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Report to Society 2006

   

 

Scope of this report

Setting the boundaries

By exception we report on issues of public concern which affect our independently managed subsidiaries and associates but recommend that the reader obtains a fuller account of these issues from the reports issued by those companies... Read more

 

Delivering our strategic goals for a sustainable future

A message from the chief executive

It is very pleasing to note that our market capitalisation has tripled in the last seven years. I am sure that under my successor, Cynthia Carroll, the Group will grow even further. We have one of the strongest project pipelines in the industry and I believe Anglo American employees and shareholders can look forward to a sustainable future.

The Group delivered record results for the fourth year in a row. Our profit before tax rose 54% to $9.8 billion and profits after tax and interest rose 46% to $5.5 billion. These results reflect not only record commodity prices but also the dedication of management and employees... Read more

 

Environmental overview

At a policy level, the Group has been engaged, both internally and through collaborative partnerships, in developing and testing new thinking on biodiversity offset programmes, developing norms for mine planning and closure, which have sustainable development principles at their core, and working on tools to create water inventories...   Read more

 

Making sustainable development principles core to doing business

Capacity to address this challenging topic is increasing at operational and corporate levels and the understanding of what is needed to create value simultaneously in the social, environmental, economic and financial spheres is growing.

Safety remains a primary focus and this message is at the forefront of all aspects of our sustainable development programme.... Read more

Karin Ireton receiving the top sustainability report award from David Nussbaum

A safety peer review team receiving an on site briefing. Peer reviews have become essential to sharing good practice across the Group.

Scorecards, indices and additional material

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Anglo American is a global leader in mining, focused on adding value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities in which it operates.

The Group has a range of high quality, core mining businesses covering platinum, diamonds, coal base and ferrous metals and industrial minerals.