External charters and sustainability indices
AngloGold Ashanti strives to adhere to legislative and regulatory requirements, and to report consistent with several external and voluntary principles and standards. Our participation in industry initiatives, in which we often take a leadership role, enables us to inform and influence global standards and practices, as well as gain insight into emerging expectations, issues and risks.
Some of the more notable ones in which we participate include:
Mining Industry
- International Council on Mining and Metals (https://www.icmm.com/)
- Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) (https://eiti.org/)
- World Gold Council Conflict-Free Gold Standard (https://www.gold.org/about-gold/ gold-supply/responsible-gold/conflict-free-gold-standard)
- International Cyanide Management Code for the gold mining Industry (https://www.cyanidecode.org/)
- Responsible Gold Mining Principles (https://www.gold.org/download/file/14254/ Responsible-Gold-Mining-Principles-en.pdf)
Global Initiatives
- Global Reporting Initiative (https://www.globalreporting.org/)
- World Economic Forum (https://www.weforum.org/)
- Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (https://www.voluntaryprinciples.org/)
- United Nations Global Compact (https://www.unglobalcompact.org/)
- Sustainability Accounting Standard Board (https://www.sasb.org/)
Other FrameworksSustainability indices
AngloGold Ashanti engages with various indices which rate our sustainability performance, and these include:
- FTSE Russell ESG rating and FTSE4Good Index Series (https://www.ftserussell.com/ products/indices/esg)
- Responsible Mining Index (https://2020.responsibleminingindex.org/en)
- Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (https://www.bloomberg.com/gei/)