Sustainability

Xstrata's Sustainability Report 2008

Xstrata's Sustainability Report 2008 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 2008 performance and 2009 targets

Target achieved
Target substantially achieved
Target not achieved
Longer-term target on track to be achieved
Longer-term target not yet achieved

2008 targets	2008 performance	2009 targets
No new occupational illnesses	60 occupational illnesses in 2008	All operations to target reductions in the number of employees exposed to material occupational health hazards
Implement voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and treatment programmes at all operations in high-risk HIV and AIDS areas	Target achieved	All sites to implement or maintain a drug and alcohol policy
Implement a drugs and alcohol policy at all managed operations by the end of 2008	Implemented at 95% of Xstrata Alloys sites; 82% of Xstrata Coal Australia sites, XC SA implementing in 2009; Deployed for implementation at all Xstrata Copper sites; 100% of Xstrata Nickel and Xstrata Zinc sitesAll sites to implement or maintain a drug and alcohol policy	All commodity businesses to support and promote major community health programmes e.g. HIV, malaria, TB, healthy lifestyles, cancer prevention

The scorecard details our performance during 2008 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 2009 are also detailed.