ESG transparency hub
Sustainability is embedded in our business activities both as a driver for long-term value creation and as a pillar of our social licence to operate.
Sustainability is embedded in our business activities both as a driver for long-term value creation and as a pillar of our social licence to operate.
- Fundamentals
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Key data
2024 2023 2022 Creating value Revenue ($ billion) 5.8 4.6 4.5 Salaries, wages and benefits paid to employees ($ million) 584 551 656 Empowering people Average number of employees and contractors 39 484 33 658 32 594 Training and development expenditure ($ million) 7.99 7.76 8.94 Female representation on the executive committee (%) 36% 42% 38% Safety and health Fatal Injuries (Number) 1 0 0 High-potential Incidents 57 63 71 Total Recordable Injury frequency rate (per million hours worked) 0.97 1.09 1.26 Lost Time Injury frequency rate (per million hours worked) 0.1 0.82 0.65 New cases of silicosis (number of cases) 1 1 0 Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) (number of employees) 1 2 2 All Occupational Disease Frequency Rate (AODFR) (per million hours worked) 0.07 0.08 0.04 Empowering communities Community investment ($ million) 20.56 18.84 18.03 Total local procurement spend ($ billion) 4.26 4.31 4.20 Sites having stakeholder engagement plans in place (%) 100% 100% 100% Incidents or violations involving the rights of indigenous peoples 0 0 2 Security personnel with formal training in human rights policies (%) 100 99.92 99.87 Caring for the environment No. of reportable environmental incidents 1 1 3 GISTM implementation at all TSFs by August 2025 On track Rehabilitation liabilities ($m) 700 624.6 578 Operations with biodiversity plans (%) 92 92 – Energy usage (PJ) 22.45 22.63 22.74 Energy intensity (GJ/t) 0.54 0.53 0.52 Energy supply from renewable sources (%) 6.3 6.6 – GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) (Kilotonnes of GHG) 1.473 1 469 1 475 GHG intensity (kg CO2e/t) 35 34 33.43 Water withdrawal (ML) 26 424 29 932 34 721 Water intensity (kL/t) 0.63 0.70 0.79 Ensuring best practice governance Speak-up reports received 234 247 251 Payments to government ($m) 1 034 833 880 Vendor evaluations undertaken 663 770 615 Material cyber incidents 0 0 – Active employees and contractors completed quarterly cyber awareness training (%) 100 – – -
Policies
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Environment
- Environmental Incident Classification Criteria English, pdf
- Management Standard: Biodiversity English, pdf
- Management standard: Chemical English, pdf
- Management Standard: Waste English, pdf
- Management standard: Water English, pdf
Tailings management
- Tailings Management Group Standard English, pdf
- Commitment to Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management English, pdf
- Management Standard: Land Use English, pdf
- Fact sheet 2023: Tailings management English, pdf
- Statement of Conformance with Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management English, pdf
- Tailings Disclosure Report 2021 English, pdf
Water
- Management standard: Water English, pdf
- CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2023 English, pdf
Rehabilitation and closure
- Group Policy: Operations and Mineral Resource Development English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Group Standard: Closure Planning English, pdf
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Social
Our people
- Global Diversity and Inclusion Framework English, pdf
- Group Policy: People English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Group standard: Discrimination and Harassment English, pdf
- Incentive Compensation Plan Rules (Omnibus) English, pdf
- Group Policy: Remuneration English, pdf
Safety and health
- ICMM Health and Safety Performance Indicators English, pdf
- Group Policy: Health, Safety and Security English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Group Occupational Health and Safety Management System Reference Manual English, pdf
- Group Procedure: Occupational Injuries Data Definitions and Statistical Reporting English, pdf
- Group Standard: Safety Management English, pdf
- Group standard: Major Hazard Management English, pdf
- Group Standard: Health, Hygiene, and Wellbeing English, pdf
- Group Standard: Major Health Hazard Management English, pdf
Communities
- Management Standard: Community Incident English, pdf
- Management Standard: Indigenous People English, pdf
- Management Standard: Land Access and Resettlement English, pdf
- Management Standard: Socioeconomic Contribution English, pdf
- Management Standard: Stakeholder engagement English, pdf
- Management Standard: Community Complaints and Grievances English, pdf
- Management Standard: Cultural Heritage and Sacred Sites English, pdf
- Group Policy: Sustainability English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
Artisanal and small-scale mining
- Management Standard: Artisanal and Small Scale Mining English, pdf
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Governance
Ethics
- Code of Business Principles and Ethics English, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Kiswahili, pdf Colombian, pdf Argentinian, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Group policy: Board Corporate Governance Guidelines English, pdf
- Group Policy: Business Integrity English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Group policy: Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers English, pdf
- Compensation and Human Resources Committee Charter English, pdf
- Nominations and Governance Committee Charter English, pdf
Responsible and secure sourcing
- Group Policy: Supplier Code of Conduct English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Group standard: Anti-bribery and anti-corruption English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Group standard: Speak-up English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
- Local Procurement Update 2021 English, pdf
Cyber safety
- Group policy: Asset Security and Value Protection English, pdf Español, pdf Português, pdf Français, pdf Arabic, pdf
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Environment
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Indices
S&P Global CSA
61 vs 35
industry averageFTSE4GOOD
3.9 vs 2.4
industry averageBloomberg GEI
69.3 vs 73.0
industry averageResponsible Mining Index
10th out of 40
mining companies
Sustainalytics
16 out of 120
precious metals companies
- Fact sheets

Transparency of Mineral Revenues
As a member of the ICMM, AngloGold Ashanti is committed to disclosing all mineral development contracts granted or entered into with host governments, since 1 January 2021, where such disclosure is not prohibited by law or regulation.
See full statement under corporate governance
Sustainability report 2024

We are committed to transparent informed, consistent reporting to a broad range of stakeholders.
Read the report online
ESG data workbook
Key data and the GRI and SASB content indices can be found in the 2024 ESG data workbook (xls).