Creating Value with the Future in Mind - Anglo American South Africa

creating value for society creating value for host communities
creating value for
host communities
the issue
The legitimacy of the
mining industry, in
developing countries
in particular, hinges on
its ability to contribute
to the well-being and
prosperity of host
communities.
Expenditure WITH suppliers
based in the communities
close to our operations
$1.54 bn
Corporate social
investment expenditure
in 2012
$154 m
Social performance
been agreed, with a positive impact
and human rights
on approximately 39,000 supplier
employees.
Our commitment to respecting
human rights forms the foundation A risk-based approach is followed
of our approach to community
to identify suppliers to be audited.
engagement and development.
Of the suppliers audited during 2012,
Anglo American is committed to
the most common non-compliances
implementing the ‘Protect, Respect with Anglo American’s human rights
and Remedy’ Framework provided standards related to exceeding
in the UN Guiding Principles on
legal working hour limits and not
Business and Human Rights.
paying workers according to legal
requirements – especially related
Our first duty is to behave in a way
to overtime pay. To address these
that respects the human rights of
non-compliances improvement
employees, host communities and
plans have been requested from the
business partners. Human rights
suppliers. To date, 15 improvement
best-practice requirements are
integrated Anglo American into the Anglo Social American Way annual compliance plans have been results received and the
%
remainder will be finalised in 2013.
Social Way and all other relevant
policies, 50
No child labour was found in the
systems and tools throughout
suppliers audited, although five
the business to ensure that we adhere
suppliers did not have proper systems
to this commitment across all our
in place to verify the age of workers.
activities. 40 Anglo American is a
A remaining risk in this regard is the
longstanding supporter of the
extent to which suppliers further
Voluntary Principles on Business and
downstream meet the standards set
Human 30 rights. During 2012, nearly
out in our Code.
4,000 employees and contractors took
part in human rights training – this Our businesses measure compliance
included 20 nearly 100% of all security against the requirements of the Social
personnel at our Platinum business. Way through annual self-assessment.
‘Serious non-compliances’ against the
We conduct thorough risk
10
requirements of the Social Way have
assessments, including on issues
almost been eliminated: in 2012,
related to human rights, for all
there was only one reported instance
significant investments. Since the
0
throughout the Group, across
Supply Chain Sustainable
24 assessment points (less than 1%).
Development 2009 (SD) programme 2010 2011 2012
There was also a drop in ‘moderate
commenced Serious non-compliance in 2009, we have
non-compliances’ (2%). The remaining
conducted Moderate 195 non-compliance audits of 179 high-risk
Compliant
97% of sites comply with, or exceed,
suppliers across the world; 65 SD
Good practice
Anglo American standards.
audits Best were practice completed in 2012. To
date, 45 improvement plans have
Our first duty
is to behave
in a way
that respects
the human
rights of
employees,
host
communities
and business
partners.
Anglo American Social Way annual compliance results
%
50
Good practice 45%
40
Best practice 37%
30
20
Compliant 15%
10
0
Moderate
non-compliance 2%
Serious non-compliance 1%
32 Anglo American plc Sustainable Development Report 2012
2009 2010 2011 2012