Category: Economics
Social Transition Integration In Planning At Landau Colliery, South Africa (Anglo American)
Reducing post‐closure impacts and maximising best value from resources and funds
Supplier Engagement at Coca-Cola
Surveying suppliers to identify their views on ways to seek sustainability innovation
Local Procurement at Anglo American
Anglo American’s procurement vision, underlying principles and policy
The Bushmanland Conservation Initiative – Anglo American/National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa
Meaningful resolution through systematic conservation planning
Creating shared value for business and communities
A public-private success story delivering wastewater solutions and potable water
Understanding the operation’s catchment risks
A hypothetical example of understanding and finding solutions to catchment risks
Understanding water issues across the mine’s life cycle
A hypothetical assessment providing costs, and current and future water requirements for a mine
Defining the scope of the catchment
A hypothetical example of reviewing and testing out proposed steps to define a catchment's scope
Facilitating long term community growth
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) demonstrates how positive community-company relationships can work during the mining cycle and also leave the area fully sustainable and independent long after mine closure.
Assisting growth and development of local suppliers through collaboration and capacity-building programs
Southern Mozambique - BHP Billiton’s Mozal aluminium operation was the first major development in the country in the past 50 years. By 2010, Mozal’s aluminium ingots accounted for over half of the export earnings in Mozambique. To date, Mozal continues to rank first place on the top 100 companies in the country.
Contributing to community health and economic development through improved agricultural techniques
Thanks to a community development program instituted by the company, local communities living near Xstrata’s copper mine in Las Bambas, Peru, are now benefiting from agricultural improvement projects that they have helped to identify, prioritize and implement.
Financial Valuation (FV) Tool for sustainability investments
There is a growing body of work for quantifying the impact of sustainability programs and taking a more strategic view of community investment decisions. Quantifying the value of these investments and planning accordingly, however, has long posed a challenge for companies and community development practitioners.