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

01 Ricardo Ferreira
Resonde checks the
quality of effluent water
at our Phosphates
operation’s effluent
treatment plant at
Catalão, Brazil.
02 At the eMalahleni water
reclamation plant in
Mpumalanga, South
Africa, environmental
officer Solly Chokoe
inspects the reverseosmosis
tubes section.
03 Environmental graduate
Jessie Penton checks
dam pump valves at
Metallurgical Coal’s
Moranbah North mine
in Queensland, Australia.
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function conducts ‘second party’
reviews of our most material
sustainability and technical risks on a
rotational basis. In addition, our internal
Technical Solutions’ consulting
function undertook 69 reviews at
waste-storage facilities.
We also seek external certification
on our environmental management
systems. All operations are expected
to attain and retain ISO 14001
certification within two years of
commissioning or acquisition. At
year end, 97% of sites had achieved
certification, with the exception of
Platinum’s Union mine, where the
audit was conducted in late 2012,
and its Twickenham mine, where
certification requirements are
being reviewed.
Education and training
During 2012, an additional
71 Anglo American employees
participated in Environment Way
training, while 328 were involved in
training specifically related to energy
and carbon, water, biodiversity and
mine closure. We also launched a
global campaign called ‘Environment
Matters’ to promote general
awareness of environmental issues
throughout the Group.
Managing our impact on the environment
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