Environment
Living the Implats Way
Our purpose is to create a better future. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
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Our purpose is to create a better future. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
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Decarbonisation is an urgent global challenge. There are increasing opportunities to use platinum-catalysed fuel cells to provide zero-emitting, carbon-free energy, in electricity and mobile applications.
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Employee accommodation and living conditions remain key strategic issues for improving the wellbeing of our employees and host communities in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Our focus remains on facilitating the creation of sustainable human settlements and access to decent accommodation for employees who are residing in informal structures.
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The increasing evidence globally of physical climate impacts – wildfires, floods, rising temperatures – is driving a greater sense of urgency in building adaptive capacity and resilience to climate.
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Our environmental policy reflects the Group’s commitment to responsibly manage natural resources and proactively mitigate the environmental impacts associated with our activities.
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Climate change is a critical challenge for the energy-intensive mining and minerals processing sector, demanding lower GHG emissions, greater climate resilience, and transparent stakeholder engagement.
Read moreOur southern African operations are situated in regions facing significant water stress. Implats is committed to responsible water stewardship by prioritising water recycling and re-use at our operations, while also working to reduce our reliance on freshwater sources.
Water recycled or re-used: 59%
against a Group target of 56% water recycled or re-used in 2025 (2024: 55%)
Water recycled/re-used, all operations: 44 718ML
(2024: 40 182)**
** Maiden inclusion of Impala Bafokeng.
Our decarbonisation and energy security policy statement affirms our commitment to transitioning towards renewable and low-carbon energy sources, while ensuring clear and consistent communication regarding the potential impacts of climate change on our business.
Completed commissioning of
35MW
solar plant at Zimplats with board approval for the construction of
45MW
solar plant at Zimplats
281 539tCO2e emissions avoided
through energy efficiency and market-based renewable electricity initiatives.
We minimise our air quality impacts by optimising our processes and installing best-in- class abatement technologies.
No dust fallout incidents recorded
at Impala Rustenburg, Impala Bafokeng and Zimplats
Impala Refineries’ air emissions licence (AEL)
successfully granted and valid until February 2030.
SO2
as at 30 June 2025
Direct SO2 emissions
as at 30 June 2025
Implats’ tailings storage facilities are robustly engineered and effectively managed. The Group is firmly committed to achieving full alignment with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management.
Zero major or significant environmental incidents
involving TSFs: (2024: zero)
Re-mining of tailings at dormant TSFs
at Impala Rustenburg continues to support local employment.
Integrating mine-closure considerations into the design, planning and operation of our mines is essential to minimising long-term environmental and socioeconomic risks, while ensuring a positive legacy.
Rehabilitated 46ha of eligible land at Group-managed operations
(2024: 39ha)
Community upliftment project at Marula provided employment for community members to seed tailings side slopes
Our Impala Rustenburg and Impala Bafokeng operations have initiated the use of a Wingtra survey drone to complete monthly surveys of their TSFs. This equipment is piloted by the senior surveyor of the Rustenburg Operation who has obtained his drone pilot’s licence for this purpose.
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Our Impala Rustenburg operation was honoured to host a post-conference tour for delegates attending the 11th annual conference of the Land Rehabilitation Society of Southern Africa, held at Sun City in September 2024.
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Thekga Movement, a dynamic women-led social enterprise, is transforming environmental challenges into economic opportunities – empowering local women and restoring natural ecosystems, one basket at a time. Developed through a business hub supported by Impala Refineries, the initiative repurposes water hyacinth – an invasive aquatic plant – into eco-friendly, handwoven baskets.
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