Climate Change Data

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).