Sustainability reporting

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): we utilise the GRI's comprehensive sustainability reporting framework that is widely used around the world.

	GRI Content Index 2019 (including SASB) PDF - 922KB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2018 PDF - 353KB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2017 PDF - 473KB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2016 PDF - 894KB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2015 PDF - 1MB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2014 PDF - 533KB

	GRI Sustainability Report 2013 PDF - 3MB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2012 PDF - 573KB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2011 PDF - 487KB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2010 PDF - 233KB
	GRI Sustainability Report 2010 PDF - 518KB

Carbon Disclosure Project: We voluntarily report to the CDP on our greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and the risks and opportunities arising from climate change. In 2017 we were ranked as one of the top JSE listed companies on the CDP.

	CDP submission 2018 PDF - 388KB
	CDP submission 2017 PDF - 2MB
	CDP submission 2016 PDF - 1MB
	CDP submission 2015 PDF - 720KB
	CDP submission 2014 PDF - 740KB
	CDP submission 2013 PDF - 334KB

	CDP submission 2012 PDF - 741KB
	CDP submission 2011 PDF - 485KB
	CDP submission 2010 PDF - 148KB
	CDP submission 2009 PDF - 817KB
	CDP submission 2008 PDF - 266KB

CDP Water Disclosure Project: Since 2011 we have voluntarily submitted information relating to our water usage, goals and water-related risks to the CDP's water disclosure project

	CDP Water Disclosure 2020 PDF - 766KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2019 PDF - 858KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2018 PDF - 288KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2017 PDF - 789KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2016 PDF - 1MB

	CDP Water Disclosure 2015 PDF - 775KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2014 PDF - 779KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2013 PDF - 747KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2012 PDF - 292KB
	CDP Water Disclosure 2011 PDF - 288KB

Gold Fields' support for VPSHR is captured in our Human Rights Policy Statement. Gold Fields recognises its responsibility to secure its people and assets. This requires particular attention in higher-risk operating environments, areas of relatively weak governance and areas affected by illegal mining. Furthermore, as a producer of an inherently high-value and easily transportable product, there are obvious risks around the transfer of gold between our mining operations and the refineries where it is processed. Nonetheless, professional and effective security provision (particularly where this involves the actual or potential use of physical force) should not compromise the human rights of others.

Gold Fields’ protection services teams work with both private and public security providers - for the effective and responsible protection of workers and assets. All private security contractors receive human rights training during induction, and at least annually thereafter, including on the VPSHR. A study was carried out during 2017 to assess the gaps between our current systems and the VPSHR - no substantive gaps were identified. Work was carried out in 2018 to close the gaps. Where we work with public law enforcement personnel, such as in Ghana in dealing with illegal mining, we ensure that the personnel operate responsibly, guided by the VPSHR.

Gold Fields is committed to responsible materials stewardship. In this context, we support global efforts to prevent the use of newly mined gold to finance conflict. We have voluntarily adopted the Conflict-Free Gold Standard of the World Gold Council (WGC). The standard is applied at all relevant locations through assurance audits. Although we withdrew our WGC membership in 2014, we have and will continue to apply both the Standard and its guidelines.

In 2018, we reviewed private sector security providers’ contracts to ensure they are aligned to the VPSHR. We updated our Human Rights Policy Statement to reference our support for the VPSHR. Cerro Corona used an independent contractor to carry out a detailed assessment of its human rights risks and implementation requirements, with particular reference to the VPSHR. This had the additional benefit of improving human rights awareness of senior staff

We are constantly looking at ways to improve our business and this includes evolving human rights through the identification of salient human rights issues in the Group. Salient human rights issues as defined by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) are those human rights that have the most severe negative impacts as a result of the company's activities or business relationships. During 2018, with the assistance of Shift, a leading centre of expertise on the UNGP, we considered the stakeholder groups impacted by the key activities in the business and in our supply chain and prioritised the human rights impacts by determining their severity. Eight salient issues were identified for Gold Fields one of which is abuse of power by public and private security. We conducted a detailed bow-tie analysis that included: listing the causes of the issue, their consequences, and preventative controls, mitigatory controls in place. It also listed future mitigation actions to be considered. During 2019 we started the process of closing out mitigation actions identified during the Group's salient issue process.