Our approach to GISTM

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A global standard

The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) is the first global standard on Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) management and sets a purposely high bar for the mining industry to attain – integrating social, environmental, local economic and technical considerations for every facility, towards the goal of zero harm to people and the environment.

Anglo American played an active role in the multi-stakeholder process of developing the standard, which comprises 6 topic areas, 15 Principles and 77 auditable requirements, and covers standards and practices over the entire tailings facility lifecycle.

Anglo American performance

Our overall GISTM conformance level is above 95% with the Very High and Extreme Consequence Classification facilities all fully conformant to GISTM. We are steadily advancing towards full alignment with the GISTM, building on our robust policies and standards that reflect industry best practices. Going forward, GISTM will be fully embedded into daily site routines and integrated into standard operations and risk management processes as part of Business-as-Usual activities.

GISTM reports

The August 2025 GISTM disclosure now includes all our TSFs. GISTM reports for each of the businesses in Anglo American, including all their TSFs,– as at 5th August 2025 – can be found in the download section below. These reports are based on the commitments made by Anglo American PLC and accords with the current Group structure and ownership.

The reports summarise information related to these TSFs, as well as GISTM conformance levels, as of 5 August 2025 based on self-assessments and third party validation where applicable.