Livelihoods

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Introduction

The Livelihoods focus area within the Thriving Communities theme is how we improve local economic opportunities and diversification.

We have a strong record of making a lasting, positive contribution to the regions in which we operate. We are building on this track record through helping to unlock long-term economic growth and resilience that improves livelihoods in host communities.

To create diversified economic opportunities that make a lasting impact to livelihoods, we are working to deliver sustainable, collaborative and inclusive ways of supporting communities, applying a partnership-focused development approach that catalyses long-term systemic change with and within our operating regions.

We continue to invest in key programmes – agriculture development, youth employability, local business development initiatives, such as Zimele in South Africa and Emerge in Chile, and our Impact Finance Network (IFN), which provides technical assistance to growth-focused SMEs and helps them to secure third-party funding.

Our approach

We are focused on supporting lasting, inclusive jobs that meet real community needs, especially for women and young people who often face the greatest barriers to opportunity.

To achieve our targets, we are helping local economies to diversify and build long-term resilience – reducing the dependency on mining. To deliver this, we are forming strategic partnerships and pioneering innovative, cost-effective models for delivery and funding.

We achieved our 2025 milestone of supporting three jobs off site for every job on site by year-end 2025. By the end of 2025, we had supported 165,286 off-site jobs since 2018 and, in 2025, we supported 3.4 off-site jobs for every on-site job (2024: 2.9).

Ambition & targets

Ambition

Improve local economic opportunities and diversification.

Target

Support at least 120,000 off-site jobs by 2030 (vs. 2018).

Impact Finance Network

The Impact Finance Network (IFN) is Anglo American’s platform dedicated to supporting economic diversification and livelihoods by unlocking private capital for growth-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Operating across Africa and Latin America, the IFN helps local businesses overcome barriers to investment, enabling them to scale and deliver positive social and environmental impact.

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