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Anglo American Platinum celebrates inclusion in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

27 January, 2021

Anglo American Platinum announces its inclusion for the second year in a row in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), highlighting the importance of creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where colleagues are enabled every day to do their best work.

In total, 380 companies headquartered in 44 countries and regions were included in the 2021 Index. The GEI is seen as a transparent and independent tool for investors considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters in their investment decisions.

The GEI measures gender equality using 74 metrics across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline; equal pay and gender pay parity; inclusive culture; sexual harassment policies; and pro-women brand. To be included in the Index, a company has to score at or above a global threshold established by Bloomberg to reflect a high level of disclosure and overall performance across the five pillars.

Anglo American Platinum Chief Executive Officer Natascha Viljoen, said: We have been doing significant work to build a workplace where all employees, regardless of gender, race or religious background, can fulfil their potential. However, building a diverse and capable team isn’t enough. It must be accompanied by a culture of trust and understanding, which ensures people are comfortable sharing their views and are open to change. To that end, participating in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index allows us to benchmark against the best companies in the world and identify areas where we can make further improvements.”

Anglo American Platinum was also included in the 2020 GEI, which featured 325 companies headquartered across 42 countries and regions.

For further information, please contact:

Investors Media
Emma Chapman
Tel: (SA) +27 (0)11 373 6239
[email protected]
Jana Marais
Tel: (SA) +27 (0)79 932 1586
[email protected]

Notes to editors:

Anglo American Platinum Limited is a member of the Anglo American plc Group and is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE). Its mining, smelting and refining operations are based in South Africa. Elsewhere in the world, the Group owns Unki Platinum Mine in Zimbabwe. Anglo American Platinum has a number of joint ventures with several historically disadvantaged South African consortia as part of its commitment to the transformation of the mining industry. Anglo American Platinum is committed to the highest standards of safety and continues to make a meaningful and sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations.

www.angloamericanplatinum.com

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, development projects and undeveloped resources, provides many of the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – and to discover new resources – safely and sustainably.

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, the steelmaking ingredients of iron ore and metallurgical coal, and nickel – with crop nutrients in development and thermal coal operations planned for divestment – we are committed to being carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock sustainable value from precious natural resources for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

www.angloamerican.com

Bloomberg’s gender reporting framework is an international standardised reporting and disclosure method for workplace gender data. At no cost, it arms companies with a blueprint for measuring how they promote gender equality across five dimensions: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment policies, and pro-women brand. Through disclosure of gender-related metrics, the firms included in the 2021 GEI have provided a comprehensive look at their investment in workplace gender equality and communities in which they operate. Both the framework and the GEI are voluntary and have no associated costs. The GEI is a reference index and is not for use as a financial benchmark. The index is not ranked. While all public companies are encouraged to disclose supplemental gender data for their company’s investment profile on the Bloomberg Terminal, those that have a market capitalisation of $1 billion are eligible for inclusion in the index.

www.bloomberg.com/gei/about/