2007 Full Report - Kinross Gold

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GUILLERMO CONTRERASDirector, Corporate Social Responsibility, Chile“One of our key goals atMaricunga is to help thesurrounding indigenouscommunities becomeeconomically self-sufficient.”Page 26 Kinross 2007 corporate responsibility report
Social performanceWe strive to contribute to positive social outcomes in thecommunities where we have operations and where, quite often, ouremployees and other stakeholders live and work. We are committedto providing our employees with good jobs, training and opportunitiesfor professional development and advancement.In the broader community, where feasible, we tender contracts to local and regionally-basedbusinesses to foster local economic activity and development. We help to upgrade socialinfrastructure such as schools and health care facilities, and support other socially-focusedinitiatives. We are proactive and engaged in meeting social needs in the community, and inresponding to requests from community groups.In this section, we report on our 2007 social performance from two perspectives: first,we report on workplace initiatives that affected our employees and suppliers; second,we examine the impact of our presence and investments in the wider community.2007 highlights2008 goals• Launched Kinross’ Ten Guiding Principles for Corporate Responsibility• Launched a company-wide leadership development program to further developour managers and supervisors across our worldwide operations• Conducted a company-wide employee engagement survey to determine the currentopinions of our employees and obtain candid feedback to fuel improvements• Implemented a risk competency training program focused on safety• Continued to offer our Gold Rush and Generation Gold programs to universityundergraduates and graduates in an effort to secure future talent• Conducted company-wide stakeholder mapping training• Conducted crisis management planning and training at our mine sites in Northand South America• Formed a partnership with the University of Guelph for a Canada-Brazil networkto promote natural resources management• Established the Kinross Professorship in Mining and Sustainability in partnership withthe Department of Mining Engineering at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada• Continue to refine our company-wide leadership development program• Achieve continuous improvements in safety performance• Complete risk competency training across all operations• Launch a new company-wide Whistleblower Policy and multilingual, multi-mediareporting system across the company• Further engage employees across the company in “The Kinross Way”• Continue to implement engagement processes in the communities where we work• Launch the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at a Local Level(APELL) initiative• Continue to enhance our capability in crisis management• Develop and implement a comprehensive action plan from the results of the 2007employee engagement surveyPage 27 Kinross 2007 corporate responsibility report
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Page 3 and 4: ...the Kinross WayThe growth of Kin
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Page 11 and 12: Managing for corporate responsibili
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Page 17 and 18: Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
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Page 21 and 22: Economic performanceOur commitment
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Page 34 and 35: Occupational Health and WellnessOur
Page 36 and 37: Key Facts• Mandatory EHS training
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Page 46 and 47: Reaching a LandmarkAgreement inWash
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