Global Reporting
Initiative

Our Sustainability Report focuses on issues that we consider to be of material significance to our sustainability performance. We have referred to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3.1 Reporting Guidelines as the main framework for our report preparation.

OZ Minerals elects to report against the GRI as a way for stakeholders to measure our organisational sustainability performance, covering environmental, human rights, labour practices, society, product responsibility and economic topics. The GRI provides stakeholders a universally applicable and comparable framework from which to understand disclosed information.

The OZ Minerals Sustainability Report is written to a ‘B+’ Application Level, which requires a minimum of 20 indicators to be addressed as well as external verification of the disclosures. We have focused on the core indicators and have reported against additional indicators that are of particular relevance to our business, including those from the Mining and Mineral’s Industry Supplement. The GRI indicators are listed below, including where they are disclosed in the report and an explanation of their reported level – reported, partially reported, not reported or not material. Independent assurance is provided for key disclosures including greenhouse and energy, safety and health and performance summary sections.

For more information, please see the Materiality section of this report.

STANDARD DISCLOSURES PART I: Profile Disclosures
STANDARD DISCLOSURES PART II: Disclosures on Management Approach (DMAs)
STANDARD DISCLOSURES PART III: Performance Indicators

Orange Fully reported   Grey Partially reported   Black Not reported   White Not applicable or material to our business
STANDARD DISCLOSURES PART I: Profile Disclosures
Indicator Reporting requirement Report location and links Level of
reporting
Strategy and Analysis
1.1 Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organisation. CEO Letter Fully reported
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. Materiality, Commitments 2012, CEO Letter, Audits, Risk Management Fully reported
2. Organisational Profile
2.1 Name of the organisation. About this report Fully reported
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services. Company overview Fully reported
2.3 Operational structure of the organisation, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. Equity Interests, OZ Minerals’ organisational and management structure Fully reported
2.4 Location of organisation’s headquarters. Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
2.5 Number of countries where the organisation operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. Company overview Fully reported
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form. http://www.ozminerals.com/Investor-Information/Company-Summary.html Fully reported
2.7 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). Company overview Fully reported
2.8 Scale of the reporting organisation. Prominent Hill, Our People, Economic value generated table Fully reported
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership. Company overview Fully reported
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period. Awards Fully reported
3. Report Parameters
3.1 Reporting period (e.g. fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any). Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
3.3 Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. Our Readers and Feedback Fully reported
3.5 Process for defining report content. Materiality and Our Readers Fully reported
3.6 Boundary of the report (e.g. countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). See GRI Boundary Protocol for further guidance. Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report (see completeness principle for explanation of scope). Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organisations. Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report. Explain any decisions not to apply, or to substantially diverge from, the GRI Indicator Protocols. Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g. mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods). Safety Performance Fully reported
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, Health performance Fully reported
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. Global Reporting Initiative Fully reported
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. Report scope, boundary and data collection Fully reported
4. Governance, Commitments and Engagement
4.1 Governance structure of the organisation, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organisational oversight. OZ Minerals’ organisational and management structure, OZ Minerals’ Sustainability Governance, Board and Committees Fully reported
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer. http://www.ozminerals.com/About-OZ-Minerals/Board-Of-Directors.html, Corporate Governance Fully reported
4.3 For organisations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. Board and committees Fully reported
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. Annual General Meeting Fully reported
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organisation’s performance (including social and environmental performance). Senior Management Fully reported
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. Values and ethics Fully reported
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body and its committees, including any consideration of gender and other indicators of diversity. http://www.ozminerals.com/About-OZ-Minerals/Corporate-Governance.html Fully reported
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. Values and ethics Fully reported
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organisation’s identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. Risk Management, Corporate Governance Fully reported
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. http://www.ozminerals.com/About-OZ-Minerals/Corporate-Governance.html Fully reported
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation. The precautionary approach is applied to the management of greenhouse gas emissions Not reported
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses. Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organisations in which the organisation:
  • Has positions in governance bodies;
  • Participates in projects or committees;
  • Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or
  • Views membership as strategic.
 Industry Associations Fully reported
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation. Stakeholder engagement Fully reported
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. Stakeholder engagement Fully reported
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. Stakeholder engagement Fully reported
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Stakeholder engagement Fully reported
STANDARD DISCLOSURES PART II: Disclosures on Management Approach (DMAs)
G3 DMA Reporting requirement Report location and links Level of
reporting
DMA EC Disclosure on Management Approach – Economic
Aspects Economic performance Operating and financial performance Fully reported
Market presence Our people and Company Overview Fully reported
Indirect economic impacts Contributions to local economies Fully reported
DMA EN Disclosure on Management Approach – Environmental
Aspects Materials Energy and Water conservation Fully reported
Energy Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Fully reported
Water Water management Fully reported
Biodiversity Land management and biodiversity Fully reported
Emissions, effluents and waste Waste management Fully reported
Products and services Environmental Performance Partially reported
Compliance Sustainability management standards Fully reported
Transport Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
Overall Sustainability management standards Fully reported
DMA LA Disclosure on Management Approach – Labour Practices and Decent Work
Aspects Employment Our people Fully reported
Labour/management relations Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
Occupational health and safety Safety and Health Fully reported
Training and education Training and Development Fully reported
Diversity and equal opportunity Workforce Profile and Diversity Fully reported
Equal remuneration for women and men Attraction, retention and engagement Fully reported
DMA HR Disclosure on Management Approach – Human Rights
Aspects Investment and procurement practices Local business support Partially reported
Non-discrimination Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
Freedom of association and collective bargaining Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
Child labour Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
Prevention of forced and compulsory labour Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
Security practices Labour relations and human rights Partially reported
Indigenous rights Cultural Heritage and Traditional Rights Fully reported
Assessment   Not material
Remediation   Not material
DMA SO Disclosure on Management Approach – Social
Aspects Community Community Engagement Fully reported
Artisanal and small-scale mining   Not material
Resettlement Social Standards – standards for the management of social risks Partially reported
Closure planning Closure planning Fully reported
Grievance mechanisms and procedures Community Engagement Fully reported
Emergency Preparedness Crisis Management, Emergency Response Team Fully reported
Corruption http://www.ozminerals.com/About-OZ-Minerals/Corporate-Governance.html Fully reported
Public policy http://www.ozminerals.com/About-OZ-Minerals/Corporate-Governance.html Fully reported
Anti-competitive behaviour http://www.ozminerals.com/About-OZ-Minerals/Corporate-Governance.html Fully reported
Compliance Compliance Fully reported
DMA PR Disclosure on Management Approach – Product Responsibility
Aspects Materials stewardship   Not material
Customer health and safety Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
Product and service labelling Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
Marketing communications   Not material
Customer privacy Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
Compliance Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
STANDARD DISCLOSURES PART III: Performance Indicators
Indicator Reporting requirement Report location and links Level of
reporting
Economic
Economic performance
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. Economic value generated and distributed table Fully reported
EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation’s activities due to climate change. Proposed Carbon Price Fully reported
EC3 Coverage of the organisation’s defined benefit plan obligations. OZ Minerals benefits model Fully reported
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government. Contributions to local economies Fully reported
Market presence
EC6 Policy, practices and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. Contributions to local economies and local business support Fully reported
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. Contributions to local economies, Our People Fully reported
Indirect economic impacts
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. Socio-economic contributions Partially reported
EC9 Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. Local business support Fully reported
Environmental
Energy
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Fully reported
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Fully reported
EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Fully reported
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Fully reported
Water
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source. Water management Fully reported
EN9 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. Water management Fully reported
Biodiversity
EN11 Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Land management and biodiversity Fully reported
EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Land management and biodiversity Fully reported
MM1 Amount of land (owned or leased, and managed for production activities or extractive use) disturbed or rehabilitated. Land management and biodiversity Fully reported
EN13 Habitats protected or restored. Land management and biodiversity Fully reported
EN14 Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. Land management and biodiversity Fully reported
MM2 The number and percentage of total sites identified as requiring biodiversity management plans according to stated criteria, and the number (percentage) of those sites with plans in place. Land management and biodiversity Partially reported
EN15 Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk. Land management and biodiversity Fully reported
Emissions, effluents and waste
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions 2011 Fully reported
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Fully reported
EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. There are no ozone-depleting substances produced at Prominent Hill Fully reported
EN20 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. Air quality management Fully reported
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination. Water management Fully reported
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. Waste management, Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Fully reported
MM3 Total amounts of overburden, rock, tailings and sludges and their associated risks. Waste Rock and Tailings Fully reported
EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills. Environmental Performance Fully reported
Products and services
EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Environmental Performance Fully reported
EN27 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.   Not material
Compliance
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Environmental Performance Fully reported
Transport
EN29 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organisation’s operations, and transporting members of the workforce. Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
Social: Labour Practices and Decent Work
Employment
LA2 Total number and rate of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. Workforce Profile and Diversity Partially reported
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. Attraction, Retention and Engagement Fully reported
Labour/management relations
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
MM4 Number of strikes and lock-outs exceeding one week’s duration, by country. Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
Occupational health and safety
LA6 Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. Safety and Health Communication Partially reported
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region and gender. Safety Performance Fully reported
Safety and Health Monitoring
LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families or community members regarding serious diseases. Safety and Health Monitoring Fully reported
Training and education
LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by gender by employee category. Training and Development Fully reported
LA11 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. Workforce Profile and Diversity, Case Study – Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program Partially reported
LA12 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender. Training and Development Partially reported
Diversity and equal opportunity
LA14 Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category by significant locations of the operation. OZ Minerals’ work force analysis of pay and job band by gender Fully reported
Social: Human Rights
Child labour
HR6 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labour. Labour relations and human rights Fully reported
Forced and compulsory labour
HR7 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour, and measures to contribute to the effective abolition of child labour. Labour relations and human rights Partially reported
Security practices
HR8 Percentage of security personnel trained in the organisation’s policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. Labour relations and human rights Partially reported
Indigenous rights
MM5 Total number of operations taking place in or adjacent to Indigenous Peoples’ territories, and number and percentage of operations or sites where there are formal agreements with Indigenous Peoples’ communities. Community Engagement Fully reported
Social: Society
Local Communities
SO1 Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments and development programs. Community Engagement, Mining Technicians Course, Cross Cultural Awareness Program Partially reported
Artisanal and small-scale mining
MM8 Number (and percentage) or company operating sites where artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place on, or adjacent to, the site; the associated risks and the actions taken to manage and mitigate these risks. Land management and biodiversity – Cambodia exploration Fully reported
Closure planning
MM10 Number and percentage of operations with closure plans. Closure planning Fully reported
Public policy
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. CEO letter Fully reported
Compliance
SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. Compliance Fully reported
Social: Product Responsibility
Customer health and safety
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
PR2 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
Product and service labelling
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported
Compliance
PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. Transport of Prominent Hill concentrates Fully reported

 

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