Fraser Alexander
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:4,391,226 kgCO2 (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:4,391,226 kgCO2
Scope 2 Emissions:133,101,848 kgCO2
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:338,400 MWh (Tailings); 46,001 MWh (Africa); 31,694 MWh (Mineral Processing)
Water Consumption:141.6 ML of wastewater treated per day; 17.472 ML of raw water cleaned per day; 216.15 l/t (total water consumption per litre of ore handled)
Waste Generated:6.54 tonnes scrap metal (Tailings); 10.66 tonnes scrap metal (Mineral Processing); 2,200 litres oil (Tailings); 3,300 litres oil (Mineral Processing)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate change
- Water stewardship
- Responsible tailings management
- Minimising carbon emissions
- Protecting biodiversity
- Safety and health of employees and neighbours
- Gender diversity
- Employment equity
- Social development
Environmental Achievements
- Completed the assessment of Scope 1 and 2 emissions at our Mineral Processing and Tailings businesses
- Water division treated 141.6 ML of wastewater per day
- Cleaned 17.472 ML of raw water per day
- Oil recycled: Tailings business – 2 200 litres; Mineral Processing business - 3 300 litres
- Scrap metal recycled: Tailings business- 6.54 tonnes; Mineral Processing business - 10.66 tonnes
- No significant environmental incidents reported
- No incidents of non-compliance with regulations
Social Achievements
- Zero fatalities reported
- Achieved a four-year fatality-free record
- 95% South African appointments represented by historically disadvantaged individuals (HDIs)
- Four Lost Time Injuries (LTIs)
- R835 053 spent on CSI and SED initiative beneficiaries
- 39% of all appointments made in 2023 were female
- No major labour disputes
Governance Achievements
- No significant environmental incidents reported
- No incidents of non-compliance with regulations
- Biennial independent evaluation of our board showed no major weaknesses or gaps
- KPMG hotline recorded ten hotline communications
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Achieve 40% internal appointments in 2024
- Reach 20% female representation across the company by 2025
- Further embed ESG framework into business model
- Continue to improve safety performance
- Identify opportunities to achieve less water loss and reduce waste
- Tighten controls and governance practices in non-South African entities
- Continue combined assurance model
- Complete installation of measuring devices on yellow fleet vehicles (Q3 2024)
- Procure first electrical vehicle for South African head office in 2024
- Develop a biodiversity management strategy
- Create a system to track biodiversity on sites (2024)
- Develop Learning Lab (2024)
Environmental Challenges
- Low commodity prices and high costs
- Downsizing of the industry
- Under-performance of Eskom and Transnet
- Job losses
- Increased expectations for community benefits
- Access to water becoming a critical issue
- Project cancellations and deferments
- Rising costs
- Socio-political instability in South Africa
Mitigation Strategies
- Maintaining safe, responsible operations
- Offering reskilling opportunities
- Investing significantly in R&D to achieve dewatered tailings at a lower incremental cost
- Containing existing costs and absorbing rising costs
- Implementing measures to reduce emissions (e.g., car allowance, warm clothing for night shift, defensive driving training, vehicle tracking system)
- Procuring electrical equipment rather than diesel equipment where possible
- Developing a plan to report Scope 3 emissions
- Considering opportunities to buy available carbon credits
- Implementing a robust safety strategy to reduce injuries and maintain fatality-free status
- Strengthening safety practices
- Developing a workplace health framework to improve occupational exposure risk, disease, and injuries
- Providing psychosocial support through Employee Wellness Programme
- Developing a plan towards carbon neutrality, including outlining interim targets
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Prioritising supplier diversity and local procurement (South Africa)
- Total preferential procurement spend of R750 million in 2023
- Screening suppliers on human rights and associated actions
- Requiring suppliers to agree with Code of Ethical Conduct
- Integrating safety, health, environmental and quality considerations into procurement processes
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, SASB Metals and Mining Industry Standard, ICMM Mining Principles, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement, Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), Minerals Council of South Africa Membership Compact
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 (Tailings business workshop), ISO 14001:2015 (client sites)
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 1: No poverty
- SDG 3: Good health and well-being
- SDG 4: Quality education
- SDG 5: Gender equality
- SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
- SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
- SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
- SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
- SDG 13: Climate action
Initiatives contribute to these goals through fair labour practices, promoting diversity and equity, safe workplaces, water stewardship, responsible tailings management, reducing energy usage, transitioning to renewable energy, and reducing waste.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Dry-stacking tailings solutions
- Hydraulic remining solutions
- Remotely operated mining units (ROMU™)
- Electric-Hydraulic ROMU™ (ROMU™-EH)
- Self-Propelled Cyclone Unit (SPCU™)
- SuperMag™ magnetic separation technology
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed