Regional sustainability strategies
ALIGNED TO OUR GLOBAL FRAMEWORK
Americas
Areas of focus in 2011:
- Improving safety performance
- Common approaches to stakeholder mapping and social risk assessment
- Ensuring that sustainability aspects of prefeasibility work progressed to schedule at La Colosa
- Improving processes to ensure timely submissions of environmental permit applications
- Demonstrating AngloGold Ashanti’s commitment to being the leading mining company
Continental Africa
Areas of focus in 2011:
- Working with local communities to achieve common developmental objectives in Guinea
- improved environmental performance in Ghana
- resolving issues relating to compensation for the community in Ajopa, a potential growth area for the business in Ghana
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South Africa region
Areas of focus in 2011:
- Improving safety and health performance
- Further development of a technology and innovation strategy
- Development and implementation of a socio-economic development strategy
Australasia region
Areas of focus in 2011:
- Ensuring consistent implementation of group-wide sustainability standards
- Effective management of contractor safety at Tropicana during the remainder of the construction phase
- The development and implementation of a regional community plan
- Implementing a compliance system that identifies all legislative environmental permitting and other obligations.