Our 2030 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets
In December 2021, we took a significant step in our ESG journey by making a firm commitment to a range of 2030 ESG targets, with implementation starting in 2022.
GOLD FIELDS' 2030 ESG TARGETS – 2022 STATUS
1
SAFETY, HEALTH, WELLBEING & ENVIRONMENT
- Zero fatalities
- Zero serious injuries
- Zero serious environmental incidents
2022 status
- Fatalities: 1
- Serious injuries: 5
- Serious environmental incidents: 0
2
GENDER DIVERSITY
- 30% women representation
2022 status
- Women representation: 23%
3
STAKEHOLDER VALUE CREATION
- 30% of total value created benefits host communities
- 6 legacy programmes benefiting host communities
2022 status
- Value created: 27%
- Legacy programmes: Developed pipeline of programmes
4
DECARBONISATION
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- 30% net emission reduction from 2016 baseline by 2030; 50% absolute emission reduction needed @2.8Moz (Scope 1 and 2)
2022 status
- 1% net emission increase
- 18% absolute emission reduction
5
TAILINGS MANAGEMENT
- Conformance to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management
- Reduce number of active upstream raised TSFs from 5 to 3
2022 status
- Conformance to GISTM: In progress
- Active upstream TSFs: 5 (in progress)
6
WATER STEWARDSHIP
- 80% water recycled/reused
- 45% reduction in freshwater use from 2018 baseline
2022 status
- Recycled/reused: 75%
- Reduction in freshwater use: 41%
OUR 2030 ESG TARGETS FOR HOST COMMUNITY VALUE CREATION
