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KPI Definitions (PDF - 701KB) |  |
Gold Fields has nine operating mines in Australia, Peru, South Africa and Ghana (including the Asanko JV) and two projects in Canada and Chile.
We have total attributable annual gold-equivalent production of 2.40Moz, attributable gold Mineral Reserves of 46.1Moz and Mineral Resources of 42.3Moz (excluding Mineral Reserves).
Sustainability for Gold Fields covers issues relating to our social licence to operate as well as mitigating the impact our operations have on the environment and adjacent communities
Our shares are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and our American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
We continually look for people who have a high performance attitude and can grow with us.
Our operations depend upon the reliable supply of responsibly produced products and services, and the know-how of experts in their field.
SUSTAINABILITY 
Key sustainability performance indicators
We seek to continuously improve our performance in all areas of sustainability. All our KPIs are reasonably assured. Reasonable assurance provides the highest level of confidence to our key stakeholders that the sustainability performance indicators are fairly stated.
The definition of Assurance KPIs are contained in the PDF below.
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KPI Definitions (PDF - 701KB) | |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| Total CO2 equivalent emissions, Scope 1 – 31 | Tonnes | 2,256,220 | |
| Electricity purchased | MWh | 1,280,004 | |
| Diesel | Kl | 192,731 | |
| Total energy consumed | GJ | 13,904,886 | |
| Total water consumed (withdrawal – discharge) | Ml | 14,643 | |
| Total water recycled/re‐used per annum | Ml | 55,652 | |
| Number of environmental incidents – Level 3 and above | Number of incidents | 0 | |
| Total CO2 emissions avoided from initiatives | tCO2e saved | 306,132 | |
| Total energy saved from initiatives | GJ saved | 1,207,654 |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| Number of cases of Silicosis reported | Number of cases | 12 | |
| Number of cases of Noise-induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) reported | Number of cases | 5 | |
| Number of new cases of Cardio Respiratory Tuberculosis (CRTB) reported | Number of new cases reported | 8 | |
| Number of cases of Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COAD) | Number of cases | 1 |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| Number of cases of Malaria tested positive per annum (employees and contractors) | Number of positive cases | 472 |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| Employees: 2.35 (35 TRIs/ 14,885,490 manhours) |
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| Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) – employees, contractors, total | Number of TRIs/manhours | Contractors: 2.08 (70 TRIs/ 33,721,339 manhours) |
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| Total: 2.16 (105 TRIs/ 48,606,828 manhours) |
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| Serious injuries: As per Gold Fields Group Health and Safety Reporting requirements |
Number of injuries | 9 (including 4 at South Deep mine) |
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| Serious injuries: As per the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy requirements (applicable to South Deep mine only) |
Number of injuries | 8 | ||
| Near-miss incidents | Number of incidents | 581 | ||
| LTIFR (Total) | Number of LTIs/manhours | Total: 0.62 (30 LTIs/ 48,606,828 manhours) |
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| Fatalities (Total) | Number of | 1 |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| Total socio-economic development (SED) spend | US$ | US$16,632,860 | |
| Percentage of host community workforce employment | % | 54% | |
| Percentage of host community procurement spend | % | 31% |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| Number of projects | Total: 9 Active: 8 |
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| Percentage implementation of Mine Community Development Projects in approved and published Social and Labour Plan (SLP) ("Table S"2)3 |
Progress to date |
Average progress for 9 projects: 57% Average progress for 8 active projects: 52% |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| HDSAs4 in management (in proportion to applicable demographics) made up of: | |||
| Board: 50% black persons with exercisable voting rights, of which 20% must be black women |
Board: Percentage black persons | 67% | |
| Board: Percentage black women | 33% | ||
| Executive/top management: 50% black persons of which 15% must be black women |
Exec: Percentage black persons | 67% | |
| Exec: Percentage black women | 33% | ||
| Senior: 50% black persons of which 15% must be black women | Senior: Percentage black persons | 32% | |
| Senior: Percentage black women | 5% | ||
| Middle: 60% black persons of which 20% must be black women | Middle: Percentage black persons | 62% | |
| Middle: Percentage black women | 17% | ||
| Junior: 70% black persons of which 25% must be black women | Junior: Percentage black persons | 71% | |
| Junior: Percentage black women | 16% | ||
| Employees with disabilities: 1.5% as a percentage of all employees | Disabilities: Percentage | 0.6% | |
| Core/critical skills: 50% black persons | Core skills: Percentage | 79% |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| 70% of procurement spend on goods (excluding non-discretionary spend) must be on South African manufactured goods, proportioned as follows regarding the manufacturing entity: | |||
| 21% by HDPs5 owned and controlled company | Percentage procured from HDPs owned and controlled company | 40% | |
| 5% by women or by young owned and controlled company | Percentage women OR by young owned and controlled company | 10% | |
| 44% by BEE6-compliant company | Percentage procured from BEE-compliant company | 54% | |
| Parameter | Unit | Gold Fields reported 2021 data |
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| 80% of procurement spend on services (excluding non-discretionary spend) must be sourced from South African companies, proportioned as follows: | |||
| 50% on HDP-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 | 26% | |
| 5% on youth | Percentage discretionary spend on youth | 0% | |
| 10% on BEE-compliant company | Percentage discretionary spend on BEE compliant company | 90% | |
| Research and Development (R&D) budget spent of which 70% must be spent on South African-based R&D entities | % of spend on R&D entities | 100% | |
| R-value of spend | R409,552 | ||
| 1 | ERM’s assurance coverage of Scope 3 emissions included the following categories only: Purchased Goods; Fuel & Energy Related Activities; Upstream Transportation & Distribution; and Business Travel, representing a coverage of 96% of total Scope 3 emissions. ERM also verified the overall Scope 3 emissions consolidation |
| 2 | As per the Implementation Guidelines for the BBSEEC for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry (2018) |
| 3 | Only 8 of the 9 projects were active for the 2021 reporting period |
| 4 | Historically Disadvantaged South African |
| 5 | Historically Disadvantaged Persons |
| 6 | Black Economic Empowerment |
| Our mining charter scorecard is displayed in our Integrated Annual Report 2021. |
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