In addition to our commitment to achieving a Net Positive Impact on biodiversity, we implement Additional Conservation Actions (ACAs)* to address impacts or legacy losses that may not be fully captured within the quantified NPI baseline.
These actions are informed by local context, conservation priorities, and opportunities to deliver broader ecological and societal value beyond what would be understood by the ICMM No Net Loss approach**.
Whilst NPI is voluntary, our ACAs go beyond permitting requirements to include wider initiatives such as conservation grants, native species research programmes, species recovery partnerships and the establishment of botanical gardens.
Through the Anglo American Foundation, we have established Nature Positive Grants to catalyse positive change beyond our operational footprint.
These grants are designed to support nature-based solutions that align with our objectives for biodiversity, water, and climate, while also delivering long-term socio-economic benefits.
We also support native plant nurseries, educational initiatives and community-based conservation projects that help to strengthen ecological resilience.
In Peru, for example, targeted species programmes are improving population viability and expanding habitat extent.
These ACAs enable us to extend conservation benefits beyond our direct land footprint, enhance ecological connectivity, support local conservation capacity and contribute to both regional and global biodiversity objectives.
Since inception, the programme has committed US$2.5million (up to US$500,000 per funding round), supporting multiple projects across Latin America, southern Africa, Australia and Europe, with work taking place well beyond Anglo American’s operational footprint.
Funded initiatives are selected for their ability to deliver measurable biodiversity outcomes, contribute to national conservation priorities, and generate knowledge and tools that can be used widely by conservation practitioners, governments and communities.
