Gold Fields 2023 ESG performance
7 MAY 2024, CEO MIKE FRASER
The Khanyisa solar farm at South Deep
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INTRODUCTION
Gold Fields' 2030 ESG targets
• 30% women representation | • | 30% of total value created benefits | |
• | Zero fatalities | • | host communities |
• | Zero serious injuries | 6 legacy programmes benefiting host | |
• Zero serious environmental incidents | communities |
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Scope 1 and 2: 30% net emission reduction from 2016 baseline by 2030; 50% absolute emission reduction needed @2.8Moz
- Scope 3: 10% net emission reduction from 2022 baseline by 2030
- Conformance to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management
- Reduce number of active upstream raised TSFs from 5 to 3
- 80% water recycled/reused
-
45% reduction in freshwater use from
2018 baseline
2030 ESG targets to be reviewed as part of strategic review 2024/2025
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Safety, health, wellbeing & environment
Commitment
- Zero fatalities
- Zero serious injuries
- Zero serious environmental incidents
2023 outcomes
- 2 fatalities
- 6 serious injuries
- Zero serious environmental incidents
Status
- 2023: 2 fatalities at Tarkwa and 1 at Gold Fields
Foundation-sponsored project.
• 2 fatalities in 2024 (See slide 2)
- Committed to implementing all 21 recommendations proposed by EB&Co as part of the Respectful Workplace review
- No serious environmental incidents, for the fifth successive year
- Nature baseline risk assessment underway on all sites
Gold Fields ESG Investor Update | Cocoa plantation near Damang mine, Ghana | 3 |
Gender Diversity
2030 targets | Status |
- 30% women representation in our workforce
2023 outcomes
- 25% women representation in our workforce
- 27% women in leadership
- Implementation of the 21 EB&Co recommendations is under way
- Focus on gender representation among our business partners (contractors)
- Membership of the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (7th successive year)
- Continued focus on recruitment, promotion and development of Indigenous Australians, youths, and people living with disabilities
• 54% women in core roles
Gold Fields ESG Investor Update | Employee at our Damang mine in Ghana |
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Stakeholder Value Creation
2030 targets
- 30% of total value created benefits host communities
- 6 legacy programmes benefitting host communities
2023 outcomes
- US$3.8bn in stakeholder value created, of which US$1.09bn,or 33%, to host communities
- 1 legacy programme commenced
Beneficiaries of one of our community projects near South Deep, | 5 |
South Africa |
Report to Stakeholders 2023
Report released on 28 March 2024
Key content items:
- Stakeholder strategy, governance and management
- 2030 ESG targets and 2023 performance, including value creation
- ICMM aligned social and economic report
- Our cultural transformation journey
- Human rights including performance against our salient issues in 2023
- ESG matters that are important to our investors
- Overview of countries including 2023 highlights against strategy, top risks and value distribution by stakeholder
- Important topics and case studies per country for our people, business partners, host communities, governments, capital providers and the environment
- Assurance statement
Gold Fields ESG Investor Update | 6 |
Decarbonisation
2030 targets
- 50% absolute emissions and 30% net emissions reduction from 2016 baseline (Scope 1+2)
-
10% Scope 3 emissions reduction from
2022 baseline - Net zero emissions by 2050
2023 outcomes
- 12% absolute and 4% net Scope 1+2 emissions reduction against baseline
- 3% Scope 3 emissions reduction against baseline
Status
- Renewables contributed 17% of Group electricity
- Full year of Gruyere and South Deep solar plants performance
- St Ives solar and wind plant approved - 73% renewable supply
- Granny Smith 11MW solar expansion announced (May 2024)
- All operating assets have been ISO 50001 certified
Gold Fields ESG Investor Update | Wind farm at our Agnew mine, WA |
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Gold Fields' decarbonisation journey
Scope 1 and 2 net emissions transition pathway to 2030 (kt CO2e)
855 | 2023: | |||||||||||||
702 | ||||||||||||||
2,395 | 656 | |||||||||||||
788 | 18 | |||||||||||||
31 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 81 | 43 | 31 | ||||||||
277 | 93 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 423 | |||||||||
1,693 | ||||||||||||||
759 | 211 | 130 | ||||||||||||
13 | 407 | 151 | ||||||||||||
1,185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
482 | 379 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,198 | 1,605 | 629 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
525 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Installed projects | Approved projects | Trials | Diesel | Energy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 Actual Growth | Without | Agnew | Granny Smith | Gruyere South Deep | Cerro | Energy | St Ives Granny Smith | Agnew | Salares | Scoping | Material | Energy | Transitionary | With | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abatement | phase 1 | Phase 1 | phase 1 | Corona | efficiency | phase 2 | phase 2 | Norte | and Trials | Movement | Efficiency | Abatement | Abatement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electricity | Other | Diesel | Energy | Other transition projects | = intensity in kgCO2e/oz | Note: Targeted emissions are based on anticipated production of 2.8Moz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Fields | FY 2023 results | 22 February 2024 | 8 |
Climate Change Report 2023
Report released on 28 March 2024
Key content items:
- Gold Fields' climate change-related strategies, standards, risks, governance and management
- Performance highlights for Group and countries
- Climate change-related 2030 ESG targets and 2023 performance
- Renewable energy performance at our mines
- Climate change risks and vulnerability
- 2023 performance in: energy, carbon emissions, tailings storage facilities, water stewardship, nature
- Scope 3 target process and rationale
- Revised and updated Scope 3 performance
- Assurance statement
Gold Fields ESG Investor Update | 9 |
Tailings Management
2030 targets | Status |
- Conformance to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) by Q3 2023 for high-priority TSFs
- Remaining TSFs to conform by Q3 2025
- Reduce the number of active upstream-raised TSFs from 5 to 3
2023 outcomes
- GISTM partial conformance achieved for priority TSFs
- GISTM programme for August 2025 on track
- Tarkwa TSF2 transitioned to downstream
- Continued industry collaboration on the commingling of waste streams, monitoring technologies and tailings reductions
- Rolled out the new TSF Management Standard
- Completed climate change baseline studies and predictions for all sites
- Completed the 3-yearly global independent review of our TSFs
- Developed a design and management guideline for water dams and stormwater management
- Commissioned a flood study for water dams, pits, portals, and catchments
Gold Fields ESG Investor Update | Tailings dam at Cerro Corona, Peru |
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