Sustainability

Xstrata's Sustainability Report 2009

Xstrata's Sustainability Report 2009 covers the economic, environmental and social performance of Xstrata's managed operations. The Sustainability Report provides information about Xstrata's sustainability development policies, practices and performance.

Our Approach

We are committed to the goal of sustainable development. We balance social, environmental and economic considerations in how we manage our business.

Our 2009 performance and 2010 targets

Target achieved
Target substantially achieved
Target not achieved
Target in progress

2009 targets	2009 performance	2010 targets
Operations to develop (overall and intensity) CO2e reduction targets and publish targets and performance in annual sustainability reports	CO₂e reduction targets developed and performance published in annual sustainability reports	Operations will publish performance against CO₂e and energy intensity targets in annual Sustainability Reports
Three (North Queensland, Canada and Alumbrera) out of five divisions have carbon intensity targets for all sites – remaining two divisions will set targets by end of 2009	Carbon intensity target set for North Chile; not set for Southern Peru division	North Queensland: 2.8 tonnes CO₂e per tonne contained metal in 2010 Canada: 5% reduction in carbon intensity over 2005 levels by 2010 Alumbrera: 1.5 tonnes CO₂e per thousand tonnes moved North Chile: 5% reduction in carbon intensity over 2008 levels by 2013 Southern Peru: to set carbon intensity target in 2010
All major development projects to include the potential cost of carbon in feasibility analysis	Completed at all major development projects

The scorecard details our performance during 2009 against the targets we set in key areas. The results can be viewed at either a Group level or by individual commodity businesses. Our targets for 2010 are also detailed.