it is a global leader in both platinum and diamonds.
Anglo American is committed to the highest standards of safety and responsibility across all its businesses and geographies and to making a sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations.
The company’s mining operations, extensive pipeline of growth projects and exploration activities span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.
www.angloamerican.com
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) launched in 1999 and were the first global indexes tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.
Based on the cooperation of Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and Sustainable Asset Management they provide asset managers with reliable and objective benchmarks to manage sustainability portfolios.
Increasingly, investors are diversifying their portfolios by investing in companies that set industry-wide best practices with regard to sustainability. The DJSI provides a bridge between companies implementing sustainability principles and investors wishing to profit from their superior performance and favourable risk/return profiles.