Introduction | Fines and legal action | Safety and occupational health | Enviroment | Communities and CSR |
Stakeholder engagement | Economic contribution/value add

In our 2009 report we announced that, amongst other actions, we saw continuous improvement of our safety, health, environment and community (“SHEC”) performance and the elevation of risk management processes to higher levels. We laid the foundation for this process by developing and approving the framework and policies that guide SHEC management. Accordingly, we put in place corporate capacity and published the policies on occupational health and safety, environment, and communities. In addition, we took forward many of the recommendations of the F2009 Group-wide SHEC baseline audit by initiating and completing baseline risk assessments for all operations. The Group Safe Production Rules have been implemented at all operations and have been integrated into training modules.

The implementation of the Group-wide electronic SHEC management system was completed at all operating units as recommended by the SHEC baseline audit. Initially the system is being used for risk registers, hazard identification, risk assessments, incident reporting and data capture. This is to ensure that management decisions are taken on the basis of more robust data and to build comparable data to measure and improve trend analysis over time.

The SHEC Board Subcommittee meets quarterly to review SHEC performance reports from the various operations. Information considered includes the number and nature of incidents, occupational health trends, consumption of resources, community initiatives and stakeholder concerns raised at Group and operational level. Based upon this input, as well as the guidance provided by the Group policies, the SHEC Subcommittee provides strategic guidance to the operations, works to share and standardise best practice across operations, and provides feedback to the Board as the process matures. The SHEC Subcommittee will increasingly embrace a range of strategic initiatives in all areas of SHEC management to address areas of concern and to advance Group-wide initiatives.

Sustainable development issues and incidents are now included in the weekly and monthly reports, and submitted to the Group executive. The Technical Executive Committee (“Texco”) meets bi-weekly and receives regular reports on sustainability trends and issues, thereby ensuring that sustainability issues are integrated into the overall operational decision-making process. SHEC issues are included in the quarterly reviews held at the operations, which include operational management and Metorex Group Exco members.

Going forward we plan to strengthen the integration of our SHEC capacity across the Group operations and continue our engagement with all stakeholders. Mindful of our stakeholder concerns, we will also increase our involvement in initiatives such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (“EITI”) and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (“VPSHR”), (www.voluntaryprinciples.org). Over time this will reflect in our improved public reporting on sustainability issues.