Sustainability
We are committed to the goal of sustainable development. We balance social, environmental and economic considerations in how we manage our business.
CEO introduction
Xstrata's objective is to create value for its shareholders in a sustainable manner, minimising our environmental impact, working in collaboration with communities and other groups and prioritising the health and safety of our workforce over production or profits.
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 people
We aim to operate a safe and healthy workplace, based on mutual respect, fairness and integrity.
Performance
All managed operations are required to comply with Xstrata's Sustainable Development Reporting Guidelines, which ensure compliance with GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and associated technical and other protocols.
Environment
We take a holistic approach to environmental management throughout the life cycle of our operations.
Community
Our Sustainable Development Standards describe our expectations of our businesses regarding community engagement and support.
Human rights
The primary human rights in our business relate to the rights of our employees and contractors to work for equal pay, associate freely, to a safe and healthy workplace, to non-discrimination and to legal rights.
HIV/AIDS
A number of Xstrata's operations are in locations where there is a high prevalence of HIV and AIDS. In these regions, we implement confidential, voluntary HIV and AIDS counselling, testing and treatment programmes for employees and contractors in the workplace.
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Additional resources
In tandem with its annual report, Xstrata produces an annual Group-level sustainability report.
