Corporate Responsibility Report 2008 - Impala Platinum

Report profileAnnual ReportCorporateResponsibility ReportMineral Resourceand Mineral ReserveStatementOnline reports – at www.implats.co.zaThis Corporate Responsibility Report is for the2008 financial year, from 1 July 2007 to 30 June2008, although both historical and forwardlookingdata are provided for informationpurposes. The report is produced on an annualbasis and the report for the prior period (FY2007)is available on the website. Information in thisreport is with respect to FY2008 unless otherwisestated and information is provided in SouthAfrican rand. Where dollar amounts areprovided, this is for the sake of convenience andrefers to US dollars ($).For the purpose of corporate responsibilityreporting, the company has provided statistics forthose operations over which it has managementcontrol or significant influence. Where relevant,information relating to operations in which thecompany has an interest is provided. There wereno significant changes in the organisationalstructure, during the year, other than the sale ofImplats’ stake in Aquarius Platinum Limited. (Referto the Annual Report for further details.)The production of this report has been undertakenin line with the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI)G3 guidelines. An index indicating which GRIindicators have been reported on, and whereinformation may be found, is available on page77. GRI’s reporting principles for defining thereport content, quality and boundary setting havebeen used as guidelines.Implats has during the year indicated itssubscription to the principles of the UN GlobalCompact (UNGC) and has applied to becomea signatory. An indication of its reporting in linewith the UNGC may be found on page 81.Selected indicators have been independentlyassured by a third party assurance provider. Theindicators selected and the independentstatement of assurance may be found on page14. In accordance with the GRI guidelines,Implats has declared a B+ level of reporting.In addition to this report, the company hasproduced:• The annual report, which includes theaudited annual financial statements. This isalso available in a web-based format.• A report on Mineral Resources and MineralReserves.• A web-based corporate responsibility reportwhich, in addition to the informationprovided in this printed document, includesseveral case studies illustrating the company’sapproach to sustainability reporting.Copies of the other documents may be found on thecompany’s website (www.implats.co.za) orobtained from the contact person listed below.Responsible person:The person responsible for the compilation of thisreport and to whom all queries should beaddressed is:Cindy MogotsiSustainable Development Manager,Group ReportingTel: +27 11 731 9074Email: Cindy.Mogotsi@implats.co.zaCorporate Responsibility Report 08