Reporting in line with the Global Reporting Initiative
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STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS | ||
G4-1 | Provide a statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization (such as chief executive officer, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and the organization’s strategy for addressing sustainability | Chairman’s letter, Chief executive officer discusses the major issues of FY14 and beyond, Approach to sustainability |
ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE | ||
G4-3 | Report the name of the organization | About this report |
G4-4 | Report the primary brands, products, and services | Who Harmony is |
G4-5 | Report the location of the organization’s headquarters | Who Harmony is |
G4-6 | Report the number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries where either the organization has significant operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability topics covered in the report | Who Harmony is |
G4-7 | Report the nature of ownership and legal form | Shareholder information |
G4-8 | Report the markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers and beneficiaries) | Who Harmony is |
G4-9 | Report the scale of the organization, including:
| Who Harmony is |
G4-10 | Report the composition of the workforce, including:
| Employees |
G4-11 | Report the percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements | Employees: Freedom of association |
G4-12 | Describe the organization’s supply chain. | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions: Engagement with suppliers and their environmental impacts, Chairman’s letter, Our business context |
G4-13 | Report any significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization’s size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain, including:
| About this report |
G4-14 | Report whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization | Managing our risks and opportunities, Environmental performance: Our approach |
G4-15 | List externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which it endorses | Communities: Socio-economic investment, Progress against Mining Charter targets |
G4-16 | List memberships of associations (such as industry associations) and national or international advocacy organizations in which the organization:
| About this report, Employees and Communities, Corporate governance |
IDENTIFIED MATERIAL ASPECTS AND BOUNDARIES | ||
G4-17 |
| About this report, Who Harmony is |
G4-18 |
| About this report |
G4-19 | List all the material aspects identified in the process for defining report content | Material issues, Approach to sustainability |
G4-20 | For each material aspect, report the aspect boundary within the organization, as follows:
Report any specific limitation regarding the aspect boundary within the organization | Material issues |
G4-21 | For each material aspect, report the aspect boundary outside the organization, as follows:
| Material issues |
G4-22 | Report the effect of any restatements of information provided in previous reports, and the reasons for such restatements | About this report |
G4-23 | Report significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope and aspect boundaries | About this report |
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT | ||
G4-24 | Provide a list of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization | Stakeholder engagement |
G4-25 | Report the basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage | Stakeholder engagement |
G4-26 | Report the organization’s approach to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group, and an indication of whether any of the engagement was undertaken specifically as part of the report preparation process | Stakeholder engagement |
G4-27 | Report key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Report the stakeholder groups that raised each of the key topics and concerns | Stakeholder engagement |
REPORT PROFILE | ||
G4-28 | Reporting period (such as fiscal or calendar year) for information provided | About this report |
G4-29 | Date of most recent previous report (if any) | About this report |
G4-30 | Reporting cycle (such as annual, biennial) | About this report |
G4-31 | Provide the contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents | Directorate and administration, About this report |
G4-32 | “In accordance” option:
| Assurance report, This page |
G4-33 |
| Approach to sustainability, Assurance report |
GOVERNANCE | ||
G4-34 | Report the governance structure of the organization, including committees of the highest governance body. Identify any committees responsible for decision-making on economic, environmental and social impacts | Board and management Corporate governance |
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY | ||
G4-56 | Describe the organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behaviour such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics | How we create value: Harmony’s values, Our strategy, Corporate governance |
DMA and Indicators | Link | Identified omissions and reasons | External assurance | |
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CATEGORY: ECONOMIC | ||||
MATERIAL ASPECT: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE | ||||
G4-EC1 | Economic value generated and distributed | How we performed, How we create value, Financial director’s review | Not applicable | |
G4-EC2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization’s activities due to climate change | Optimising our energy usage, reducing carbon emissions | Not applicable | |
G4-EC4 | Financial assistance received from government | How we create value, Financial director’s review | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: MARKET PRESENCE | ||||
G4-EC5 | Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation | Our business context, Employees: South African gold wage negotiations | Not applicable | |
G4-EC6 | Proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation | Employees: Employment equity | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS | ||||
G4-EC7 | Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services supported | Operations, Operations: Outlook for 2015 | Not applicable | |
G4-EC8 | Significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts | Operations: Outlook for 2015 | N/A | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: PROCUREMENT PRACTICES | ||||
G4-EC9 | Proportion of spending on local suppliers at significant locations of operation | Operations | Not applicable | Assurance on preferential procurement – BEE total spend (ZAR) Assurance report |
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENTAL | ||||
MATERIAL ASPECT: MATERIALS | ||||
G4-EN1 | Materials used by weight or volume | Limiting and optimising the resources we use | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: ENERGY | ||||
G4-EN3 | Energy consumption within the organization | Optimising our energy usage, reducing carbon emissions | Not applicable | Assurance on electricity purchased (kWh) Assurance report |
G4-EN5 | Energy intensity | Optimising our energy usage, reducing carbon emissions | Not applicable | |
G4-EN6 | Reduction of energy consumption | Optimising our energy usage, reducing carbon emissions | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: WATER | ||||
G4-EN8 | Total water withdrawal by source | Optimising water usage, limiting our impacts, Environmental performance and incidents (LEVEL 3 AND 4) IN FY14 | N/A | Assurance on water used for primary activities (kilolitres) Assurance report |
G4-EN9 | Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water | Optimising water usage, limiting our impacts | N/A | |
G4-EN10 | Percent and total volume of water recycled and reused | Optimising water usage, limiting our impacts | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: BIODIVERSITY | ||||
G4-EN12 | Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | Land management and environmental conservation | Not applicable | |
G4-EN14 | International Union for Conservation of Nature red listed with habitats affected by operations | Land management and environmental conservation | Not applicable | |
MM2 | The number and percentage of total sites identified as requiring biodiversity management plans according to stated criteria, and the number (percentage) of those sites with plans in place | Land management and environmental conservation | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: EMISSIONS | ||||
G4-EN15 | Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 1) | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions | N/A | Assurance on total scope 1 carbon emissions (tCO2e) Assurance report |
G4-EN16 | Energy indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 2) | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions | Not applicable | Assurance on total scope 2 carbon emissions (tCO2e) Assurance report |
G4-EN17 | Other indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 3) | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions | N/A | Assurance on total scope 3 carbon emissions (tCO2e) Assurance report |
G4-EN18 | Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions intensity | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions | Not applicable | |
G4-EN19 | Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions | Not applicable | |
MM1 | Amount of land (owned or leased, and managed for production activities or extractive use) disturbed or rehabilitated | Land management and environmental conservation | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: EFFLUENTS AND WASTE | ||||
G4-EN22 | Total water discharge by quality and destination | Managing our effluents and waste | Not applicable | |
G4-EN23 | Total weight of waste by type and disposal method | Managing our effluents and waste | Not applicable | Assurance on volume of mineral waste disposed (tonnes) Assurance report |
G4-EN24 | Total number and volume of significant spills | Managing our effluents and waste, Environmental performance and incidents | Not applicable | |
MM3 | Total amounts of overburden, rock, tailings, and sludges and their associated risks | Managing our effluents and waste | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: COMPLIANCE | ||||
G4-EN29 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | Environmental performance and incidents | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: OVERALL | ||||
G4-EN31 | Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type | Land management and environmental conservation | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: SUPPLIER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||||
G4-EN32 | Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions: Engagement with suppliers and their environmental impacts | Not applicable | |
G4-EN33 | Significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions: Engagement with suppliers and their environmental impacts | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: ENVIRONMENTAL GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS | ||||
G4-EN34 | Number of grievances about environmental impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms | Environmental performance and incidents, Operations | Not applicable | |
CATEGORY: SOCIAL | ||||
SUB-CATEGORY: LABOUR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK | ||||
MATERIAL ASPECT: EMPLOYMENT | ||||
G4-LA1 | Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region | Employees | Harmony splits workforce figures between employees and contractors, by region | |
G4-LA2 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by significant locations of operation | Employees: Employment standards | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | ||||
G4-LA5 | Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs | Safety: Safety performance | Not applicable | |
G4-LA6 | Type of injury and rate of injury, occupational disease, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender | Safety performance, Operations | Harmony splits workforce figures between employees and contractors, by region | Assurance on lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) and silicosis – number of cases confirmed Assurance report |
G4-LA7 | Workers with incidence or risk of disease related to their occupation | Health: Health strategy | Not applicable | |
G4-LA8 | Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions | Safety performance | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: TRAINING AND EDUCATION | ||||
G4-LA9 | Average hours of training per year per employee by gender, and by employee category | Employees, Employees: Training and development in South Africa | Harmony can now breakdown training hours. | Assurance on critical skills training – number of people trained Assurance report |
G4-LA10 | Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings | Employees: Adult education and training | Transition assistance programmes implemented and assistance provided to facilitate continued employability and management of career endings. | |
G4-LA11 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender and by employee category | Employees AND Communities | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY | ||||
G4-LA12 | Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity | Employees | Harmony only quantifies the split between own employees and contractors in compliance with the Employment Equity Act and Mining Charter targets. However, diversity indicators are closely monitored against targets by the social and ethics committee of the board. | Assurance on employment equity in management in South Africa Assurance report |
MATERIAL ASPECT: SUPPLIER ASSESSMENT FOR LABOR PRACTICES | ||||
G4-LA14 | Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labour practices criteria | Employees: Human rights | N/A | |
G4-LA15 | Significant actual and potential negative impacts for labour practices in the supply chain and actions taken | Communities: Procurement | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: LABOR PRACTICES GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS | ||||
G4-LA16 | Number of grievances about labour practices filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms | Employees: Labour disputes and strikes | Not applicable | |
MM4 | Number of strikes and lock-outs exceeding one week’s duration, by country | Employees: Labour disputes and strikes | Not applicable | |
SUB-CATEGORY: HUMAN RIGHTS | ||||
MATERIAL ASPECT: INVESTMENT | ||||
G4-HR1 | Total number and percentage of significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening | Employees: Human rights | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: NON-DISCRIMINATION | ||||
G4-HR3 | Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | Employees: Employment equity, Employees: Human rights | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | ||||
G4-HR4 | Operations and suppliers identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and measures taken to support these rights | Employees: Freedom of association | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: INDIGENOUS RIGHTS | ||||
MM5 | Total number of operations taking place in or adjacent to Indigenous Peoples’ territories, and number and percentage of operations or sites where there are formal agreements with Indigenous Peoples’ communities | This only applies to our PNG operations at present, where we comply with local legislation, licence conditions and agreements with associated communities and landowners | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: ASSESSMENT | ||||
G4-HR9 | Total number and percentage of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments | Employees: Human rights | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: SUPPLIER HUMAN RIGHTS ASSESSMENT | ||||
G4-HR10 | Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using human rights criteria | Employees: Human rights | Not applicable | |
G4-HR11 | Significant actual and potential negative human rights impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions: Engagement with suppliers and their environmental impacts, Employees: Labour disputes and strikes | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: HUMAN RIGHTS GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS | ||||
G4-HR12 | Number of grievances about human rights impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms | Employees: Human rights | Not applicable | |
SUB-CATEGORY: SOCIETY | ||||
MATERIAL ASPECT: LOCAL COMMUNITIES | ||||
G4-SO1 | Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs | Communities | Not applicable | |
G4-SO2 | Operations with significant actual or potential negative impacts on local communities | Communities: Socio-economic investment | N/A | |
MM6 | Number and description of significant disputes relating to land use, customary rights of local communities and Indigenous Peoples | There were no disputes during the year under review. | ||
MATERIAL ASPECT: ANTI-CORRUPTION | ||||
G4-SO3 | Total number and percentage of operations assessed for risks related to corruption and the significant risks identified | Employees: Human rights | Not applicable | |
G4-SO4 | Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures | Employees: Human rights | Not applicable | |
G4-SO5 | Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken | Corporate governance | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: PUBLIC POLICY | ||||
G4-SO6 | Total value of political contributions by country and recipient/beneficiary | Corporate governance | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR | ||||
G4-SO7 | Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes | Corporate governance | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: COMPLIANCE | ||||
G4-SO8 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations | Environmental performance and incidents (LEVEL 3 AND 4) IN FY14, Corporate governance | Not applicable | |
MATERIAL ASPECT: SUPPLIER ASSESSMENT FOR IMPACTS ON SOCIETY | ||||
G4-SO10 | Significant actual and potential negative impacts on society in the supply chain and actions taken | Communities: Procurement | N/A |