Sustainable development report 2015
Supplement to the integrated annual report 30 June 2015
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Our approach to creating value
Our vision, mission, purpose and values

Our vision

To be the world’s best platinum producing company, delivering superior returns to stakeholders relative to our peers.

Our mission

To safely mine, process, refine, recycle and market our products at the best possible cost ensuring sustainable value creation for all our stakeholders.

Our purpose

To safely and responsibly produce platinum group metals (PGMs) in order to make a meaningful contribution to the sustainability of our planet. PGMs are environmentally friendly ‘green’ metals, which ensure cleaner air through effective emission control and are also used in electronics and electro-chemical processes, in the medical and dental fields and increasingly in the development and use of fuel cells.

Our values

We respect
  • All our stakeholders, including:
    • Shareholders
    • Employees and their representative bodies
    • Communities within which we operate
    • Regulatory bodies
    • Suppliers and customers
    • Directors and management
    • All other interested and affected parties
  • The principles of the UN Global Compact
  • The laws of the countries within which we operate
  • Company policies and procedures
  • Our place and way of work
  • Open and honest communication
  • Diversity of all our stakeholders
  • Risk management and continuous improvement philosophies.
We care
  • For the health and safety of all our stakeholders
  • For the preservation of natural resources
  • For the natural environment in which we operate
  • For the socio-economic well-being of the communities within which we operate.
We strive to deliver
  • A safe, productive and conducive working environment
  • A fair working environment through equitable and competitive human capital practices
  • On the development of our employees
  • Positive returns to our stakeholders through an operational excellence model
  • On our commitments to all stakeholders
  • On our capital projects
  • Quality products that meet or exceed our customers’ expectations.