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ANNUAL INTEGRATED REPORT 2014

Five-year sustainability review

FIVE-YEAR SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW – ZONDEREINDE
  2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

         
Safety          
Fatal injury incidence rate (FIIR) LA [icon]0.00 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.01
Lost time injury incidence rate (LTIIR) LA [icon]1.70 1.50 1.91 1.34 0.83
Reportable injury incidence rate (RIIR) 0.86 0.83 0.88 0.74 0.52
Number of fatalities 0 1 2 5 1
Health          
New cases of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) 20 43 44 18 9
New cases of tuberculosis (TB) 97 70 85 93 127
Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) encounters 1 049 1 088 1 659 271 1 840
Employment and human rights          
Average number of employees (including contractors) 8 788 9 148 9 163 8 927 8 562
Turnover rate (%) 4 1 7 7 8
HDSAs in management (%) LA [icon]38 37 35 45 33
Women in mining (%) LA [icon]7 7 7 7 7
HDSAs at board level (%) 44 56 64 62 62

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

         
Rock mined (000t) 1 907 2 276 2 154 1 802 2 281
Ore milled (000t) 1 724 2 116 1 934 1 592 2 038
Water usage (000m3)          
Potable water from external sources 2 335 2 633 2 540 2 441 2 601
Fissure water used 1 084 1 492 1 273 2 392 1 385
Water recycled in process 25 524 25 909 24 390 24 308 23 439
% water recycled 89 91 91 91 90
Electricity consumption (MWh)          
Energy from electricity purchased by shafts 470 117 485 654 467 893 461 484 483 541
Energy from electricity purchased by plant 108 600 101 732 125 548 140 406 156 199
Total electricity purchased LA [icon]578 717 587 386 593 441 601 890 639 740
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e tonnes)          
Scope 1 (direct) emissions LA [icon]23 451 15 509 15 401 14 365 16 796
Scope 2 (indirect) emissions LA [icon]596 079 605 008 611 244 619 947 658 932
Scope 3 (indirect) emissions 580 665 815 1 089 1 388
Total emissions 620 110 621 183 627 460 635 401 677 166
Land use (hectares)          
Land disturbed by mining-related activities 137 137 137 137 137
Land leased for farming purposes 273 273 273 273 273
Land protected for conservation 800 800 800 800 800
Total land under management (freehold) 4 439 4 439 4 439 4 439 4 439

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE*

         
Value distributed (R000)          
Employees 1 288 616 1 130 199 1 055 805 883 444 873 419
Salaries and wages 1 341 254 1 143 292 1 057 780 863 719 861 411
Contributions to retirement benefit funds 99 275 94 050 84 212 74 096 68 211
Contributions to healthcare funds 58 615 52 361 55 627 54 606 45 079
Pay-as-you-earn deducted (210 528) (159 504) (141 814) (108 977) (101 282)
Government 262 992 384 356 322 617 342 972 462 829
Mining and non-mining tax 96 229 197 629 110 767 143 048 262 934
Deferred tax (70 030) (28 575) 27 482 29 933 18 391
State’s share of profits 30 660
Secondary tax on companies 3 824 9 020 21 616
Royalties 26 265 55 798 38 730 51 994 27 946
Pay-as-you-earn deducted from employees 210 528 159 504 141 814 108 977 101 282
Providers of capital          
Dividends 11 066 21 747 57 364 90 202 216 158
Finance charges 176 124 123 703
Broader community          
Corporate social investment 2 917 3 002 2 782 4 116 12 140
Total value distributed (R000) 1 741 715 1 663 007 1 438 568 1 320 734 1 564 546
Retained by company 462 424 748 123 438 474 411 255 603 324
Depreciation and write-offs 445 875 234 690 190 287 147 838 167 346
Decommissioning provision to meet statutory obligations 9 345 11 324 4 907 (4 110) (11 110)
Retained income 7 204 502 109 243 280 259 007 424 868