The mining industry has a direct impact on the environment due to the need to access land and water resources.

Indirect impacts also result from the construction of roads and other infrastructure in the areas where we operate. AngloGold Ashanti understands that demonstrating responsible environmental stewardship is an important aspect of acquiring and maintaining our social licence to operate. In addition to meeting our compliance requirements and voluntary commitments, we proactively seek to prevent pollution while addressing opportunities to improve the efficiency with which we make use of the natural resources. Environmental stewardship includes:

• Responsible and efficient water management
• Reducing air quality emissions
• Mitigating our impact on and contribute to biodiversity conservation
• Responsible stewardship of the materials we use
• Efficient management of energy resources
• Mitigating climate related risk
• Integrating environmental and social aspects into progressive mine closure