LONDON, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Business in the Community (BITC) has awarded Anglo American a platinum ranking in the 2012
Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI) - the UK's leading voluntary
benchmark of corporate responsibility. Anglo American is among 30 leading UK companies,
and the only mining group, to secure platinum status, which
recognises companies for embedding corporate responsibility across
their business, with incentive structures at Board and operational
levels and considerable stakeholder engagement.
Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive
of Anglo American, commented:
"Managing the social, economic and environmental impacts of our
operations is critical to our success. We believe our pro-active
approach to delivering value in our host communities remains a key
differentiator for Anglo
American.
"Securing platinum status in the Corporate Responsibility Index
for the third consecutive year demonstrates our true position of
leadership, and we are committed to building on these strong
results. Business in the Community's recognition of our emphasis on
stakeholder engagement, in particular, is significant for
Anglo American. We are dedicated to
listening to our host communities and understanding their needs and
working alongside our various stakeholder groups to create social,
economic and environmental initiatives that have the most positive
impact."
"We are committed to our pro-active and collaborative approach
to tackling the issues and the challenges that we face as an
industry and to operating in a safe, sustainable way that enhances
our host communities, across the world," Ms Carroll added.
Stephen Howard, Chief Executive
of Business in the Community, commented: "I congratulate
Anglo American on achieving platinum
status in the 2012 BITC CR Index. The CR Index has helped to
highlight clearly those best practice examples that bring to life
in a powerful way what integrated responsible practice really looks
like. As we celebrate 10 years of our CR Index it has given me
great pleasure to witness each company's responsible business
journey and the transformations they are making both within their
businesses and in our communities."
For more information about Anglo
American's approach to sustainable development, please visit
http://www.angloamerican.com/development/approach-and-policies or
watch Anglo American's sustainable
development videos on You Tube by clicking on the below links:
Enterprise Development: Anglo American Zimele
Anglo American Zimele - interview with Cynthia Carroll
Safety: Where safety means more
Health: Bhubezi community health centre
Notes to editors:
Anglo American is one of the
world's largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK and
listed on the London and
Johannesburg stock exchanges.
Anglo American's portfolio of mining
businesses spans bulk commodities - iron ore and manganese,
metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals - copper and
nickel; and precious metals and minerals - in which it is a global
leader in both platinum and diamonds. Anglo
American is committed to the highest standards of safety and
responsibility across all its businesses and geographies and to
making a sustainable difference in the development of the
communities around its operations. The company's mining operations,
extensive pipeline of growth projects and exploration activities
span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North
America, Asia and
Europe.
http://www.angloamerican.com
About the CR Index
Business in the Community's CR Index is the UK's leading
voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility (CR). It helps
companies to integrate and improve CR throughout their operations
by providing a systematic approach to managing, measuring and
reporting on business impacts in society and on the environment.
For the past ten years the CR Index has inspired and challenged
over 350 companies to continuously improve their impact on society
and the environment. This year we expect to have more than 100
companies participate publicly and use our tool to both improve
their management practices and communicate to stakeholders how
seriously they take their CR agenda.
http://www.bitc.org.uk
SOURCE Anglo American Plc