- Report profile
- Vision and values
- Key features of the year
- Our sustainable development footprint
- Corporate profile
- Message from the CEO
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Meeting the requirements
Implats engages extensively with its stakeholders on a regular and ongoing basis depending on the relationship and the matters on hand. Initial steps have been taken to develop a formal stakeholder engagement programme and to ensure that a more formal and rigorous process of stakeholder identification and engagement is developed. A stakeholder engagement specialist was appointed during the year. The table below illustrates some of the company’s engagements with key stakeholder groups during the year under review.
| Stakeholders | Method of engagement | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Investors and shareholders | Annual report, quarterly and monthly updates, website, fact sheets, annual roadshows, presentations/one-on-one conferences. | Implats maintains good relationships with its shareholders through the regular, structured provision of information. |
| Employees | Social economic development (SED) committee. Health, safety and environment steering committee and other mine-based committees. One team, one vision, with pride programme. Group in-house publications, other brochures, reports, presentations/ roadshows and newsletters as required. | Employees are key to Implats’ success. Attracting, retaining and encouraging employees is thus a vital area of focus. |
| Trade unions | SED programmes, collective bargaining, and operational forums and ongoing communication, particularly in respect of safety and health, and transformation. | Management and unions work together closely in the day to day operation of the company and in respect of longer term objectives. While the relationship recognises that each has its own agenda, there is a clear recognition of common goals and interdependence. |
| Customers | Implats has a representative office in Tokyo. Relationships are maintained with key long-term customers through personal visits, quality control, and regular meetings. | Stable long term relationships have been built up over a period of time for the development and maintenance of long term contracts. |
| Suppliers | Suppliers’ forums, equipment forums, presentations and workshops; and mentorship and business training for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and co-operatives. | Implats is fully committed to the transformation of its supplier base and in the development of local (especially broad-based black economic empowerment) SMMEs and co-operatives. |
| Producers | Steelpoort Valley Producers’ Forum, Rustenburg Producers’ Forum; Chambers of Mines in South Africa and Zimbabwe, responses to national issues relating to legislative and policy interactions. South African Mining Development Agency (SAMDA) | Implats co-operates with other producers in developing strategies in respect of common issues. |
| BEE partners | Board meetings, Community Trusts, Transformation Committee: Group local and steering committees. Partners are RBN, Tubatse, Bakwena Ba Mogopa and Mmakau. | Implats engages actively with its BEE partners to ensure their active involvement in the company and in the transformation process. |
| Communities, NGOs, CBOs | North West Air Pollution Control Forum, community liaison forums, Marula Community Trust, Marula Working Committee, public open days on mines, Impala Bafokeng Trust, environmental hotline, community liaison offices, publications, Envirotalk, relevant mine-based committees, e.g. water, waste etc. SHE reports; website and Chamber of Mines Environmental Forum. Benchmarks Foundation. | Implats promotes active engagement of communities and welcomes interaction on a regular or ad hoc basis. |
| Government | Close liaison with, and reporting to, relevant affected government departments, district municipalities and local municipalities. | Relationships have been developed with government at national regional and local levels. |
| Traditional leaders | Magoshi/Dikgoshi (Limpopo and North West provinces). | A working relationship exists with traditional authorities. Attention is being paid to building structured and more frequent interactions at high level to match the work being done at operational level. |
| Media | Electronic; print; radio and television. | Implats works closely with media stakeholders. |
