At Anglo American our approach to deliver positive outcomes on nature is aligned to the Kunming Global Biodiversity Framework as well as global commitments to take action to halt nature loss and ensure that the world is nature positive by the end of this decade. Part of the approach is identifying and implementing nature-based solutions along the full mining lifecycle to deliver positive outcomes for nature, climate and society to transform the way we operate and develop mining operations.
Nature is finally starting to get the attention it needs and although the state of nature around the world is in serious decline, our approach to protecting and managing biodiversity in and around our operations is not new to Anglo American. From a strong foundation of internal biodiversity standards being set, to our 2018 Net Positive Impact commitment and global NGO partnerships spanning 15 years, we have always been committed and innovative in our approach.
We are proud to have led the way in the use of Environmental DNA (eDNA) biomonitoring technology, which can identify hundreds of species across different taxonomic groups from a single sample, whilst being quicker and safer to undertake in the field. This has been implemented at over 18 of our operations worldwide and forms part of technology-led approach to our Biodiversity Management Programmes.
We recognise the need to demonstrate through evidence-based indicators that our sites are accounting for and moving towards global nature-based targets, as our Head of Nature and Land Ian Hudson explained: “Aligning with reporting and disclosure requirements and metrics will support how we communicate the way our business measures and manages our key interfaces with nature, and our Net Positive Impact (NPI) trajectory across our portfolio and regions in which we operate.”
