Corporate Responsibility Report 2008 - Impala Platinum

Message from the CEO, David Brown (continued)• The socio-economic situation in Zimbabwecontinues to be of grave concern, not only inthe way that it hampers our business and limitsthe benefits that Zimbabwe as a nation reapsfrom the current buoyancy in the PGMs market,but also in the way in which this has affectedour employees and their communities. Wehave a clear responsibility to our Zimbabweanemployees, not only to provide jobs, but toprovide support in terms of food, security,housing and education. We are doing ourbest to meet these commitments.Corporate responsibilityIn a review such as this one, it is often thenegative that we focus on rather than thepositive.I could say much about the value added bythe group, the provision of jobs to some55 000 people, the corporate social investmentand local economic development initiatives thatreached more than 42 000 beneficiaries andthe ingenuity and innovation that has beenshown by employees in ensuring that we remainthe pre-eminent PGM-producing company.What I will say though is this: we at Implats takeour responsibility to corporate citizenship veryseriously and the matters considered in this reporthave the attention of those at the highest levels ofgovernance in the company. In many of theareas covered we have made great strides incompiling group information for the first time aswe continue to develop and harmonise oursystems. In this regard, we have appointed, forthe first time, a group safety, health andenvironment executive who will co-ordinatematters in a more holistic way.Feedback welcomeI trust that the readers of this report will find theinformation that they are looking for as we haveendeavoured to cover those matters that are mostmaterial to us. We welcome feedback on ourreport and suggestions for ways in which we canimprove it in the future. The contact details forfeedback are on the inside front cover.David BrownChief Executive Officer28 August 200810 Corporate Responsibility Report 08