Sustainability

At AngloGold Ashanti, our approach to sustainability stems from and is guided by our purpose: Mining to empower people and advance societies.
Our sustainability purpose: To strengthen our social licence to operate and to ensure AngloGold Ashanti is the mine developer of choice for host governments and communities, guides what we do and how we do it.

The voluntary commitments we have adopted:

  • Sustaining the growth of our business
  • Creating and sharing value
  • Zero harm: no fatalities at operated mines
  • Maintain low injury rates
  • Reduce occupational health disease frequency
  • Align with UNGPs to respect human rights
  • Address community concerns and grievances
  • Sustain our social licence to operate
  • Environmental stewardship through risk management and regulatory compliance
  • Net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 2050
  • Increase energy supply from renewable sources
  • GISTM implementation at all TSFs by August 2025
  • Minimise water consumption in line with ICMM guidelines
  • Biodiversity management
  • Maintain ISO 45001 certification status
  • Responsible and secure sourcing and local procurement
  • Mitigate potential cybersecurity risks
  • Maintain/increase local procurement spend
  • Responsible mine closure planning
  • Promote shared value among stakeholders

AngloGold Ashanti’s strategy guides the choices made and actions taken to ensure we both create and deliver value in alignment with our purpose and mission. We seek to align our values, our responsibilities as a corporate citizen, and the long-term sustainability and profitability of the business by prioritising people, safety, health and sustainability as the foundation of our business and strategy. We recognise that good governance is pivotal to long-term value creation, and a core driver to us being able to deliver on our strategy.

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  • Environment

    Responsible environmental stewardship is integral to our business. We minimise the impact of our activities by using a systematic approach to managing environmental risks — including threats to natural resources — while prioritising the proactive reduction of closure liabilities.

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  • Social

    We prioritise the safety, health and the wellbeing of our employees and contractors, as well as surrounding communities. We acknowledge that the overall wellbeing of our people, both internal and external, is central to our success and in maintaining our social licence to operate

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  • Governance

    AngloGold Ashanti is committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity, which underpins stakeholder trust and supports the advancement of our business over the long term.

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We subscribe to a number of external principles, charters and standards that reflect our values and commitment to ESG principles.