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Delivering today for a better tomorrow

"Most of what we do in Kumba comes back to four things: are we using our operations to the best of our ability, are we creating value for all involved, are we able to grow the business and is this a responsible action?"

The foundations of a sustainable future are put down today. We realise that if we fail to deliver on our goals now, we will have no sustainable future to offer tomorrow. To ensure we are delivering on our commitment, we measure and report on our performance.

Measuring change

We have established a set of key performance indicators to measure our delivery against our commitment to delivering a sustainable future.

Commitment KPI
Zero harm Lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR)
Fatality rates
Transformation Historically disadvantaged South African’s (HDSAs) in management
Women in core mining
Employee training and development Number of trainees
Training costs
Training hour per employee
Community development Housing units constructed
Community development costs
Minimising environmental impacts Water used for primary activities
Energy consumed
Greenhouse gases

Making investment sense

Our business is included in independent investment indices that benchmark and track the most socially responsible companies. These include:

FTSE Russell ESG Rating Profile
FTSE Russell ESG Rating Profile

FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Kumba has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, with an ESG rating of 4.3 out of 5, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE4Good indices are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

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The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

The CDP is a United Kingdom-based organisation that works to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of major companies. The CDP works with 3,000 of the world’s largest companies to help them ensure that an effective carbon emissions reduction strategy is made integral to their business. As a result, the CDP has established what is regarded as the global standard for emissions and energy reporting. We have participated in the CDP’s Climate Response Programme since 2009 and in 2013, we achieved inclusion in the Global 500 and JSE Top 100 Carbon Disclosure Leadership indices with a score of 98%.

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Making Investment Sense

As of 2020, Kumba Iron Ore Ltd received an MSCI ESG Rating of AA on a scale of AAA-CCC.

MSCI ESG Research provides MSCI ESG Ratings on global public and a few private companies on a scale of AAA (leader) to CCC (laggard), according to exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and the ability to manage those risks relative to peers.

Learn more about MSCI ESG ratings here.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
THE USE BY KUMBA IRON ORE LTD OF ANY MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES (“MSCI”) DATA, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR PROMOTION OF KUMBA IRON ORE LTD BY MSCI. MSCI SERVICES AND DATA ARE THE PROPERTY OF MSCI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ARE PROVIDED ‘AS-IS’ AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. MSCI NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI.

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Keeping the future in mind

Being a good corporate citizen is about respect and responsibility. This means we must play our part in supporting human rights globally. While the primary responsibility for the protection of human rights lies with governments, we recognise the responsibility of business to respect human rights.

In seeking to promote the observance of human rights in the countries in which we operate we subscribe to observe and promote the rights and principles enshrined in the following:

  • The universally recognised rights entrenched in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948
  • The United Nations Global Compact
  • The International Labour Organisation’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
  • The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
  • The Global Sullivan Principles
  • The Constitution of South Africa
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