Published 08-08-18
Issued by Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross Gold Corporation is pleased to present its 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report, a comprehensive and transparent account of the Company’s health and safety, socio-economic, community and workforce engagement, ethical conduct and environmental performance across its global operations.
Kinross Gold Corporation is pleased to present its 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report, a comprehensive and transparent account of the Company’s health and safety, socio-economic, community and workforce engagement, ethical conduct and environmental performance across its global operations.
“Corporate Responsibility (CR) is engrained into our core business and every facet of our operations at Kinross,” said J. Paul Rollinson, President and CEO. “Our approach to CR continues to focus on the well-being of our employees, host communities and surrounding environment, which includes generating sustainable benefits in the host countries and communities where we operate, and acting ethically and transparently. This report, which marks ten years of our formal CR reporting, provides important details about our strong performance and the measures we take to ensure we meet our commitments as a leading responsible mining company.”
Key elements of Kinross’ 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report, which is available at 2017corporateresponsibilityreport.kinross.com, include:
Putting People First – Health & Safety
Generating Socio-Economic Value
Empowering our Communities
Managing our Environmental Footprint
Engaging our Workforce
Ethical Conduct
The Report follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, fulfills Kinross’ commitments as a participant in the United Nations Global Compact by publishing a “Communication on Progress” report, and includes coverage of how Kinross has linked business performance to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The Report also documents key stakeholder issues and Kinross’ responses on a site-by-site basis, and provides results from a recent socio-economic study examining how mining contributes to sustainable development in the rural areas around our Tasiast mine in Mauritania. The study demonstrates the significant reductions in poverty in the region around the Tasiast mine between 2011 and 2017.
Four case studies in the Report illustrate specific examples that relate to environmental stewardship through water conservation and world-class reclamation, and support for programs that empower Indigenous groups and women in communities around our mines. The case studies include:
Kinross has also continued to evolve and improve how it approaches its Corporate Responsibility strategy. The Company updated its Guiding Principles for Corporate Responsibility after a cross-discipline review to ensure there is operational accountability through relevant metrics that track performance against each Principle. You can find Kinross’ Guiding Principles for Corporate Responsibility here.
Corporate Responsibility Contact
Ed Opitz
Vice-President, Safety and Sustainability
phone: 416-369-6476
Media Contact
Louie Diaz
Director, Corporate Communications
phone: 416-369-6469