Table 2. Selected South African Mining Charter performance indicators for the 2022 reporting period in our reasonable assurance scope and disclosed by Gold Fields in the Report.
Parameter | Unit | Page number |
Percentage implementation of Mine Community Development Projects in approved and published Social and Labour Plan (SLP) ("Table S"1) | Number of projects | 69 |
Progress to date | 69 | |
HDSAs2 in management (in proportion to applicable demographics) made up of: | 69 | |
Board: 50% black persons with exercisable voting rights, of which 20% must be black women | Board: Percentage black persons % | 69 |
Board: Percentage black women % | 69 | |
Executive/top management: 50% black persons of which 15% must be black women | Exec: Percentage black persons % | 69 |
Exec: Percentage black women % | 69 | |
Senior: 50% black persons of which 15% must be black women | Senior: Percentage black persons % | 69 |
Senior: Percentage black women % | 69 | |
Middle: 60% black persons of which 20% must be black women | Middle: Percentage black persons % | 69 |
Middle: Percentage black women % | 69 | |
Junior: 70% black persons of which 25% must be black women | Junior: Percentage black persons % | 69 |
Junior: Percentage black women % | 69 | |
Employees with disabilities: 1.5% as a percentage of all employees | Disabilities: Percentage | 69 |
Core skills: 50% black persons | Core skills: Percentage | 69 |
Mining goods: 70% of procurement spend on goods (excluding non-discretionary spend) must be on South African manufactured goods, proportioned as follows regarding the manufacturing entity: |
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21% by HDPs2 owned and controlled company | Percentage procured from HDPs owned and controlled company | 69 |
5% by women OR by young owned and controlled company | Percentage women OR by young owned and controlled company | 69 |
44% by BEE3 compliant company | Percentage procured from BEE-compliant company | 69 |
Mining services: 80% of procurement spend on services (excluding non-discretionary spend) must be sourced from South African companies, proportioned as follows: | ||
50% on HDPs owned and controlled company | Percentage discretionary spend on HDPs owned and controlled company | 69 |
15% on women owned and controlled company | Percentage discretionary spend on women owned and controlled company | 69 |
5% on youth | Percentage discretionary spend on youth | 69 |
10% on BEE compliant company | Percentage discretionary spend on BEE compliant company | 69 |
Research and Development (R&D) budget spend of which 70% must be spent on South African-based R&D entities |
% of spend on R&D entities | 69 |
R-value of spend | 69 |
1 | As per the Implementation Guidelines for the BBSEEC for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry (2018) |
2 | Historically Disadvantaged South African |
3 | Historically Disadvantaged Persons |
4 | Black Economic Empowerment |