SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
POLICY STATEMENT
Gold Fields Limited seeks to operate in a
manner that presents a platform for responsible
investment. This will be achieved by integrating
sustainable development considerations into
the decision-making process. The result will
be an appropriate balance of the Company’s
requirements to perform financially, to strive
toward world-class standards in environmental
management and to ensure broad social benefit.
To attain the vision, Gold Fields commits to:
- Undertake its business activities in a manner
that is ethical and adheres to sound systems
of corporate governance;
- The development and safeguarding of its
social capital and to uphold human rights as
they apply to its operations;
- The deployment of effective risk management
strategies;
- Continually improve its environmental, health
and safety performance through formalised
management systems and cycles of review;
- Contribute to the conservation of biodiversity
and to design and develop appropriate postmining
land uses in consultation with host
communities and governments;
- The implementation of best practice with
regard to material stewardship and supply
chain management and to encourage or
require, where practical, business partners,
contractors and suppliers to adopt similar
objectives;
- Investment in and supporting the socio-economic
development of communities that
are affected by its activities;
- Actively engage and communicate with all
stakeholders in a manner that is open and
participative; and
- Embark on a regular review of its processes
and performance to ensure adherence to
these commitments.
Employees of Gold Fields Limited are expected
to play a fundamental role in achieving these
commitments by:
- Integrating sustainable development principles
into everyday practice; and
- Acting proactively and adhering to the
Group’s sustainable development policy.
In keeping with our past practices of reporting
on materiality, we have again tailored the
sustainable development section of this
report in accordance with our sustainable
development framework and associated issues
that are material or significant. The company
has an established culture of stakeholder
engagement and it is through the outcomes
of such engagements that materiality is often
determined. Stakeholder engagement in the
Group is extensive and is part of our daily
activities. Stakeholder groups include:
- Employees and business partners;
- Industry and trade associations;
- Local communities;
- Non Governmental Organisations;
- Research institutions;
- Academia;
- Media;
- Global communities; and
- Regulatory authorities.
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