The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd (ZCDC)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Safety
- Health
- Environment
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Human Rights
- Governance
- KPCS Compliance
Environmental Achievements
- Rehabilitated approximately 49.3 hectares of mined-out areas and planted 3580 indigenous trees.
- Practices waste segregation for community recycling and reuse projects.
- Switching from fossil fuels to solar energy.
Social Achievements
- Funded scholarships for several students, including those with disabilities.
- Operates a clinic serving at least 100 community patients monthly.
- Refurbished a local clinic in Chiadzwa.
- Provided sanitizers and face masks to the community.
- Rehabilitated roads in Chiadzwa.
- Refurbished classroom blocks at Charasika Primary School.
- Rehabilitated boreholes in Chiadzwa.
- Reconstructed Agoni Dip tank in Tandirwa Village.
- Established a sewing factory creating employment opportunities.
- Provides a market for local horticulture produce.
- Purchases livestock from the community.
- Carries out community engagement and awareness campaigns to curb children's involvement in illegal mining.
Governance Achievements
- Achieved 77% compliance rate with the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act.
- Operates through Board Committees (Audit, Risk and Compliance; Finance and Investment; Human Resources and Corporate Social Investment; Technical).
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Children and women involved in illegal mining in areas with alluvial diamond deposits.
Mitigation Strategies
- Community engagement and awareness campaigns, career guidance programs, security awareness campaigns.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IRMA, KPCS
Certifications: ISO 45001:2018, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015