Goldman Sachs
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021-2030)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Governance
- Diversity
- Risk Management
- Ethical Conduct
Social Achievements
- Diversity Policy implemented to promote a diverse and skilled workforce.
Governance Achievements
- Established a Corporate Governance Plan with charters for Board Committees (Audit & Risk, Remuneration, Nomination), policies for performance evaluation, continuous disclosure, risk management, trading, diversity, whistleblower protection, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and shareholder communications.
- Implemented a Whistleblower Protection Policy and Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy.
Climate Goals & Targets
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations – 4th Edition
Reporting Period: 2021-2030
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Resource Management
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Sticky supply of copper threatening to deplete stocks by mid-decade due to long lead times for mine expansion and new projects, resistance to capex in the mining sector, and uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.
- Potential for inventory depletion if copper prices remain low.
Mitigation Strategies
- Projecting a price increase to incentivize sufficient supply to meet demand.
- Modeling scrap supply and demand substitution to mitigate near-term deficits.
- Identifying and analyzing potential brownfield and greenfield copper mine projects to address the long-term supply gap.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Increased demand for copper due to the green energy transition.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 7
- 13
The report focuses on the role of copper in the energy transition, aligning with SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action).