KUMBA IRON ORE - Annual Report 2007
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Sustainable development

Global Reporting Initiative Performance Indicator Table

G3
Indicator
  Description Page
1.
  STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS  
1.1
  Statement from senior decision-maker 24-33
1.2
  Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities 26-33, 42, 44-45, 69
2.
  ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE  
2.1
  Organization’s name IBC
2.2
  Major products 4-5
2.3
  Operational structure and major divisions 16-17
2.4
  Location of headquarters IBC
2.5
  Countries of operation 52
2.6
  Nature of ownership 16-17
2.7
  Markets served including geographic breakdown/sectors served/customers 4-5, 36-37
2.8
  Scale of organization including number of employees, nets sales/revenues, total capitalization 2-3, 30-33, 70
2.9
  Significant changes during reporting period 26-29
2.10
  Awards  
3.
  REPORT PARAMETERS None
3.1
  Reporting period 1
3.2
  Date of previous report 30-33
3.3
  Reporting cycle Annual
3.4
  Contact point IBC
3.5
  Process for defining report content...........Material issues identified by stakeholders (p80)
3.6
  Boundary of the report......................................Managed operations  
3.7
  Limitations on the scope or boundary of the report......................................Limited to managed operations  
3.8
  Basis for reporting on joint ventures, etc NA
3.10
  Restatements of information NA
3.11
  Significant changes from previous reporting periods.................Greater detail and insight into sustainability issues  
3.12
  GRI Content Index table 94-95
3.13
  Policy and practice for seeking independent assurance for report 65
4.
  GOVERNANCE, COMMITMENTS & ENGAGEMENT  
4.1
  Governance structure including committees 98-99
4.2
  Indicate whether chair of highest governance body is also an executive officer 98
4.3
  Percent of independent directors 18-19, 98
4.4
  Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations/direction to highest governance body 80, 184-IBC
4.14
  List of stakeholder groups 80
4.15
  Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage 80

G3
Indicator
  Description Page
  ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS  
  Management approach  
EC1
  Direct economic value generated and distributed.... 24-25, 30-33, 90
EC2
  Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change 86, 104
EC3
  Coverage of the organization’s defined benefit plan obligations 163
EC4
  Significant financial assistance received from government NA
EC5
  Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation Not reported
EC6
  Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation 63, 90
EC7
  Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation 70, 72
EC8
  Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided for public benefit 77
EC9
  Indirect impacts 42, 45
  ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS  
  Management approach  
EN1
  Weight of materials used 83-85
EN2
  Percentage of materials used that are recycled 86
EN3
  Direct energy consumption by primary source 85
EN4
  Indirect energy consumption by primary source 85
EN5
  Total energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements 85
EN6
  Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives 85
EN7
  Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved 27, 85
EN8
  Total water withdrawal 83
EN9
  Water sources and related habitats significantly affected by withdrawal of water 83
E10
  Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused 83
EN11
  Location and size of land owned, leased or managed in, or adjacent to protected areas 87
EN12
  Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas 64, 83-85
EN13
  Habitats protected or restored 87
EN14
  Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity 86-87
EN15
  Number of IUCN Red List species with habitats in areas affected by operations broken down by level of extinction risk 86-87
EN16
  Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight 64, 86
EN17
  Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight 86
EN18
  Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved 64, 86
EN19
  Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight Not reported

G3 Indicator   Description Page
EN20   NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissionsby weight Not reported
EN21   Total water discharge by quality and destination 64, 86
EN22   Total weight of waste by type and disposal method 64, 86
EN23   Total number and volume of significant spills 86
EN24   Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel ConventionAnnex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported wasteshipped internationally 86
EN25   Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of waterbodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization’s discharges of water and runoff 87
EN26   Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products NA
EN27   Percentage of products sold that is reclaimed at the end of the products’ useful life by product category NA
EN28   Compliance 65, 87
EN29   Transport.  
EN30   Total environmental protection expenditures by type Not reported
    SOCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Not reported
    Management approach  
LA1   Total workforce by employment type, employment contract,and region 70
LA2   Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group,gender and region 70
LA3   Benefits 90, 163
LA4   Percentage of employees covered by collectivebargaining agreements Not reported
LA5   Minimum notice period(s) and consultation and negotiationpractices with employees and/or their representativesregarding operational changes Not reported
LA6   Percentage of workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor andadvise on occupational safety programs Not reported
LA7   Health and safety rates 74-75
LA8   Programs to assist employees, families, or community members regarding serious diseases 24-25, 74-75
L9   Elements of occupational health and safetymanagement approach 66-67, 74-75
LA10   Average hours of training per year per employeeby employee category 70
LA11   Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings 70
LA12   Percentage of employees receiving regular performance andcareer development reviews 70
LA13   Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity 72
LA14   Ratio of basic salary of men to women byemployee category Not reported
HR1   Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening Not reported

G3 Indicator   Description Page
HR2   Percentage of significant suppliers and contractorsthat have undergone screening on human rights andactions taken Not reported
HR3   Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained Not reported
HR4   Total number of incidents of discrimination andactions taken Not reported
HR5   Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk,and actions taken to support these rights Not reported
HR6   Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents ofchild labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labou Not reported
HR7   Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labour....................................... Not reported
HR8   Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization’s policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations Not reported
HR9   Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken NA
SO1   Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting 77, 80
SO3   Percentage of employees trained in organization’santi-corruption policies and procedures Not reported
SO4   Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption Not reported
SO5   Public policy positions and participation in publicpolicy development and lobbying Not reported
SO6   Total value of contributions to political parties,politicians, and related institutions Not reported
SO7   Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes Not reported
SO8   Monetary value of significant fines and total number ofnon-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with lawsand regulations Not reported
PR1   Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of productsand services are assessed for improvement, and percentageof significant products and services categories subject tosuch procedures NA
PR2   Number and type of instances of non-compliance withregulations concerning health and safety effects ofproducts and services Not reported
PR3   Procedures for product and service informationand labelling Not reported
PR4   Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labelling, by type of outcomes Not reported
PR5   Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction Not reported
PR6   Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship Not reported
PR7   Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulationsand voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship bytype of outcomes Not reported
PR8   Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data Not reported
PR9   Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance withlaws and regulations concerning the provision and use ofproducts and services Not reported