Sustainable Mining Plan

About us

At Anglo American we're re-imagining mining to improve people's lives.

Our portfolio

Our products are essential ingredients in so much of modern life – from smartphones, electric vehicles and household appliances to solar panels, wind turbines and data centres.

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Sustainability

We have developed a Sustainable Mining Plan that will foster innovation and deliver step change results across the entire mining value chain.

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Sustainable Mining Plan

We have developed a Sustainable Mining Plan that will foster innovation and deliver step change results across the entire mining value chain.

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FutureSmart Mining™

Smart innovation in technology, digitisation & sustainability working hand in hand to connect metals & minerals to all of us who need and value them.

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Investors

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Careers

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We have developed a Sustainable Mining Plan that will foster innovation and deliver step change results across the entire mining value chain.

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We have developed a Sustainable Mining Plan that will foster innovation and deliver step change results across the entire mining value chain.

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Origins

We have developed a Sustainable Mining Plan that will foster innovation and deliver step change results across the entire mining value chain.

A safer, smarter future for mining.

Our Sustainable Mining Plan is integral to FutureSmart Mining™.

Built around three Global Sustainability Pillars, we are committed to operating responsibly with a clear focus on sustainability and the goals and ambitions we have set ourselves to help deliver a healthy environment, thriving communities and building trust as a corporate leader.

We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for our shareholders, for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole.

Aligned to the SDGs

Our three Global Sustainability Pillars are designed to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each pillar has three Stretch Goals and further goals and ambitions that we will add to these as we progress. They are deliberately ambitious and designed to challenge us to lead and innovate.

Healthy environment

Maintaining a healthy environment by creating carbon neutral operations that use less fresh water and deliver positive biodiversity outcomes.

Thriving communities

Building thriving communities with better health, education and levels of employment.

Trusted corporate leader

Developing trust as a corporate leader, providing ethical value chains and improved accountability to the communities we work with.

Our Critical Foundations

Our Sustainable Mining Plan is underpinned by our Critical Foundations.

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Our Critical Foundations

Collaborative Regional Development

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Collaborative Regional Development

Policies & Data

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Policies & Data

What sustainability means to us

A sustainable business is purposeful, competitive, resilient and agile. It is a business that thrives throughout economic and social cycles.

Environmental, social, governance and commercial issues are often connected; they are part of a complex dynamic system that is constantly evolving. At Anglo American, our work has evolved to match this complexity. Sustainability considerations are integrated into how we work and are central to our decision making as we strive to understand the full impact of each decision we take.

Our local plans

To achieve our shared goals, we need to develop and deliver local sustainability plans that are tailored to the unique sustainability challenges we face at each of our sites.

The daily decisions we all make affect the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, the environment, the communities where we operate and our partnerships with different stakeholders and society at large. So it’s crucial we all know and understand how we can play a part.

Sustainability isn’t a luxury or a choice. It’s our future.