Gold Fields Limited Sustainability Report

Participant
Published
  • 16-Jun-2009
Time period
  • July 2008  –  June 2009
Links
Description
  • The Gold Fields COP takes the form of an Annual Sustainability Report. This report is made available on the Gold Fields website and is also printed in hardcopy for distribution to all Shareholders, employees and other interested and affectred parties (upon request). The statement od continued support for the Global Compact has been included on the website itself, the links of which have been included above. The annual Sustainability Report forms part of the Gold Fields Annual Report, which is subjected to a thrid party assurance process. The Sustainable Development Report section is, however, only subjected to a third party assurtance process on an ad hoc basis at this stage. Teh next report will most likely be subjected to such a review.

Principles covered
  • Principle 1 - Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
  • Principle 2 - Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses
  • Principle 3 - Businesses should uphold freedom of association & effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
  • Principle 4 - The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour
  • Principle 5 - The effective abolition of child labour
  • Principle 6 - Eliminate discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
  • Principle 7 - Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges
  • Principle 8 - Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
  • Principle 9 - Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
  • Principle 10 - Businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery
Languages
  • English