Sustainable Development Report 2010 Sustainable Development Report 2010

Mining Charter compliance

No:DescriptionSection
1.Human resource development 
 Has the company offered every employee the opportunity to be functionally literate and numerate by the year 2005 and are employees being trained?Labour practices and human rights
 Has the company implemented career paths for HDSA employees including skills development plans?Labour practices and human rights
 Has the company developed a system through which empowerment groups can be mentored?Labour practices and human rights
2.Employment equity 
 Has the company published its employment equity plan and reported on its annual progress in meeting that plan?Labour practices and human rights
 Has the company established a plan to achieve a target for HDSA participation in management of 40% within five years and is it implementing the plan?Labour practices and human rights
 Has the company identified a talent pool and is this being fast tracked?Labour practices and human rights
 Has the company established a plan to achieve the target for the participation of women in mining of 10% within five years and is it implementing the plan?Labour practices and human rights
3.Migrant labour 
 Has the company subscribed to government and industry agreements to ensure non-discrimination against foreign migrant labour?Labour practices and human rights
4.Mine community and rural development 
 Has the company co-operated in the formulation of integrated development plans and is the company co-operating with government in the implementation of these plans for communities where mining takes place and for major labour-sending areas? Working with our communities
 Has there been effort on the side of the company to engage the local mine community and communities in major labour-sending areas?Working with our communities
5.Housing and living conditions 
 For company provided housing, has the mine, in consultation with stakeholders, established measures for improving the standard of housing, including the upgrading of hostels, conversion of hostels to family units and promoted ownership options for mine employees?Labour practices and human rights
 Companies will be required to indicate what they have done to improve housing, show a plan to progress the issue of overtime and whether such a plan is being implemented.Labour practices and human rights
 For company-provided nutrition, has the mine established measures for improving the nutrition of mine employees?Labour practices and human rights
 Companies will be required to indicate what they have done to improve nutrition and show a plan to progress the issue over time and whether such a plan is being implemented.Labour practices and human rights
6.Procurement 
 Has the mining company given HDSA companies preferred supplier status? Economic sustainability
 Has the mining company identified current levels of procurement from HDSA companies in terms of capital goods, consumables and services? Economic sustainability
 Has the mining company indicated a commitment to progress on procurement from HDSA companies over a three-year to five-year time frame in terms of capital goods, consumables and services and to what extent has the commitment been implemented? Economic sustainability
7.Ownership and joint ventures 
 Has the mining company achieved HDSA participation in terms of ownership for equity or attributable units of production of 15% in HDSA hands within five years and 26% in 10 years?Labour practices and human rights
8.Beneficiation 
 Has the mining company identified its current level of beneficiation? Economic sustainability
 Has the mining company established its baseline level of beneficiation and indicated the extent to which this will be grown in order to qualify for an offset? Economic sustainability
9.Reporting 
 Has the company reported on an annual basis its progress towards achieving its commitments in its annual report?This report

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