Reporting in line with GRI

This is the third year that DRDGOLD has produced a sustainable development report. This report has been compiled in alignment with the principles of the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) G3 guidelines. For this report the company has declared a C level of reporting in accordance with GRI’s requirements for a self-declaration. It is the company’s intention to incrementally improve the level of reporting on sustainability matters, including seeking external assurance for the 2011 report.

Reporting in line with GRI – C level of reporting Page/s
G3 profile disclosures
1 Strategy and analysis
1.1 Statement by decision-maker Letter from the CEO
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities Letter from the CEO
2 Organisational profile
2.1 – 2.10 Information on the company Scope of the report, Corporate profile
3. Report parameters
3.1 – 3.4 Report profile Scope of the report
3.5 – 3.11 Report scope and boundary Scope of the report
3.12 Content index This page
3.13 Assurance n/a
4. Governance, commitments and engagement
4.1 – 4.10 Governance Corporate governance
4.11 – 4.13 Commitments to external initiatives Commitment to external initiatives
4.14 – 4.17 Stakeholder engagement Stakeholder engagement
G3 performance indicators
Economic performance indicators
Management approach Economic performance
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed Economic performance
EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation’s activities due to climate change Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
EC3 Coverage of the organisation’s defined benefit plan obligations Black economic empowerment, Employment and human rights
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government Economic performance
EC6 Policy, practices and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation Economic transformation
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from local community at significant locations of operation Employment practices
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind or pro-bono engagement Community development
Environmental performance indicators
Management approach Environmental performance
EN1 Materials used by weight or volume Using our resources responsibly
EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled Securing and managing water
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source Energy usage
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source Energy usage
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source Securing and managing water
EN11 Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas Land management, biodiversity and closure
EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas Land management, biodiversity and closure
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
EN20 NOx, SOx and other significant air emissions by type and weight Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination Securing and managing water
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Significant legal issues or fines, Compliance
Labour practices and decent work
Management approach Employment and human rights
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region Employment and human rights
LA2 Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group and region Employment equity
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time Employment practices
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements Human rights and collective bargaining
LA5 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements Human rights and collective bargaining
LA5 Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint-management health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programmes Safety
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region Safety
LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention and risk-control programmes in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious disease HIV/Aids
LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity Corporate governance structure, Sustainability leadership, Employment equity
LA14 Rate of basic salary of men to women by employee category Employment equity
Human rights
Management approach Employment and human rights
Society
Management approach Community development
SO1 Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programmes and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating and exiting Community development
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying Commitment to external initiatives
SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations Significant legal issues or fines
Product responsibility
PR1Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such proceduresProduct responsibility
PR2Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes Product responsibility
PR4Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labelling, by type of outcomes Product responsibility
PR5Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfactionProduct responsibility

N/A = Not applicable or relevant

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