Slide 1: ESG Fact Sheet 2024
V7 N DRDGOLD | SUSTAINABLY GOLD LIMITED | REGENERATION | CLIMATE | PEOPLE | RENEWAL ESG Fact Sheet 2024
Slide 2: About this fact sheet / Forward-looking statements
2 About this fact sheet 3 Strategic approach to sustainability 4 Sustainability governance 5 ESG risks 6 Material issues 6 Environmental review 8 Community engagement and support 9 Human relations and health and safety review Environmental review Community engagement and support Employee relations a
Slide 3: About this fact sheet
Our model for value-creation means that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are central to the business and not simply add-ons. We believe that the integration of sustainable development in our operating and financial construct is a compelling differentiator for DRDGOLD. By approachin
Slide 4: A strategy informed by sustainable development
Johannesburg has a unique story and would, but for the discovery and mining of gold, not exist. The mines, however, did not come to the city, rather the city came to the mines. What resulted was poorly regulated urbanisation and hundreds of thousands of people living in close proximity to former min
Slide 5: Integrated thinking and TSF safety
These questions also inform an integrated thinking process in the execution of our overall business strategy by the board of directors (Board) of the Company. A very prominent part of our business focus is that of TSF safety. We subscribe to the contemporary imperative of greater transparency and en
Slide 6: Sustainability governance and ESG risks
Our Board oversees our risk strategy, including risk appetite and risk management governance. DRDGOLD employs a formal, enterprise-wide risk management process (ERM) designed in terms of which risks are identified, reviewed and recorded. Periodically, risk targets are set, and risk ownership is allo
Slide 7: Environmental review
Environmental review ENVIRONMENTAL SPEND R40.8m (2023: R41.9m) Strategic focus area Using technology and information to enhance operational performance and to minimise the impact on the environment Applicable UN SDGs: Strategically relevant WGC RGMPs: 8 – Environmental stewardship 9 – Biodiversity,
Slide 8: Environmental review continued
Environmental review continued 2024 2023 2022 Environmental spend (Rm) 40.8 41.9 60.3 TSFs vegetated (ha) 40 25 58 Land rehabilitated and clearance from National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) (ha) 1 — 30 24 Electricity consumption (MWh) 312 333 333 249 376 513 Diesel consumption (litres)2 879 532 951 788
Slide 9: Community engagement and support
Community engagement and support TOTAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPEND R51.3m (2023: R55.2m LA) Strategic focus area Improving the quality of life of communities surrounding our operations Applicable UN SDGs: Strategically relevant WGC RGMP: 7 – Working with communities We are committed to operating in a
Slide 10: Employee relations and safety and health review
Employee relations and safety and health review VALUE DISTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEES – SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS R735m (2023: R663m) Strategic focus area Create a values-driven culture of employee safety, empowerment, diversity and inclusivity Applicable UN SDGs: Strategically relevant WGC RGMP:
Slide 11: DRDGOLD Limited
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