We believe in the positive impact of mining: mining that benefits employees, communities, investors and other stakeholders while minimising the negative impact on the planet.

Sustainability is a clear enabler for sustainable growth. It supports our strategy and business model, helping Northam to deliver value to stakeholders by creating growth, transforming lives and securing our future

Our sustainability approach

  2023 2022 2021
Environment      
Reportable environmental incidents 9 2 –
Group Electrical Energy consumption (GJ) 5 101 506 4 601 740 4 263 472
Total Energy intensity (GJ energy/tonne milled) 0.55 0.59 0.61
Group scope 1 & 2 GHG (CO2e tonnes) 1 545 005 1 4311 77 1 338 486
GHG intensity (tonnes CO2e per tonne milled) 0.145 0.165 0.16
Total water usage 37 055 38 141 39 076
People      
Average number of employees including contractors 22 368 20 056 16 636
Average training hours per employee 12 14 13
Women in mining (%) 19% 18% 17%
Female board members (%) 50% 44% 36%
Safety and health      
Reportable injury incidence rate (RIIR) per 200 000 hours worked 0.65 0.6 0.41
Number of fatalities 3 2 2
New cases of noise induced hearing loss 34 10 24
New cases of tuberculosis 30 33 32
Community      
HDP spend (bn) 13.6 10 6.8
Total discretionary spend (bn) 15.8 13 9.2
Community spending (Rm) – 146.8 100.7

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