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Communities and society

We believe that the sustainable development of natural resources can help change people’s lives for the better.

Our commitment to sustainable development includes contributing social and economic value where we operate. We engage with stakeholders, including local communities, to understand their interests, priorities and aspirations, and identify opportunities to work toward shared value creation.

Societal contribution

Societal contribution

We seek to contribute meaningfully to the social and economic development of countries and communities where we operate through the taxes and royalties we pay, employment opportunities we create, suppliers we work with, social investments we make and shareholder returns we deliver.

Community relationships

Community relationships

We believe that building meaningful community relationships based on trust is essential to the way we operate. This means understanding and working to address actual and potential impacts and participating in transparent two-way communication that is proactive, responsive and ongoing.

 

Social Investment

An aerial photo of Kotulong Community Centre in Meyerton, South Africa

Social Investment

We are proud to invest in local communities and contribute to the social, economic, and institutional development of countries and communities where we operate.

We design operation-specific social investment plans which cover a three-year period and are reviewed annually so that they continue to reflect stakeholder and community interests and priorities. We evaluate the impact of our social investments through our social investment impact measurement framework.

Indigenous, Traditional and Tribal Peoples

NAIDOC Week 2022

Indigenous, Traditional and Tribal Peoples

We believe it is important for cultural heritage and mining to co-exist. We are committed to working with communities and stakeholders, including Indigenous, Traditional and Tribal Peoples, with the aim of achieving the best possible outcomes wherever our activities have the potential to impact cultural heritage.

Our stories

Cerro Matoso helps to keep Afro-Colombian cultures thriving

Cerro Matoso helps to keep Afro-Colombian cultures thriving

Cerro Matoso have partnered with the Dimite Foundation to strengthen the capacity, and cultural resilience of the neighbouring Afro-descendant communities of Boca de Uré and San José de Uré.

Enhancing relationships with Indigenous, Traditional and Tribal Peoples at Worsley Alumina

Enhancing relationships with Indigenous, Traditional and Tribal Peoples at Worsley Alumina

For the last three years, we have been working to deepen our relationship with the Wilman and Wardandi peoples of the Noongar nation, who are the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters and territories on which Worsley Alumina is located.

South Africa Manganese hands over state-of-the-art paediatric unit

South Africa Manganese hands over state-of-the-art paediatric unit

Our South Africa Manganese operation has handed over a newly upgraded state-of-the-art 28 bed paediatric unit at Tshwaragano Hospital.