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A BARRICK GOLD REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE MINING | BEYOND BORDERSCLOCKWISE: VELADERO MINE EMPLOYEES GO PINK TO RAISE AWARENESS ANDMONEY FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH; BARRICK EMPLOYEES IN TORONTOPARTICIPATE IN A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD PROJECT; GRIEVANCE OFFICERJOSEPHINE MKONO KISSES HER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CSR AT THE NORTHMARA MINE IN TANZANIA.In addition to the haul truck, women wore jackets embroideredwith pink ribbons, and employees wore a pink sticker on theirhard hats. Meanwhile, at the Cowal mine in Australia, the pinkhaul truck was on display for the mine’s Family and Communityopen house days.Since 2005, employees of Bulyanhulu have actively supportedneedy secondary school students who cannot afford to pay forschool fees, uniforms and other school expenses. To date morethan 120 Bulyanhulu employees sponsored 260 of the mostvulnerable children in 10 secondary schools.For the second consecutive year, Barrick employees in Torontoand Salt Lake City also volunteered to help Habitat for Humanity,a not-for-profit organization that builds affordable housingfor families in need. “It is great to have the opportunity to dosomething tangible for the community and to be able to helpfamilies that desperately need it,” said Miguel Pereira, Barrick’smanager of Planning and Reporting.In Toronto, employees participated in two Barrick Build Daysfinishing the interiors of four homes. In Salt Lake City, employeescompleted a playground at a Habitat project that included theconstruction of 21 homes.Proving you can have some fun with CSR activities while supportinga worthy cause, two Barrick mines in Australia andArgentina found a creative way to raise awareness and funds tosupport breast cancer research. Both sites painted a massive haultruck pink and organized events for employees in support of thecause. At the Veladero mine in Argentina, pink was everywhere.Globally, employee efforts to incorporate CSR considerations intotheir work are being rewarded and recognized. Barrick has createda series of annual awards that promote best practices andrecognize employees who demonstrate leadership in areas suchas CSR, Environment and Safety. These individuals are helping todrive Barrick’s responsible mining culture across the company.Tisha Wooley, environmental geologist at the Donlin Creek projectin Alaska, was recognized as a CSR Champion for her efforts toorganize an annual winter clothes drive for underprivileged schoolchildren in Bethel, Alaska. As the temperature in Anchoragedips to -70 Farenheit many families cannot afford to buy winterclothing for their children, and Tisha has taken it upon herself toanswer this need. “To know that 23 to 24 large boxes of items areliterally cleared within an hour of doors opening, tells us that ourefforts are welcomed. It’s remarkable how such a simple task canbenefit a community.” said Wooley.Another CSR Champion award winner is Lincoyán Roco Sánchez,Mechanical Specialist at the Zaldivar mine in Chile, who dedicateshis personal time to motivate and organize 240 employees fromZaldivar and other local companies to fundraise and to supportparents of children suffering from cerebral palsy and autism inthe communities of Antofagasta and La Serena, Chile.Around the world, Barrick employees have demonstrated just howseriously they take corporate social responsibility and are livingthe company’s values within and outside of the workplace.38March 2011
BEYOND BORDERS | A BARRICK GOLD REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE MININGEnvironmentalupdateMEMBERS OF BARRICK’S SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM VISIT A TREE NURSERY AT THE PUEBLO VIEJO PROJECT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WHEREHALF A MILLION PLANTS HAVE BEEN TRANSPLANTED.Around the world, Barrick operates to high environmentalstandards and is committed to continuous improvement.Consistent with this commitment, in 2010 Barrick’sEnvironmental Management System (EMS) was implemented atall sites and underwent a third-party review to identify possibleareas of improvement. The company also completed a three-yearrisk assessment to review the safety of tailings impoundmentsat all operations and closed sites. A tailings guidance manualwas developed to ensure the company is meeting or exceedingindustry best practices in this area.In 2010, the company also set its sights on industry-wideissues, such as addressing water use, safeguarding biodiversity,and reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.Barrick was recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project asa carbon disclosure leader highlighting the company’s publicreporting practices and management strategy. The CarbonDisclosure Project is the only global climate change reportingsystem that asks companies to disclose their greenhouse gasemissions and climate change strategies. The collected data ismade available for use by a wide audience including investors,corporations, policy makers, government bodies, academicsand the public. “At Barrick, we have established a global climatechange program that aims to mitigate our carbon footprint,”said Bill Williams, vice president of Environment. “We willcontinue to report on the progress we are making as we pursueopportunities to reduce energy, consumption and greenhouse gasemissions and adopt renewable energy projects at our operations.”Water conservation is an area where Barrick is demonstratingleadership, reflected in improved, more systematic managementand monitoring of water use at our operations. Three industryleadingwater conservation pilot projects are now underway inAustralia, Tanzania and North American sites. Eighteen Barrickmines are now zero water discharge operations, with all waterrecycled and reused for mining processes on site. In 2011, Barrickwill participate in the Water Disclosure Project to contribute to agreater understanding of global industrial water use.For the second year, the company has established regionaltargets to improve energy and carbon efficiencies at alloperations. Overall, Barrick has improved ore processes,resulting in less GHG emissions per tonne of ore processed.Using this measure, Barrick’s emissions decreased 15 per centbetween 2006 and 2009.Barrick has long been an advocate of the InternationalCyanide Management Code, having achieved Code certificationat 20 operations. In collaboration with the Mining Associationof Canada, the company is taking this commitment one stepfurther by publicly advocating that Code safety standards andcertification become standard practice within the gold miningindustry.Finally in 2011, Barrick will begin a process to makeadditional annual environmental data at each operationpublicly available.For more information visit www.barrick.comMarch 201139
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