Key sustainability performance data
Table 1. Data for selected sustainability performance indicators for the 2017 reporting year presented for reasonable assurance in accordance with Subject Matter 4 of the International Council on Mining and Metals' (ICMM) Sustainable Development Framework: Assurance Procedure, and prepared in accordance with the internal Gold Fields' GRI Assurance KPI definitions (available on Gold Fields' website), and the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards.
| Parameter | Unit | Reported 2017 data |
| Environment | ||
| Total CO2 equivalent emissions, Scope 1‐3 | Tonnes | 1,959,035 |
| Electricity purchased | MWh | 1,366,086 |
| Diesel | KL | 188,140 |
| Total energy consumed/total tonnes mined | GJ/total tonnes mined | 0.058 (12,178,119.73 GJ/ 208,520,018.06 tonnes) |
| Total energy consumed/ounces of gold produced | GJ/ounces of gold produced | 5.46 (12,178,119.73 GJ/ 2,232,443.05 ounces) |
| Total water withdrawal | ML | 32,985 |
| Total water recycled/re‐used per annum | ML | 43,289 |
| Water intensity | KL withdrawn/ounces of gold produced | 14.78 (32,985,196.00 KL/ 2,232,443.05 ounces) |
| Number of environmental incidents ‐ Level 3 and above | Number of incidents | 2 incidents |
| Health | ||
| Number of cases of Silicosis reported | Number of cases | 11 cases |
| Number of cases of Noise Induced Hearing Loss reported | Number of cases | 5 cases |
| Cardio Respiratory (Tuberculosis) | Number new cases reported | 21 cases |
| Number of cases of Malaria tested positive per annum | Number of positive cases | 409 positive cases |
| Number of South African and West African employees in the HAART programme (cumulative) | Number of employees | 370 employees |
| Percentage of South African and West African workforce on the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) programme | Percentage of workforce | 40.01% |
| Safety | ||
| Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) | Number of TRIs/manhours | 2.42 (138 TRIs/57,099,862 manhours) |
| Number of fatalities | Number | 3 |
| Social | ||
| Total socio-economic development (SED) spend | US$ | $17,486 797.51 |
| Percentage of host community employment | % | 40.42% |
| Percentage of host community procurement spend | % | 44.62% |
| Total value created and distributed | US$ | $2,850,000,000.00 |
Table 2. Selected sustainability performance indicators for the 2017 reporting year presented for reasonable assurance in accordance with Subject Matter 4 of the ICMM's Sustainable Development Framework: Assurance Procedure, and prepared in accordance with the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry (BBSEEC) (2002) and related Scorecard (2004); the Amendment to the BBSEEC (2010) and related scorecard (2010) for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry.
| Parameter | Unit | Reported 2017 data |
| Mining Charter | ||
| Housing and living conditions | ||
| Occupancy rate of one person per room | Ratio (employee:hostel room) | 0.91 employees to hostel room ratio |
| Percentage conversion of hostels into family units | Percentage (%) | 100% |
| Procurement and enterprise development | ||
| Procurement spend from BEE1 entity | Capital goods (%) | 80% |
| Services (%) | 83% | |
| Consumable goods (%) | 88% | |
| Total procurement spend on BEE1 entities | Total BEE procurement spend (R) | R2,105,058,754.24 |
| Total procurement spend (R) | R2,501,786,063.86 | |
| Number of BEE entities with valid BEE credentials (n) | 416 entities | |
| Annual spend on procurement from multi-national suppliers: Contribution set aside/allocated by the mining right holders | Percentage (%) | 0.86% |
| Employment equity | ||
| HDSAs2 in management | Top (Board) (%) | 33% |
| Senior (Exco) (%) | 88% | |
| Middle (%) | 58% | |
| Junior (%) | 49% | |
| Core skills (%) | 73% | |
| Human resource development (HRD) | ||
| HRD expenditure as a percentage of total annual payroll (excluding mandatory skills development levy) | Percentage (%) | 10% |
| Mine community development | ||
| Total LED3 spend for the year and LED spend per SLP4 project in the current year | Total LED spend (R) | R6 296 197.27 |
| Up to date implementation of approved community projects | Percentage (%) implementation of (each) project | 90% |
| Sustainable development and growth | ||
| Approved EMP5 implementation | Percentage (%) | 100% |
| Tripartite action plan on health and safety implementation | Percentage (%) | 86% |
| Percentage of samples in South African facilities | Percentage (%) | 100% |
1 Black Economic Empowerment
2 Historically Disadvantaged South African
3 Local Economic Development
4 Social and Labour Plan
5 Environmental Management Programme