Overview
At Anglo American, we have a clear Purpose: to re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives.
The products that we provide are essential for the future of society, particularly as we strive to build a more sustainable, equitable and decarbonised world.
Global demand for minerals and metals is expected to rise substantially in the coming decades to meet this challenge. This reinforces the importance of being able to provide the goods and services society needs to grow, while managing impacts and delivering positive social, economic, and environmental outcomes.
This challenge is at the heart of the circular economy which looks to eliminate waste in all its forms, making the most of what we have, natural resources included. It advocates re-using, redesigning and, sharing, repairing, refurbishing, re-manufacturing, and recycling – consuming fewer resources in the first place and using them for longer.
At a more fundamental level, it is about creating new models for businesses to promote and incentivise efficiency and ultimately, decouple growth from resource use.
The circular economy means designing waste out of our entire value chain and creating a system of net positivity to ultimately protect the Earth’s finite supply of natural resources. It is more than recycling, it is more than a project or an initiative, it is a new way of thinking that we are striving to adopt.
This aspiration is in line with our ambition to become a materials solutions provider.
