2011
AMBATOVY SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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Table of Contents
Message from Our President............................................................................................................................................................................................3
About Us..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Our Approach to Sustainability...........................................................................................6
Governance.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Stakeholder Engagement..................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Commitments to External Initiatives.............................................................................................................................................................................12
Mandatory Compliance................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Voluntary Compliance..................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Key Impacts, Risks and Opportunities..........................................................................................................................................................................14
Our Performance. ...............................................................................................................16
Environmental Performance...........................................................................................................................................................................................17
Management Approach to Environmental Sustainability............................................................................................................................................17
Biodiversity...................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining...................................................................................................................................................................................23
Restoration to a Sustainable Landscape.....................................................................................................................................................................23
Water............................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Energy..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
Emissions, Effluents, and Waste.................................................................................................................................................................................25
Materials.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Transport......................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Economic Performance...................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Management Approach to Economic Sustainability...................................................................................................................................................31
Direct Economic Performance.....................................................................................................................................................................................31
Community and Indirect Impact Investments..............................................................................................................................................................33
Market Presence..........................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Social Performance..........................................................................................................................................................................................................37
Management Approach to Society and Community Relations...................................................................................................................................37
Resettlement................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Cultural Preservation...................................................................................................................................................................................................41
Community Development.............................................................................................................................................................................................41
Labour Performance........................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Management Approach to Labour Practices...............................................................................................................................................................47
Employment..................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
Labour-Management Relations...................................................................................................................................................................................49
Demobilization and Redeployment..............................................................................................................................................................................50
Occupational Health and Safety..................................................................................................................................................................................50
Training and Education................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Diversity and Equal Opportunity..................................................................................................................................................................................53
Human Rights Performance............................................................................................................................................................................................55
Management Approach to Human Rights...................................................................................................................................................................55
Human Rights Training.................................................................................................................................................................................................56
The Ambatovy Grievance Management System.........................................................................................................................................................56
Child Labour and Prevention of Exploitation...............................................................................................................................................................57
Product Responsibility Performance............................................................................................................................................................................59
Management Approach to Product Responsibility......................................................................................................................................................59
Material Stewardship....................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Customer Relations, Health and Safety......................................................................................................................................................................60
About this Report.............................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Report Profile...............................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Defining Report Content..............................................................................................................................................................................................63
Report Boundary..........................................................................................................................................................................................................64
GRI Content Index........................................................................................................................................................................................................65
Appendices..........................................................................................................................66
Appendix 1: Partnerships and Associations................................................................................................................................................................67
Appendix 2: Priority Species..........................................................................................................................................................................................68
Appendix 3: Acronyms.....................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Appendix 4: GRI Content Index......................................................................................................................................................................................70
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