Principle 8

We have devised and implemented a number of practical programmes covering the management of climate change, water, land stewardship, biodiversity,  mineral and non mineral waste, air quality, and closure. Examples of our 2007 work include:

• developing and implementing a biodiversity values assessment tool designed to prioritise risks and opportunities;
• developing and implementing a new protected area of national significance in Madagascar in collaboration with the local community and other stakeholders;
• discovering and protecting several new species of rare troglofauna at an iron ore development in the Pilbara, Australia;
• conducting risk and opportunity assessments for water management at 34 sites; and
• testing a programme to improve mineral waste management at three sites to help operations reduce the financial risks and increase environmental protection relating to tailings, waste rock, open pits, block caves, underground workings and waste processing.

Read more about initiatives in the area of environmental management, water management, waste management, biodiversity and land stewardship. 

During 2007 we continued to engage with a wide range of stakeholders to help us improve our environmental performance. These included WWF Australia, Royal Botantical Gardens at Kew, Flora and Fauna International and Birdlife International.  Read examples of how we engage with stakeholders.