Inherent in our core values and business principles is a commitment on the part of AngloGold Ashanti as an employer to ease the burden for employees in the face of debilitating regional health threats. In various ways, this commitment leads the company also to address these issues in the communities in which it operates.
A core value of AngloGold Ashanti relates to the health of employees, namely:
‘Every manager and every employee takes responsibility for health … and together strive to create workplaces that are free from … illness’.
In particular, AngloGold Ashanti’s regional health management practices and policies are guided by the group’s business principle, ‘AngloGold Ashanti as an employer – labour practices’, the last point of which is relevant to regional health threats, namely
‘We are committed to prompt and supportive action in response to any major health threats in the regions in which we operate.’
AngloGold Ashanti Annual Report 2006 - Report to Society