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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Implats has the advantage of geographical diversification and exploits platiniferous horizons within the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe and the palladium-dominant orebody located in the Lac des Iles Intrusive Complex in Canada. The Bushveld Complex and Great Dyke layered intrusions are unique in terms of size and geological continuity.
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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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Underpinning our purpose to create a better future is our commitment to being a responsible metals producer, creating economic opportunity for our communities and protecting our natural environment.
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We are proud of our 100 years in platinum mining and we look forward to the continuation of creating innovative solution.
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Our vision is to create a better future – through the metals we produce, the way we do business, and our superior performance. The intent is to ensure sustainable value creation for all our stakeholders. By focussing on shared value outcomes, Implats creates economic value in a way that also creates value for society, by addressing its needs and challenges.
We have a structured and systematic approach to managing our most significant social, economic and environmental impacts and to addressing the material interests of our stakeholders. Guided by our purpose and supported by our values, our approach is underpinned by a well-defined process for identifying and evaluating the risks and opportunities most material to the business.
Implats holds an "A" performance score for its 2020 CDP Water Disclosure Project submission – one of only 106 companies globally to have made the CDP's 2020 water security A-list. The A-rating, the second consecutive year Implats has achieved this score, places us in the leadership band with a select group of companies for achieving best practice in their 2020 disclosure, awareness and management of water security risk.
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Access to clean water and sanitation are basic necessities and are imperative in curbing the spread of Covid-19. Accessing adequate water supply is a challenge in many of the communities around our South African and Zimbabwean operations.
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Implats is committed to being a reputable and responsible PGM producer through ethical production processes. During FY2020 we started implementing a Group platinum and palladium sourcing policy across our operations. We engaged PwC to assist with assessing our current practices and policies against the 2019 requirements of the London Platinum and Palladium Markets’ (LPPM) Responsible Platinum and Palladium Guidance, and where necessary made improvements.
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