2007 Full Report - Kinross Gold

Kinross is a respondingcompany to the CarbonDisclosure Project.Voluntary CommitmentsKinross has a well-established track record of cooperative involvement with governmentsand international non-profit organizations in the conduct of our business. This record includes:• Member of Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), a U.S.-based not-for-profitorganization focused on the role of the corporation in public and community life• Signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture,Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold. This code was developedunder the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme and the InternationalCouncil on Metals and the Environment. Its intent is to enable the responsible managementof cyanide used in gold mining, enhance the protection of human health, and reduce thepotential for environmental impacts. Companies that become signatories to the CyanideCode must have their operations audited by an independent third-party to demonstratecompliance with the code. To read more about our Cyanide Code certification effort,see page 54• Responding participant in the Carbon Disclosure Project, an independent not-for-profitorganization that addresses issues related to shareholder value and climate change.For more information about our initiatives regarding climate change, see page 52• Member of the World Gold Council, an industry organization formed in 1987 tohelp develop markets for gold, to provide a voice for gold producers in regulatoryforums worldwide and to promote responsible practices in the gold mining industry.Our President and Chief Executive Officer, Tye W. Burt, is a director of the organization• Member of the Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração (Brazilian Mining Association),the Alaska Miners Association, the Northwest Mining Association and the NevadaMining Association• Our Paracatu mine in Brazil is ISO 14001 certified, OHSAS 18001 certified, andhas received SA8000 – Social Accountability System certification• Member of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and signatory to the TowardsSustainable Mining (TSM) guiding principles. Kinross has not operated mines in Canadasince 2002, and therefore, has not submitted annual reports to TSM. For more informationon MAC, see its web site at www.mining.caOur StakeholdersOur stakeholders represent a broad and varied community, embracing all those whoare affected by the actions Kinross takes, or who can affect Kinross by their actions.Our engagement with that broad community comprises a major part of our day-to-dayactivities in many different areas of Kinross, including government relations and corporateaffairs, investor relations, community relations, human resources, and environment, healthand safety.Page 16 Kinross 2007 corporate responsibility reportFor Kinross, stakeholder engagement can take many different forms – from a formalpresentation to investors, to a meeting with a non-governmental organization (NGO),to a one-on-one conversation with a neighbouring farmer. Whatever the forum, webelieve it is essential to conduct such dialogue in a spirit of openness, transparencyand good faith, to be active listeners, and to follow up conscientiously on outstandingor unresolved issues.In 2007, in cooperation with BSR, Kinross held workshops to support stakeholdermapping initiatives at some of our sites, an initiative that will continue in 2008. The intentwas to lay the groundwork for applying best practices in how our operations engage with