Sustainability / Performance

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.

We apply the principles of inclusivity, materiality and responsiveness as defined by the Accountability 1000 Accountability Principles Standard 2008 (AA1000APS) in our reporting. We are committed to being accountable to our stakeholders. In our sustainability reports, we prioritise topics or issues that are material, i.e. those with the potential to affect the long-term success of our business or the sustainability of the economies, environments and communities in which we operate, or those that are considered to be material to our stakeholders. We aim to provide a complete and balanced view of our performance that includes challenges as well as successes.

GRI, UN Global Compact Principles and ICMM Principles

The content of our 2008 sustainability report is indexed against GRI, UN Global Compact Principles and ICMM Principles. To view our sustainability reporting performance against GRI, use the following links:

Independent assurance

Ernst & Young has independently assured Xstrata's reported application of the GRI G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, and the AA1000APS principles of materiality, inclusivity and responsiveness in preparing this report. Ernst & Young also reviewed the alignment of Xstrata's policies and standards with the ICMM sustainable development principles.

Last Modified on July 21 2009, 14:02:34 PST

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