Mining Magazine September 2016 | Page 24

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ANGLO AMERICAN AS a business has historically been a leader in encouraging sustainable mining practices . To discover more about how the company puts ideas into practice , we spoke with Anglo American , to see how the business is continuing to encourage sustainability in a difficult pricing environment . From shrinking its environmental footprint to encouraging socio-economic development in developing communities , the business is striving to deliver sustainability through each of its seven pillars of value :

01 / Safety and health

According to Rene Aguilar , group head of safety , Anglo American “ has a zero harm vision .” Through stringent workforce safety and health programmes , it aims to make safety a way of life , inside and outside of the workplace .
• The company recently won a prestigious IABC Gold Quill Award for its annual Global Safety Day . The final activity last year took place in October 2015 and involved all employees and contractors across Anglo American .
• Anglo American also runs the world ’ s largest private sector testing and treatment programme for HIV and AIDS . In 2015 , a record 88 percent of HIVpositive employees were enrolled in the programme – a more than 10 % increase on the previous year .
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