Investing - in world class assets in the most attractive commodities.
We own, operate and grow world-class mining assets in those commodities that we believe deliver the best returns through the economic cycle and over the long term.
We aim to focus on those commodities in which we have advantaged positions and on large scale assets with long lives, low cost profiles and with clear expansion potential that is, copper, diamonds, iron ore, metallurgical coal, nickel, platinum and thermal coal.
Organising - efficiently and effectively
In two vital areas of our business – asset optimisation (AO) and procurement – we have beaten our won expectations. The initial aim of capturing $1 billion of value for each initiative originally covered the entire Group. By the 2011 year end, however, we had exceeded our targets in respect of both AO and procurement, each of which has delivered benefits of more than $1 billion from core businesses alone over the past three years.
Operating - safely, sustainably and responsibly.
Operating safely, sustainably and responsibly is embedded in everything we do. The safety of our people is a core value and we are relentless in striving to achieve our goal of zero harm.
We are committed to environmental stewardship and minimising the environmental impact of our operations.
We aim to make a sustainable and positive difference to community development and act with integrity to build respectful relationships with the societies in which we work. Behaving in this way, supported by strong governance and risk management processes, enables us to develop and maintain trust with all our stakeholders and creates value which is fundamental to our ability to deliver superior long term returns to our shareholders.
Employing - the best people.
Our people are as vital to our success as our mining assets.
We are committed to our people, who determine how effectively we operate and build our reputation with our investors, partners and fellow employees every day and who we require to uphold our values.
Ultimately, it is our people who will realise our ambition and deliver our strategy to be the leading global mining company.