Environmental stewardship
MANAGING OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Gold Fields is committed to sound environmental stewardship. We aim to use the natural resources our business depends on responsibly, care for the environment in our operational and surrounding areas and limit the impact of our operations on our host communities.
2021 CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT
This report forms part of the 2021 Gold Fields suite of reports and specifically the 2021 Integrated Annual Report. Read it here.
0 serious environmental incidents
75% water recycled
Agnew mine received almost 60% of its electricity from renewables
100% of Cerro Corona's electricity supply – from hydropower – certified as renewable
Three mines certified to the ISO 50001 energy standard. All others to follow by end-2023
Absolute carbon emissions reduced by 18% between 2016 and 2021
Energy savings of US$34m from savings initiatives
Gold Fields is committed to addressing one of the defining challenges of our time: The impact of climate change on our people, communities, the environment and our company.
Our global operations discuss how they are joining #GenerationRestoration, the theme for World Environment Day 2021.
We asked our people what water means to them. Here's what they said.