SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

GRI:

The social dimension of sustainability concerns the impacts the company has on the social environment in which it operates.

Harmony has identified key performance indicators (KPIs) in respect of safety and health, labour practices and human rights, HIV & AIDS, corporate social responsibility and local economic development. These will be dealt with in greater detail. In addition, this section addresses product responsibility.

The social performance section covers:

Safety and occupational health

The provision of safe and healthy workplaces remains a key priority for Harmony, as does the elimination of all workplace injuries and work-related ill health effects, and has been an important area of focus during the year.

HIV & AIDS

Harmony has developed a comprehensive and appropriate response to the HIV & AIDS pandemic over a number of years.

Harmony as an employer – labour practices and human rights

Group policies and a centralised human resources and labour relations function guide the management of people, an integral part of line management at the operations.

Working with the community

Harmony recognises that it is part of the broader communities in which it operates and that it has an obligation to the socio-economic development and well-being of those communities now and in the future.

Taking responsibility for our product

Harmony’s business is gold. We are engaged in the entire gold production process – exploration, mine development, mining, smelting and refining.

^ Return to the top