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

  2024 2023 2022
Environment      
Reportable environmental incidents 4 5 2
Group Electrical Energy consumption, including renewable energy (GJ) 5 674 288 5 400 585 5 148 457
Total Energy intensity (GJ energy/tonne milled) 0.13 0.15 0.17
Group scope 1 & 2 GHG (CO2e tonnes) 1 593 891 1 545 042 1 430 618
GHG intensity (tonnes CO2e per tonne milled) 134.17 145.01 165.20
Total water usage 39 966 38 999 39 737
People      
Average number of employees including contractors 22 691 22 368 21 152
Average training hours per employee 12 12 14
Women in mining (%) 20% 19% 18%
Female board members (%) 50% 50% 44%
Safety and health      
Reportable injury frequency rate (RIFR) per 200 000 hours worked 2.72 3.25 2.99
Number of fatalities 0 3 2
New cases of noise induced hearing loss 34 28 9
New cases of tuberculosis 16 15 19
Community      
HDP spend (bn) 14.2 13.6 10
Total discretionary spend (bn) 16.6 15.8 13
Community development spend (Rb) 2.6 2 1.5

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