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Reporting in accordance with GRI

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AngloGold Ashanti is an organisational stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and is committed to reporting in line with the GRI 2002 Sustainability Guidelines and in line with the principles outlined by GRI. (These principles are available on the company’s website).

GRI principles

In addition, the company has taken cognisance of the GRI Mining and Metals sector supplement pilot version in compiling this report. The company intends seeking a review of the Report to Society 2005’s compliance with GRI reporting guidelines. A detailed response to the GRI environmental performance indicators by operation is also provided - GRI environmental performance indicator comparison matrix (PDF - 80KB).

Reporting Status Key

	Fully reported		See AngloGold Ashanti Annual report or visit our website on www.anglogoldashanti.com
	Partially reported		Not reported
	Not applicable
	Detailed data not collected or not yet available in this reporting format

GRI content report

GRI Number	Content	Location	Reporting status
1. Vision and strategy
1.1	Statement of the organisation's vision and strategy regarding its contribution  to sustainable development	Page 8: Message from the CEO Page 13: Mission and values Page 12: Stake holder engagement E1: Economic Performance
1.2	Statement from the CEO describing key elements of the report.	Page 8: Message from the CEO Page 11: Mission and values Page 12: Stake holders engagement
2. Profile
2.1	Name and business of reporting organisation; major products and services; operational structure of the organisation; description of major divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries and joint ventures; countries in which the organisation’s operations are located, Nature of ownership; legal form; nature of markets served; scale of reporting organisation; list of stakeholders	Pages 4 - 7 Page 12: Stakeholder engagement E1-E7: Economic performance
Report scope
	Contact persons; reporting period; date of most recent previous report; boundaries of report; significant changes in size, structure, ownership, or products and services; basis for reporting; explanation of the nature and effect of any re-statements of information; decision not to apply GRI principles or protocols in the preparation of the report; criteria/definitions used in any accounting for economic, environmental and social costs and benefits; significant changes from previous years in the measurement methods; policies and internal practices to enhance and provide assurance; policy and current practice with regard to providing independent assurance; means by which report users can obtain additional information.	Inside front cover: Scope of the report Annual Report 2005
3. Governance structure and management systems
3.1	Governance structure of the organisation, including major committees under the board of directors that are responsible for setting strategy and for oversight of the organisation.	EG3 - 4: Ethics and governance Annual report: Corporate governance
3.2	Percentage of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive directors.	EG3: Ethics and governance Annual report: Corporate governance
3.3	Process for determining the expertise board members need to guide the strategic direction of the company, including the issues related to environmental and social risks and opportunities.	Annual report: Corporate governance
3.4	Board level processes for overseeing the organisation’s identification and management of economic, environmental, and social risk opportunities.	Annual report: Corporate governance Annual report: Risk management
3.5	Linkage between executive compensation and achievement of the organisation's financial and non-financial goals.	Annual report: Corporate governance
3.6	Organisational structure and key individuals responsible for oversight, implementation, and audit of economic, environmental, social and related policies.
3.7	Mission and values statements, internally developed codes of conduct or principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance and status of implementation.	Page 13: Mission and values EG1: Ethics and governance SH1: Safety and health RH2: Regional health threats L2: Labour practice EN1: Environment C1: Community
3.8	Mechanisms for shareholders to provide recommendations or direction to board of directors.	Annual report: Corporate governance
Stakeholder engagement
3.9	Basis for identification and selection of major stakeholders.	Page 12: Stakeholder
3.10	Approaches to stakeholder consultation reported in terms of frequency of consultation by type and by stakeholder group.	Page 12: Stakeholder engagement Website
3.11	Type of information generated by stakeholder consultations.	Page 12: Stakeholder
3.12	Use of information resulting from stakeholder engagement.	Page 12: Stakeholder
Overarching policies and management systems
3.13	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation.	EG1- EG9: Ethics and governance Annual report: Risk management
3.14	Externally developed, voluntary economic, environmental and social charters, sets of  principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or which it endorses.	EG3 - 9: Ethics and governance EG12: Ethics and governance EN11: Environment EN12 - 13: Environment C2: Community
3.15	Principal memberships in industry and  business associations, and or national/ international advocacy organsiations.	EG3- 9: Ethics and governance EN11 - EN13: Environment C2: Community EG12: Ethics and governance
3.16	Policies and systems for managing upstream and downstream impacts.
3.17	Reporting organisation's approach to managing indirect economic, environmental and social impacts resulting from its activities.	Report to society 2005
3.18	Major decisions during the reporting period regarding the location of, and or changes in operation.	Inside front cover: Scope of the Report
3.19	Programmes and procedures pertaining to economic, environmental and social performance.	Report to Society 2005
3.20	Status of certification pertaining to economic, environmental and social management systems.	EN2: Environment EN6: Environment
4. GRI content index
4.1	GRI content index table	Pages 14 - 25
Economic performance indicators
EC1.	Net sales.	E3: Economic performance
EC2.	Geographic breakdown of markets.	E7: Economic performance
	Suppliers
EC3.	Cost of all goods, materials, and services purchased	E5: Economic performance
EC4.	Percentage of contracts that were paid in accordance with agreed terms, excluding agreed penalty arrangements.
	Employees
EC5.	Total payroll and benefits (including wages, pension, other benefits, and redundancy payments) broken down by country or region.	E3: Economic performance
	Provides of capital
EC6.	Distributions to providers of  broken down by interest on debt and borrowings and dividends on all classes of shares, with any arrears of preferred dividends to be disclosed.	E4: Economic performance Annual Report 2005
EC7.	Increase/decrease in retained earnings at the end of period.	E4: Economic performance
	Public sector
EC8.	Total sum of all taxes paid broken down by country.	E5: Economic performance
EC9.	Subsidies received broken down by country or region.
EC10.	Donations to community, civil society and other groups broken down in terms of cash and in-kind donations per type of group.	C8: Community
EC11.	Breakdown of supplier by organisation and country.
EC12.	Total spent on non-core business infrastructure.
EC13.	The organisation’s indirect economic impacts.	Report to Society 2005
Environmental performance indicators
	Note: a detailed analysis of the environmental indicators per country may be found on the website.
	Materials
EN1.	Total materials use other than water, by type.	EN17: Environment
EN2.	Percentage of materials used that are waste (processed or unprocessed) from sources external to the reporting organisation.
	Energy
EN3.	Direct energy use segmented by primary source.	EN23: Environment
EN4.	Indirect energy use.
	Water
EN5.	Total water use.	EN22: Environment
	Biodiversity
EN6	Location and size of land owned, leased or managed in biodiversity-rich habitats.	EN23: Environment
EN7.	Description of the major impacts on biodiversity with activities and/or products and services in terrestrial, fresh water and marine environments.	EN23: Environment
	Emissions, effluents and waste
EN8.	Greenhouse gas emission.	EN24: Environment
EN9.	Use and emissions of ozone-depleting substances.
EN10.	Nox, Sox and other significant air emissions  by type.	-
EN11.	Total amount of waste by type and destination.	-
EN12.	Significant discharges to water by type.
EN13.	Significant spills of chemicals, oils and fuels in terms of total number and total volume.	EN8 - 10: Environment
	Products and services
EN14.	Significant environmental impacts of principal products and services.	EN4: Environment
EN15.	Percentage of weight of products sold that is  reclaimable at the end of the products’ useful life and percentage that is actually reclaimed.	EN4: Environment
	Compliance
EN16.	Incidents of and fines for non-compliance with all applicable international declarations/ conventions/treaties and national, sub-national, regional, local regulations associated with environmental issues.	EN5: Environment
	Energy
EN17.	Initiatives to use renewable energy sources and to increase energy efficiency.	EN22: Environment
EN18.	Energy consumption footprint of  major products.
EN19.	Other indirect (upstream/downstream) energy use and implications, such as organisational travel, product lifecycle management, and use of energy-intensive materials.
	Water
EN20.	Water sources and related ecosystems/ habitats significantly affected by use of water	EN21: Environment
EN21.	Annual withdrawals of ground and surface water as a percent of annual renewable quantity of water available from the sources
EN22.	Total recycling and re-use of water
	Biodeversity
EN23.	Total amount of land owned, leased  or managed for production activities or extractive use
EN24.	Amount of impermeable surface as a percentage associated of land purchased or leased
EN25.	Impacts of activities and operations on  protected and sensitive areas	EN23: Environment
EN26.	Changes to natural habitats resulting from  activities and operations and percentage of habitat protected or restored
EN27.	Objectives, programmes, and targets for  protecting and restoring native ecosystems and species in degraded areas
EN28.	Number of IUCN Red List species with habitats in areas affected by operations
EN29.	Business units currently operating or planning operations or around protected or sensitive areas	EN22: Environment
	Emissions, effluents and waste
EN30.	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions	EN24: Environment
EN31.	All production, transport, import or export  of any waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex 1, 11, 111, and V111.
EN32.	Water sources and related ecosystems/ habitats significantly affected by discharges of water and runoff.
	Suppliers
EN33.	Performance of suppliers relative to  environmental components of programmes and procedures described in response to governance structure and management systems section.
	Transport
EN34.	Significant environmental impacts of transportation used for logistical purposes.
	Overall
EN35.	Total environmental expenditure by type.
Labour practice and decent work
	Employment
LA1.	Breakdown of workforce, where possible,  by region/country, status, employment type, and by employment contract. Also identify workforce retained in conjunction with other employers, segmented by region or country.	L6: Labour practice
LA2.	Net employment creation and average  turnover segmented by region/country.	L7: Labour practice
	Labour/management relations
LA3.	Percentage of employees represented by  independent trade union organizations or other bona fide employee representatives broken down geographically or percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements broken down by country/region.	L7: Labour practice
LA4.	Policy and procedures involving  information, consultation, and negotiation with employees over changes in the reporting organisation’s operations.	L7: Labour practice
	Health and safety
LA5.	Practices on recording and notification  of occupational disease, and how the Occupational safety and health relate to the ILO Code of Practice on Recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases.	SH2 to SH9: Occupational safety and health
LA6.	Description of formal joint health and safety committees comprising management and worker representatives and proportion of workforce covered by any such committees.	SH18: Occupational safety and health
LA7.	Standard injury, lost day and absentee rates and number of work-related fatalities.	SH2 to SH9: Occupational safety and health
LA8.	Description of policies or programmes  (for the workplace and beyond)  on HIV/AIDS.	RH1 to RH13: Regional health threats
	Training and education
LA9.	Average hours of training per year per employee by category of employee.
	Diversity and opportunity
LA10.	Description of equal opportunity policies or programmes, as well as monitoring systems to ensure compliance and results of monitoring.	L7: Labour practice
LA11.	Composition of senior management and corporate governance bodies (including the board of directors), including male/ female ratio and other indicators of diversity as culturally appropriate.	L3 to L6: Labour practice
	Employment
LA12.	Employee benefits beyond those  legally mandated.
	Labour/management relations
LA13.	Provision for formal worker representation in decision-making or management, including corporate governance.	L7: Labour practice
	Health and safety
LA14.	Evidence of substantial compliance with  the ILO guidelines for Occupational Health Management Systems	SH1 to SH9: Occupational safety and health
LA15.	Description of formal agreements with trade unions or other bona fide employee representatives covering health and safety at work and proportion of the workforce covered by any such agreements.	SH18: Occupational safety and health
	Training and education
LA16.	Description of programmes to support the continued employability if employees and to manage career endings.	L11 to L16: Labour practice
LA17.	Specific policies and programmes for skills management or for life-long learning.	L16: Labour practice
Environmental performance indicators
	Customer health and safety
PR1.	Description of policy preserving customer  health and safety during use of products and services, and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied, as well as a description of procedures/programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
	Products and service
PR2.	Description of policy, procedures/ management systems, and compliance mechanisms for related to productinformation and labelling.
PR3.	Description of policy, procedures/management  systems, and compliance mechanisms for consumer privacy.
PR4.	Number and type of instances of non- compliance with regulations concerning customer health and safety, including the penalties and fines assessed for these breaches.
PR5.	Number of complaints upheld by regulatory or similar official bodies to oversee or regulate the health and safety of product services.
PR6.	Voluntary code compliance, product labels  or awards with respect to social and/or environmental responsibility.
PR7.	Number and type of instances of  non-compliance with regulations concerning product information and labelling incl uding any penalties or fines assessed for these breaches.
PR8.	Description of policy, procedures/  management systems, and compliance mechanisms related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.
	Advertising
PR9.	Description of policies, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for adherence to standards and voluntary codes related to advertising.
PR10.	Number and types of breaches of  advertising and marketing regulations.
	Respect for privacy
PR11.	Number of substantiated complaints regarding braches of consumer privacy.
Social performance indicators: Society
	Community
SO1.	Description of policies to manage impacts   on communities in areas affected by activities, as well as description of procedures/ programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.	C1 to C32: Community
	Bribery and corruption
SO2.	Description of the policy, procedures/ management systems, and compliance mechanisms for organisations and employees addressing bribery and corruption.	EG8 to EG9: Ethics and governance
	Political contributions
SO3.	Description of policy, procedures/  management systems, and compliance mechanisms for managing political lobbying and contributions.	EG4: Ethics and governance
	Community
SO4.	Awards received relevant to social, ethical,  and environmental performance.	C18: Community EN25: Environment
	Political contributions
SO5.	Amount of money paid to political parties and institutions whose prime function is to fund political parties or their candidates.	EG4: Ethics and governance
	Competition and pricing
SO6.	Court decisions regarding cases pertaining to anti-trust and monopoly regulations.
SO7.	Description of policy, procedures/ management systems, and compliance mechanisms for preventing anti-competitive behaviour.

See Scope of the Report on the inside front cover, the Letter from the chief executive officer and the Report of the Independent Assurers for further information.